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Published: 14 Aug 2020 under Bachelor of Commerce; Student Enrichment

Reflections on the 2020 Trans-Tasman Online Case Competition

A team of four Bachelor of Commerce students from the University of Melbourne came first in the Online International Case Competition amongst 3 other universities, including University of Otago, University of Auckland, and University of New South Wales.

Published: 04 Aug 2020 under

Dean's letter: Welcome back to Semester 2

In his first letter of the new semester, Professor Paul Kofman welcomes all our students, new and old, and offers up some study tips for the weeks ahead.

Published: 03 Aug 2020 under Economics

Yuting Zhang Future Fellowship

Faculty researcher Professor Yuting Zhang has been awarded a Future Fellowship from the Australian Research Council, to fund her forthcoming project on private health insurance.

Published: 31 Jul 2020 under Student Enrichment

Inside NexStar

With a vibrant startup ecosystem and tight-knit community of entrepreneurs, Melbourne has the potential to become one of the world’s innovation capitals. But how do students learn to become entrepreneurs? Programs like the Nexstar 2020 COVID-19 Asia Readiness Virtual Sprint are a great first step.

Published: 30 Jul 2020 under Finance

Retail investors are buying while professionals are selling

While institutional investors are selling stocks, retail investors are buying. They may not understand the risks.

Published: 30 Jul 2020 under Economics

Why young people are earning less

It isn't only because young people are in worse jobs. It's also because they are earning less from businesses.

Published: 30 Jul 2020 under Economics

The economics of COVID-19

Policymakers need a new roadmap for navigating the balance between managing a pandemic and supporting the economy, and setting criteria and targets for action can help

Published: 27 Jul 2020 under Study

How we've modified teaching and learning

With a semester of virtual learning behind us, we spoke with some of our program directors to find out how studying commerce has changed.

Published: 27 Jul 2020 under Bachelor of Commerce

The Sweet Spot

Who says you can’t do it all? For Bachelor of Commerce student Ben Richards, combining his love of sports and business just makes sense.

Published: 23 Jul 2020 under Research

Stronger environmental regulation makes economic winners

This idea environmental regulation hurts the economy is deeply entrenched in pro-business discourse. Our analysis of 22 nations suggest, in the long term, the opposite is true.

Published: 22 Jul 2020 under Bachelor of Commerce

Hassan Andrabi: Mapping the future

Studying in the Bachelor of Commerce allows you to specialise in an area of your interest, but also creates critical thinking skills, so you can bring your interests together and solve real world problems. For BCom (Hons) student Hassan Andrabi, this meant taking a love of maps and applying it to COVID-19.

Published: 17 Jul 2020 under Accounting

Demi Xu: on finance for the next generation

MBS alum Demi Xu is the Co-founder and COO of Tanggram, a startup that’s working to make financial services more accessible for everyone.

Published: 15 Jul 2020 under Entrepreneurship

Putting principles into action: Garage Project - Wade Institute

Our entrepreneurs-in-training have been busy coming up with fantastic ideas to build their entrepreneurial toolkit through their first semester of their University of Melbourne, Master of Entrepreneurship unit, Garage Project.

Published: 15 Jul 2020 under Student Enrichment

MBSSA: Ready for anything

Being a new student, in a new city is always going to be challenging, but once you find a community that supports you, it becomes a whole lot easier. We spoke with incoming MBSSA President Alankrita Misra about how MBSSA is creating a community in 2020.

Published: 08 Jul 2020 under Bachelor of Commerce; Student Enrichment

Inside the BCom with Cher Guo

Cher Guo’s Family relocated from China to Melbourne when she was 12 years old, making the move with her education in mind. Now, she’s in the second year of the BCom, majoring in Economics and Finance.

Published: 08 Jul 2020 under Industry

Kicking Australia’s superannuation problem into the future

Australia’s Early Release Scheme allows some members to access their super funds during COVID-19, but it’s going to create serious problems for many people in the future

Published: 03 Jul 2020 under Students

Understanding the ‘why?’

Whether it’s for professional development or personal growth, there’s a lot to be gained from understanding the fundamentals of business. We spoke with Graduate Certificate in Business student Alexandra Schemeczko to find out more.

Published: 01 Jul 2020 under Economics

Finding new ways to track COVID-19 exposure

To overcome lower rates of COVID-19 testing in low and middle-income countries, a new method for calculating exposure risk has been developed to help stem the pandemic

Published: 30 Jun 2020 under Student Enrichment

Employability in a Transforming Workplace

As another semester draws to a close, a new cohort of graduates will be entering the workforce – A workforce which has fundamentally changed in only a matter of weeks.

Published: 30 Jun 2020 under Bachelor of Commerce

Taking flight with Daniel Odoi

Daniel Odoi has made a career of being in the right place at the right time, right before things get interesting. Since graduating, he’s worked with Uber, Busabout, and now Wing, Australia’s first drone delivery business.

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