UQ Business School is an integrated, comprehensive business school differentiated by inspired thinking, a boldly pioneering approach, professional practice, and distinguished scholarship.
We're part of The University of Queensland (UQ) one of Australia's premier learning and research institutions.
Founded in 1909, UQ is the largest and oldest university in Queensland and has produced generations of graduates who have gone on to become leaders in all areas of society and industry.
UQ Business School has been recognised by the nation's most influential rankings as a leading provider of quality business education. In its most recent assessment, UQ Business School's MBA has earned the top rating - five stars - from the Graduate Management Association of Australia (GMAA), while the Good Universities Guide awarded the school five stars for graduate salaries, industry links, and staff academic qualifications.
Location
UQ Business School operates at the University's St. Lucia and Ipswich campuses and has state-of-the-art learning and conference facilities Downtown in the heart of Brisbane's central business district.
Mission
Our mission is to achieve national and international recognition as one of the best research intensive business schools in the Asia Pacific region. Our goals are to:
- Be recognised for using research strengths to lead and provide excellence in teaching and scholarship
- Be the preferred business school for the majority of Queensland's most highly qualified students
- Attract outstanding national and international students
- Be the preferred Australian business school for internationally recognised scholars
Passion
All of our activities are underpinned by a shared passion for:
- Excellence
- Innovation
- Research-led scholarship
- Industry-relevance
- International focus
- Collegiality
- Ethical conduct
Reputation
We were Australia's first business school to achieve dual accreditation from AACSB International - The association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and EQUIS - the world's pre-eminent accrediting bodies. UQ Business School now joins the ranks of:
- London Business School
- INSEAD
- Thunderbird
- Warwick Business School
- Rotterdam School of Management
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- University of St. Gallen
- University of Washington
- HEC Montreal
- Asian Institute of Management
as holders of dual full accreditation from EQUIS and AACSB.
EQUIS, the quality assurance body of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), awarded full accreditation to UQ Business School in June 2004. Prior to the EQUIS award, UQ Business School was the first comprehensive business School in Australia to be awarded full AACSB International accreditation in April 2003.
AACSB International accreditation originated in the North American Ivy League business schools and has expanded to cover the Asia Pacific. With the granting of the European EQUIS accreditation, UQ Business School is now recognised globally as a premier business school, whose graduates are recognised for the quality of their degree worldwide.
Accreditation
We have more than 5,000 students enrolled across our comprehensive range of undergraduate, honours, coursework masters and higher degree research programs. Our programs (degrees) are variously accredited with professional associations such as:
- CPA Australia
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia (ICAA)
- Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA)
- Australasian Institute of Banking & Finance (AIBF)
- Australian Computer Society (ACS)
- Chartered Secretaries Australia Limited (CSA).
Teaching
At UQ Business School we aim to provide students with excellent learning experiences and career outcomes.
Our teaching is industry-relevant, globally-focussed and informed by the latest research. Our teaching staff are amongst Australia's best. We're the only Australian school to have two winners of the Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence. Many of our teaching staff have also consulted to top tier national and international firms including companies like BHP, Coca-Cola and the Asia Development Bank.
Our research expertise and consulting experience combined with innovative teaching practices continues to enhance students' learning experiences and contributes to superior career outcomes.
Research
UQ Business School is distinguished by its cutting-edge research, the quality of its academic staff, the depth of its educational programs and its close links with industry. At UQ Business School:
- Our research is consistently cited in the world's top-tier journals
- We have a strong record in winning nationally competitive Australian Research Council grants
- Our research centres bring together a wealth of academic and industry expertise to create industry-relevant business solutions.
Our research expertise is focussed on distinct research themes and research strengths.
Consultancy
Our academic staff have consulted on projects with the Asia Development Bank, BHP Billiton, Proctor and Gamble, Coca Cola, Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation, Telecom NZ and the Asian Productivity Organisation among others. Our staff and postgraduate students provide consultancy services to industry in their area of expertise through UQBS Consulting.
Outcomes
We are proud to count among our valued students and alumni:
- Telstra Young Business Woman of the Year (Qld)
- Telstra Business Woman (Qld)
- Ernst & Young Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Qld finalist)
- Australian Small Business of the Year
- Bulletin/QANTAS Business Woman of the Year
- National Boston Consulting Group Strategy Competition winners
- QBR Business Woman of the Year
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