2014 Business School News
Young Entrepreneurs Making Waves 21 Nov 2014
Two MBA students, Gary Elphick and Jason Rogers, have taken the sports market by storm with a progressive new business concept which allows customers to affordably customise their surfboards. More
Chinese motivation for investing in Australia is profit: new research 20 Nov 2014
The primary motivator for Chinese investing in Australia is profitability, according to a key survey conducted by KPMG and the University of Sydney's China Studies Centre. More
2014 Business School Academic and Professional Staff Awards 20 Nov 2014
A celebratory atmosphere filled the foyer of the New Law School Building for the annual Business School Academic and Professional Staff Awards. More
Business School triumphs in 'Bear Pit' debate 19 Nov 2014
It would be reasonable to suggest that the New South Wales Parliament in Sydney's Macquarie Street, also known as the 'Bear Pit', has seen some of the greatest debates in Australian history. It was, for this reason, a fitting venue for the inaugural Intervarsity Great Debate and the start of a new tradition of friendly rivalry between MBA/EMBA students from the top four Business Schools in Sydney. More
Passionate advocate of closer Australia - Asia ties awarded prestigious BOSS Emerging Leaders MBA Scholarship 17 Nov 2014
Natalie Cope, a 31 year old professional and former lawyer who describes herself as a creative thinker with what it takes to lead, has been awarded an Emerging Leaders MBA Scholarship by the University of Sydney Business School and the Financial Review's BOSS Magazine. More
Plan to develop China market for Aboriginal products wins social business award 13 Nov 2014
A proposal to market bush medicines and other products made by Indigenous Australians in China has won the prestigious M.H. Carnegie & Co. Social Business Award which is open to students participating in the Business School's Community Placement Program (CPP). More
Sydney Young Leaders Connect Forum addresses the fundamentals of modern leadership 12 Nov 2014
Business School students have been told that there is a strong link between the internal culture of a business, the performance of its staff and its market position. More
'Disruption' the name of the game for smart and innovative startups 11 Nov 2014
Australian firms have been warned that no company or industry is immune to digital disruption – not even the current disrupters who need to stay one step ahead of smarter competitors. More
Industry partners crucial to job ready graduates 10 Nov 2014
The Dean of the Business School, Professor Greg Whitwell, says that relationships with corporate partners around the world are critical to the School's ability to produce 'job ready' graduates. More
Student team wins prestigious Deloitte FASTRACK Innovation Challenge 06 Nov 2014
The prestigious Deloitte FASTRACK Innovation Challenge has been won this semester by a Business School team with a strategy to develop and market a GPS tracking bracelet for carers of dementia patients. More