University of Western Australia Business School
Type | Public |
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Established | 1911 |
Dean | (Winthrop) Professor Phillip Dolan |
Academic staff | 160 |
Students | 5,700 |
Location | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
Website | business.uwa.edu.au |
The University of Western Australia’s Business School is one of nine faculties that comprise The University of Western Australia (UWA). UWA first began teaching Economics in 1912, and the UWA Business School is now home to over 5,800 students. These students study within the four discipline areas of Accounting and Finance, Economics, Management and Organisations, and Marketing.
The School delivers undergraduate, postgraduate, and higher degrees by research and coursework programs and remains active in business research. The School is the only university in Western Australia to hold both the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accreditation and Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accreditation.
The University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and has over 25,000 enrolled students.
Established in 1911, UWA is the only Western Australian university to belong to the Group of Eight – a coalition of the top research universities in Australia – and it is one of only two Australian universities to belong to the Worldwide Universities Network, a partnership of 16 research-led universities from Europe, North America, North Asia and Australia.
In the Good Universities Guide 2012 – the foremost non-government ranking of Australian universities – UWA has more four and five star rankings than any other university in the state. UWA was the only WA university to receive five star rankings in eight areas – staff qualifications, student demand, student/staff ratios, employment prospects, positive graduate outcomes, graduate starting salaries, research intensity and research grants.
The University of Western Australia consistently ranks in the top 100 international universities and in the top 10-18 universities in the Asia-Pacific region.[1][2]
Description
- Faculty
The Business School Faculty comprises approximately 160 academic and professional staff, with 85 per cent of academic staff holding a PhD or equivalent degree.[3]
- Students
There are over 5,700 students enrolled in the School; of these, 80 per cent are undergraduates, 18 per cent are completing a postgraduate degree by coursework, and 2 per cent are pursuing a higher degree by research.[4]
- Campuses
The Business School is situated on The University of Western Australia's main Crawley campus in Perth, Western Australia. The UWA Business School was recently named one of the 50 most beautiful business school campuses[5] in the world by MBA Programs.org,[6] making it the most beautiful business school campus in the southern hemisphere.
- Building and facilities
Located next to the Matilda Bay Reserve on the Swan River and at the south end of the University campus, the $50 million Business School building was opened in May 2009.[7] The building was designed by Woods Bagot.[8]
Accreditations
The UWA Business School received accreditation from the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) in 2008 and Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in 2011.
Courses
- Undergraduate
Majors in Accounting, Business Law, Economics, Finance, Human Resource Management, Management, Marketing, and Work and Employment Relations are taught predominantly through the Business School[9]
- Honours
Students who achieve a required standard can continue to focus on their chosen major while developing research skills through the Honours program, which consists of one more year of study.[10]
- Postgraduate
The School's postgraduate courses include the Master of Business Administration, Master of Commerce, and Master of Professional Accounting and specialised degrees in marketing, human resource management and employment relations, economics, business information management, and social impact.[11]
- MBA
Established in 1973, the UWA's MBA is the oldest in Western Australia.[12] It has produced over 3,000 management graduates, many of whom now hold leaderships positions in Australia and internationally. The MBA has a five-star rating for graduate salaries, getting a job, corporate links, and management faculty size (Good Universities MBA Guide 2011),[13] and is ranked first in Western Australia and seventh in Australia (AFR BOSS MBA rankings, 2009).[14]
- Higher degrees by research
The Business School offers higher degrees by research, either through the master's degree by research programs or professional doctorate programs such as the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Research students work closely with a supervisor on a specific topic to produce a dissertation of significant academic originality. These programs are supposed to enhance research skills and to develop independent and critical thinking so students can contribute state-of-the-art knowledge through research in their chosen fields.[15]
