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Published: 12 Sep 2019 Announcements

University of Melbourne partners to deliver Indigenous procurement program

The new program is designed to strengthen relationships between mature Indigenous businesses and corporate Australia.

Published: 11 Sep 2019 Management

Hope in Simple Packages

Sneha Chrispal returned to her home country of India to undertake research towards her PhD with the Department of Management and Marketing. Her experience is one that revealed another side of Indian society, and showed her the depth of what her research could achieve.

Published: 30 Aug 2019 Accounting

A New Beginning

Study is so often the beginning of something new, of new experiences, a new place, and a new career. More often than not we think of this as taking place early in life, but for some, like Master of Management student Hanan Ghandor, it comes later. For Hanan, study was a chance for a fresh start.

Published: 27 Aug 2019 Entrepreneurship

Shifting from Challenge to Opportunity

“Fail fast, fail often”, it’s a line that’s bandied around in entrepreneurship circles a lot. It’s become a tagline for a discipline that requires its students to put themselves out there, to try and try again, because they want to make something new and have an impact on the world. We spoke with Master of Entrepreneurship alumnus Jaxon Hickey, about what entrepreneurship means to him.

Published: 23 Aug 2019 Management

Accounting at the Next Level

Sankitha Samaraweera came to Melbourne to study in the Bachelor of Commerce, where he majored in Accounting and Finance. Now, after spending some time in the working world, and beginning his studies to become a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA), he’s returned to Melbourne Business School to pursue the Master of International Business.

Published: 22 Aug 2019 Management

Innovation

Innovation involves implementing new or enhanced products, services, processes, management methods or business models. All sizes and types of organisations can benefit from innovation, when it is done well.

Published: 22 Aug 2019 Student Enrichment

Inside UNIQLO

Industry partnerships and international experiences give students an opportunity to tackle problems on a global scale and think about the future of business. BCom students Rhea Choudhary and Heidi Cole had this experience when they were given the opportunity to undertake the UNIQLO Global Management Program in Japan.

Published: 21 Aug 2019 Finance

The MBS Master of Finance

In 2020, Melbourne Business School launched the new Master of Finance, a course that has been redesigned in response to an ever-evolving industry, to give students the skills and adaptability they need to excel in their finance careers. We spoke with Professor John Handley, to find out more about the new program.

Published: 20 Aug 2019 Industry

Cocktails and Conversations: thinking about the future of Melbourne

Every year the Faculty of Business and Economics opens its doors to its young alumni, bringing them together to celebrate their success and build a network that will support them into the future. This year, the Faculty and the Young Alumni Committee launched the inaugural “Cocktails and Conversations” event.

Published: 16 Aug 2019 Awards

Professor Robert Officer AM, FASSA awarded Doctor of Commerce, Honoris Causa

Class of 1962, Emeritus Professor Robert Officer AM, FASSA returned to his alma matter for the 2019 University of Melbourne graduation ceremony where he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Commerce.

Published: 16 Aug 2019 Management

Professor Cynthia Hardy elected to British Academy

Professor Cynthia Hardy is among 76 distinguished scholars to be elected to the prestigious fellowship this year.

Published: 06 Aug 2019 Students

The Commerce Achievement Scholarship: A ticket across the Bass Straight

For students who have grown up in regional areas, the move to Melbourne brings all sorts of new challenges and opportunities. For Oliver Gunn, it was a chance to explore his interests and meet new people. The Commerce Achievement Scholarship (CAS) was his ticket to this big city.

Published: 22 Jul 2019 Student Enrichment

The Food Designer

An overseas exchange while she was studying her Bachelor of Commerce set Linda Monique on the path to a career thinking about life’s essentials in a way few people do. Now, she’s founded multiple businesses, and her current project, Almo Milk, is at the beginning of a global expansion

Published: 16 Jul 2019 Entrepreneurship

Hugh Williams to take up new position as Melbourne Enterprise Professor

Hugh Williams has been a senior executive for Google and eBay – now he wants to help the next generation of entrepreneurs change the world.

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