Melbourne Business School

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Melbourne Business School
Motto:	Global. Business. Leaders.
Established:	1956
Type:	Private
Dean:	John Seybolt
Faculty:	80+
Students:	800+
Location:	Melbourne, Australia
Website:	www.mbs.edu

Melbourne Business School (MBS) is a business school located in Melbourne, Australia that has been ranked in the Financial Times Top 100 Global MBAs since 2005. In 2008, it was ranked #1 for Executive Education in the Asia Pacific.

MBS has four campuses:

• Its Head Office is situated in Melbourne, in the suburb of Carlton, and is walking distance from Melbourne's Central Business District. It is housed in a complex designed by Daryl Jackson.
• The School’s Centre for Executive Education is located in a heritage property at Mt. Eliza on the Mornington Peninsula.
• It has an office and corporate conference facilities at Jones Bay Wharf in Sydney.
• It has an office and teaching facilities in Beijing.

Contents 1 History 2 Programs 3 Notable Alumni 4 Miscellaneous 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

Melbourne Business School (MBS) began in 1954 when the University of Melbourne offered Australia’s first residential executive education program in the summer of that year. Its first Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree was awarded in 1965, which was also the first MBA degree awarded in Australia.

During the 1980s, MBS was awarded the status of a National Management School by the Australian Government and the Graduate School of Management was established within the University of Melbourne.

In 1990, it was re-organized again, this time as the Graduate School of Management Ltd: a non-profit company limited by guarantee and managed by a Board of Directors which includes the chairs and directors of leading Australian corporations. This organization structure has helped create a major link between the university and those who have a responsibility for management. It is currently co-owned by the University of Melbourne (45%) and Australian businesses (55%).

In 2004, Melbourne Business School Limited merged with Mt Eliza Business School, which was also been established in 1954, becoming the largest management education business school in Australia. ^[1]

[edit] Programs

Melbourne Business School offers a range of postgraduate management education and executive development programs:

• MBA
• MBA/JD
• MBA/Master of Marketing
• Executive MBA
• Master of Marketing
• Master of Management Innovation
• Innovation Programs (Certificate and Diploma Available
• Postgraduate Diploma in Management
• Postgraduate Diploma in Management (Marketing)
• PhD and Research Programs

Executive Development Programs

• Open programs
• Customised programs for organisations
• Executive Coaching Programs

[edit] Notable Alumni

• Katie Lahey, CEO, Business Council of Australia, EMBA 1988
• Scott Crawley, Director, Worldwide Procurement, Del Inc, MBA 1992
• Margaret Jackson, MBA 1982
• Paul Coughlin, Executive MD, Corporate and Government Ratings, Standard & Poor's, MBA 1985
• Vu Tien Vy, Director, Banking Products, UBS Wealth Management, MBA 1999
• Varina Nissen, Senior VP Global Marketing & Communications, Manpower Inc, MBA 1996
• Mark Laurie, Partner, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, EMBA 2005
• Brent Chapman, founder of Majordomo, MBA 2003
• Ahmed Fahour, CEO of National Australia Bank, MBA 1993
• Bill Shorten, senior union official, MBA 2001
• John Elliott, Former CEO of Elders IXL and Carlton & United Breweries (now Carlton & United Beverages)
• Paul Rizzo, Group Managing Director of Telstra, MBA 1969
• Ross Oakley, Former CEO of the AFL

[edit] Miscellaneous

• MBS offers a global experience with students from over 21 countries and exchange programs with over 45 other business schools in Asia, Europe, and the US.
• In 2007, MBS changed its tagline to GLOBAL. BUSINESS. LEADERS.
• MBS has received formal international recognition of its programs with full EQUIS accreditation.
• The School's Case Study Services catalogue currently has over 400 Australian case studies.
• The School has been ranked in the Top 100 Global MBAs and as the top business in school in Australia by the Financial Times in 2005, 2006, and 2007. ^{[2] [3]}
• In 2008 MBS Mt Eliza was ranked No. 1 in Executive Education in Asia Pacific by the Financial Times. ^[4]

[edit] References

1. ^ Source: Conferring of Degrees, University of Melbourne, March 2007.
2. ^ Melbourne Business School (2007). MBS Facts & Figures. Retrieved 22 February, 2007.
3. ^ Melbourne Business School (2007). MBS in today's FT rankings. Retrieved 22 February, 2007.
4. ^ Financial Times. FT Global MBA Rankings 2007.
5. ^ Financial Times. FT Global Top 50 EMBA Rankings 2007.

[edit] External links

• Melbourne Business School website