Corporate links
The Business School is committed to building value-adding partnerships with organisations wishing to contribute to the delivery of education and professional development opportunities across Australia and internationally.[16]
The UWA Business School has leading local and international corporate partners, including BHP Billiton, Ernst & Young, Mitsubishi Development, Westfarmers and Woodside.[17] These companies and others provide research chairs and fellows, visiting professor programs, scholarships and prizes.[18]
The UWA Business School's Tomorrow Starts Here fundraising campaign was amongst the most successful campaigns in Australia's tertiary education sector. The campaign raised $25 million and was named a state winner in the Fundraising Institute Australia's 2011 National Awards for Excellence in Fundraising raising[19]
Business School Board
The Business School Board is tasked to provide leadership to the School in order to achieve its strategic outcomes. It comprises the Dean, Deputy Dean, and six to ten persons actively engaged in industries, professions, community, or government activities relevant to the work of the Faculty. These members are appointed by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendation of the Dean and the Chair. The Chair is elected annually by and from the external members of the Board and meetings are held at least twice a year.[20]
Current Board members include:[21]
- Dr Mark Barnaba (Chair), Co-founder, Azure Capital, Chairman of Macquarie Group in Western Australia, Western Power and Edge Employment Solutions, Non-Executive Director, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd
- Tony Howarth AO (Deputy Chair), Chairman of St John of God Health Care Inc and Mermaid Marine Australia Ltd, Non-Executive Director, Wesfarmers
- John Akehurst, Board member, Reserve Bank of Australia, Non-executive Director of CSL Ltd and Origin
- Peter Coleman, Managing Director and CEO, Woodside
- Adrian Fini, Director, FJM Equities Pty Ltd, Non-executive Director, Little World Beverages, board member of Art Gallery of Western Australia and Urban Design Centre, State Councillor, Australian Business Arts Foundation WA
- Dr Richard Goyder, Managing Director and CEO, Wesfarmers
- Sue Murphy, CEO, Water Corporation
- Anne Nolan, Director General, Department of Finance, Government of Western Australia
- Diane Smith-Gander, Non-Executive Director of Wesfarmers, Transfield Services, CBH Group and National Broadband Network Co Ltd
- John Willinge, CEO, Alverstoke Group LLC
- Jimmy Wilson, President, BHP Billiton Iron Ore
- Fiona Wood AM, Director, Burns Service of Western Australia, Non-Executive Director, Avita Medical, Co-founder and Chair, McComb Foundation
- Winthrop Professor Phil Dolan, Dean, UWA Business School
- Winthrop Professor Alison Preston, Deputy Dean, UWA Business School
Notable graduates
- Mark Barnaba, Co-founder, Azure Capital, Chair of Macquarie Group Western Australia, Western Power and Edge Employment Solutions, Non-Executive Director, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd[22]
- Honourable Colin Barnett, current Premier of Western Australia[23]
- Professor Dr Boediono, Vice-President, Indonesia[24]
- Dr Michel Chaney AO, UWA Chancellor, Chairman of National Australia Bank, Woodside Petroleum and Gresham Partners[25]
- Richard Court AC, former Premier, Western Australia
- Ricard Goyder, Managing Director and CEO, Wesfarmers[26]
- Loretta Tomasi, CEO, English National Opera
- John Willinge, CEO Alverstoke Group LLC[27]
- Andrew (Twiggy) Forrest, Billionaire founder of West Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group.[28]
- Tony Poli, Founder of Aquila Resources
See also
References
- ↑ The University
- ↑ Academic Ranking of World Universities - 2013
- ↑ Business School Faculty
- ↑ Enrollment
- ↑ 50 most beautiful business school campuses
- ↑ MBA Programs.org
- ↑ Business School building
- ↑ Woods Bagot
- ↑ Undergraduate degrees
- ↑ Honours program
- ↑ postgraduate courses
- ↑ UWA's MBA
- ↑ MBA guide 2011
- ↑ AFR BOSS MBA rankings
- ↑ Higher degrees by research
- ↑ Partnerships
- ↑ UWA's Business School corporate partnerships
- ↑ UWA's Business School partnership facts
- ↑ Fundraising Institute Award
- ↑ Business School Board
- ↑ UWA's Business School Board
- ↑ Mark Barnaba
- ↑ Honourable Colin Barnett
- ↑ Our Graduates
- ↑ Our Graduates
- ↑ Ricard Goyder
- ↑ John Willinge
- ↑ Andrew Forrest
Notes
- http://www.efmd.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=182
- http://www.tisc.edu.au/
- http://www.secretariat.uwa.edu.au/home/rhodes?f=192731
- http://www.go8.edu.au/students
- http://www.go8.edu.au/government-a-business/benchmarking-a-stats
- http://www.topuniversities.com/university/678/university-of-western-australia
External links
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