UNSW Business School

UNSW Business School
Former names
 Australian School of Business
Type Public
Established 2006
Parent institution
 University of New South Wales
Academic staff
 350+
Administrative staff
 218
Students 13,012
Location Sydney, Australia
33°55′01″S 151°13′48″E / 33.916867°S 151.229897°E / -33.916867; 151.229897Coordinates: 33°55′01″S 151°13′48″E / 33.916867°S 151.229897°E / -33.916867; 151.229897
Affiliations Australian Graduate School of Management
Website business.unsw.edu.au
Faculty building

The UNSW Business School at the University of New South Wales is a business school located in Sydney, Australia. It is a highly selective, prestigious and world leader in business education.[1] UNSW business school leads in research and rankings of its educational programs.[2] The school offers 42 programs, including 26 undergraduate and 26 specialist master's degrees, as well as six MBA and executive programs through the Australian Graduate School of Management.

History

Accountancy, the first school of the Faculty of Commerce, began operations in 1955.[3] The Faculty of Commerce was then formed formally in 1957 - later re-named the Faculty of Commerce and Economics in 1988.[4] In 1977 the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) was established.[5]

In 2006, the Faculty of Commerce and Economics and the AGSM merged to form what was initially known as the Faculty of Business, before being renamed the Australian School of Business (ASB) in 2007. In 2014 the ASB was renamed the UNSW Business School.[6]

Professor Chris Styles became Dean of UNSW Business School at UNSW Australia on 1 July 2014.

The Business School is guided by its Business Advisory Council, comprising 51 industry leaders and chaired by Nicholas Moore, CEO and Managing Director of Macquarie Group Ltd.

There are eight disciplinary schools within the UNSW Business School, in addition to the Australian Graduate School of Management. Including: School of Accounting, School of Banking & Finance, School of Economics, School of Information Systems, School of Management, School of Marketing, School of Risk & Actuarial, School of Taxation & Business Law.

Enrolments

In 2014, the UNSW Business School had 14,519 students enrolled: 8,283 undergraduate and 5,854 postgraduate students. 2% of its students are in research.[7]

30% of all UNSW Business School students[7] are international students, with the largest proportion of international students coming from China, Hong Kong and Indonesia.

Rankings

From 2007 to 2014 the UNSW Business School was ranked by the Financial Times as having the best full-time MBA program in the country.[8] The school's primary undergraduate degree, the Bachelor of Commerce, has the highest Australian high school entry score for a business undergraduate program in Australia.[9] The 2018 QS World University Rankings ranked UNSW equal 10th in the world for Accounting and Finance (1st in Australia).[10] In ARWU 2018 Global Academic Subject Rankings UNSW is ranked 16th in the world for Finance (1st in Australia) and 50th in the world for Management (1st in Australia).[11][12] UNSW is also ranked 15th in the world for Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services.[13] According to latest 2018 KUBS worldwide business research rankings UNSW is ranked 1st worldwide for Finance and 11th globally for Management for the last five year period (2013-2017), in 2017 in the same ranking it is ranked 16th in the world for business and among the leading business schools world wide.[14][15] The latest Australian Graduate Survey in 2012 found that UNSW has educated more CEOs of Australia’s top 50 companies than any other university in Australia.[16][17] UNSW has produced more technology entrepreneurs in the past 15 years than any other Australian university, and has the largest number of millionaire alumni of any other university in Australia.[16]

Professional accreditation

The UNSW Business School was awarded EQUIS accreditation in June 2010 for five years. It has also been awarded accreditation from AACSB International.

Its programs are also accredited by professional bodies in most disciplines, including:

  • CPA Australia
  • Chartered Accountants Australia + New Zealand (CAANZ) (formerly known as Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, ICAA)
  • Institute of Public Accountants (IPA)
  • Institute of Actuaries of Australia
  • Institute of Actuaries (London)
  • Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI)
  • Australian Computer Society (ACS)
  • Australian Market and Social Research Society (AMSRS)
  • Australian Marketing Institute (AMI)

The School is also a signatory to the UN Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME).

The UNSW Business School has over 83,000 alumni.[16]

In 2014, the UNSW Business School provided 242 students with scholarships, adding up to a total value of $3,087,752. Additionally, 64 students received prizes valued at a total of $32,000.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Degrees & Courses". UNSW Business School. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  2. ↑ "Rankings". UNSW Business School. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  3. ↑ "Agency Details - School of Accountancy/Accounting" (PDF). Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Agency Details - Faculty of Commerce/Commerce and Economics" (PDF). Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Agency Details - Australian Graduate School of Management" (PDF). Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Agency Details - Faculty of Business/Australian School of Business/UNSW Business School" (PDF). Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20150404131659/https://www.business.unsw.edu.au/About-Site/Documents/pocketstats-2014.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ "Pocket Stats UNSW Business School". Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  9. ↑ "About". UNSW Business School. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  10. ↑ "Accounting & Finance". Top Universities. 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  11. ↑ "ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2018 - Finance | Shanghai Ranking - 2018". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  12. ↑ "ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2018 - Management | Shanghai Ranking - 2018". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  13. ↑ info@urapcenter.org, All: URAP Lab. [www.urapcenter.org]; e-mail:. "URAP - University Ranking by Academic Performance". www.urapcenter.org. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  14. ↑ "The KUBS Worldwide Business Research Rankings". kubsrankings.korea.ac.kr. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  15. ↑ "The KUBS Worldwide Business Research Rankings". kubsrankings.korea.ac.kr. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  16. 1 2 3 "Our rankings | UNSW Australia Business School". Business.unsw.edu.au. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  17. ↑ "The KUBS Worldwide Business Research Rankings". kubsrankings.korea.ac.kr. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
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