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Nick Wailes of UNSW says Singapore provides an exemplar on how to attack skill shortages.

Is there a solution to skill shortages?

When migration is no longer the cure for skill shortages, where does the country turn?

  • Julie Hare

Short courses offer an alternative for time-poor students

Students are choosing shorter higher education courses such as microcredentials from non-traditional providers.

  • Sian Powell
Eric Knight, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (People & Operations) Professor of Strategic Management, speaks during the Financial Review and Keypath breakfast roundtable discussion.

What students want out of their uni courses

In a time-poor and increasingly competitive world, students insist on both flexibility and value for their money.

  • Sian Powell
Dr Ant Bagshaw, CEO Australian Technology Network

Demand for postgraduate courses on the rise

Students increasingly look for shorter and more industry-aligned qualifications, experts say.

  • Sian Powell
Jon Chew, global head of insights and analytics at Navitas says the global landscape for universities is changing dramatically.

Universities shifting from era of globalisation to intervention

These international institutions are being hit by a wave of forces that is changing the shape of higher education.

  • Julie Hare

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October

Melbourne Business School dean Jenny George.

Research is the secret sauce behind reputation and success

Producing new knowledge is critical to an institution’s global standing, as Research category winner the Melbourne Business School demonstrates.

  • Julie Hare

Macquarie leads the pack for Career Impact

Macquarie Business School, the winner of the Career Impact category, says students need to plan their futures from day one.

  • Christopher Niesche

This is the top business school for the third year in row

University of New South Wales has been named The Australian Financial Review BOSS Best Business School for 2024, just ahead of University of Melbourne.

  • Sally Patten
No Limits Perth works closely with local schools to support people in need during major holidays. Chairwoman Janine Wood is in the middle. 

This is what my MBA taught me about management

In this MBA, each assignment was based on real-life projects, helping this chairwoman put learning into practice at the not-for-profit No Limits Perth.

  • Alexandra Cain

Six ways my MBA paid for itself

It can be hard to know whether the financial cost of the qualification will be worth it. Luke Shanahan has the benefit of hindsight.

  • Nina Hendy
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Edith Cowan University  business and law school Executive dean Maryam Omari.

The best school for teaching takes a strategic, caring approach

The winner of the Teaching category has hired talent from around the world and established partnerships with many global institutions.

  • Alexandra Cain
Prospective business school students should think hard about what they want out of their investment in time and money.

Think hard: the best choice might not be the most obvious one

When it comes to choosing the right degree and right school, what is the best decision for one person might not translate to the next.

  • Julie Hare

How we ranked the business schools

BOSS Best Business Schools showcases the strength and depth of schools across diverse institutions.

  • Tim Brown
Carbon Logica managing director Scott Barker says studying an MBA at the University of Queensland helped him scale his business.

How this exec used his MBA to secure projects worth $21m

Scott Barker’s MBA from the University of Queensland helped him scale his business – but not in the way he had imagined.

  • Euan Black

September

‘We’ve only scratched the surface’: How AI will change work

Artificial intelligence is set to reshape the jobs market and the nature of roles across many businesses. Here are some of the best ways to use it.

  • Alexandra Cain

Setting homework the old way may be useless in AI era

Australian universities are navigating a period of radical change as artificial intelligence rewrites the rules of engagement.

  • Nina Hendy
Melbourne Business School Dean Jenny George at Donnini’s Restaurant in Carlton,

Meet the choir singer running the secret school for CEOs

Melbourne Business School dean Jenny George says leaders should start with a broad education and become more practical as they work out what specific tools they need.

  • Patrick Durkin
Andy Penn says..

‘The main thing is self-awareness’: Lessons from Harvard

Former Telstra CEO Andy Penn reveals what he learned at the Harvard Business School.

  • Aaron Patrick
There’s “much more heightened awareness on supporting younger talent and creating paths to step it up”, says Lisa Kay, head of delivery for Abundance Global.

The new corporate ladder is flatter than ever

What are the skills a modern-day executive needs, and if you have aspirations for leadership, how do you go about making it to the top?

  • Therese Raft
Associate Professor Nicole Hartley, Director MBA and Executive Education, University of Queensland

The best time to upskill? All the time

Wanting to expand your skill set through executive education is one thing, but when is the best time to do it? At what point in your career is it most beneficial and what sort of timeframe should you set aside for it?

  • Sian Powell
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Brendan Vos, Dynamic Industrial Systems founder

Master’s studies boost former tradie’s confidence as a start-up chief

It’s been a long journey from refrigeration mechanic into a series of senior management positions and then eventually into starting his own company.

  • Alexandra Cain
Professor Sarah Kelly, head of the Graduate School of Business at Queensland University of Technology.

The hottest courses to help keep up with the pace of change

Executive education spans an ever-rising number of subjects such as AI, the energy transition and data analytics – but which are most in demand?

  • Sian Powell

How to navigate the alphabet soup of letters after a name

Don’t end up with your foot in your mouth when addressing others who have achieved a lot in their life.

  • Nina Hendy
Cherie Diaz, executive director of education innovation at Western Sydney University.

There’s still room for the MBA on the portfolio development journey

The MBA may not be the shoe-horn into the leadership seat it once was. However, it does send an important signal to current and future employers.

  • Therese Raft
Samuelson Appau

DEI is no longer just about ethics, it’s about profits, academics say

Australian business schools are providing an increasing amount of diversity components to reflect a growing corporate demand.

  • Gus McCubbing