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Two MBS Professors selected for Prime Minister's 2020 Summit
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 Professors Joshua Gans and Ian Harper have been selected as delegates for the Prime Minister's 2020 Summit in Canberra later this month.
The longstanding faculty members are two of 1000 leading Australians chosen to attend the Summit to debate and develop long-term options for the nation.
Professors Gans and Harper will sit on the panel discussing "The Productivity Agenda (education, skills, training, science and innovation)". Visit the Australia2020 website for full details about the Summit.
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Alumni News renamed
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Alumni News has changed name to MBS Today to better reflect the wider audience of alumni, past faculty and friends in the government, corporate and community sectors who connect with the School, its people, activities and achievements. We will continue to report on news and research, upcoming events, lifelong learning opportunities, alumni chapters and programs, and profile people in the community. Your comments and feedback are welcome. Email alumni@mbs.edu.
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Customised executive education creates value for organisations: MBS professor
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Australian businesses are yet to discover the power of truly customised executive education, according to Professor Paul Kirkbride, Associate Dean of Executive Education at MBS. Full story
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Executive Education workshops: uncovering, developing and engaging talent from within
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MBS is offering one-day interactive talent management workshops in Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland. Presented by Professor Paul Kirkbride - Associate Dean, Executive Education at MBS and Ross Anderson, Program Director at Mt Eliza Executive Education, the workshops seek to provide participants with a deep analysis of tools and techniques required for internal talent development. Read more | |
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Joshua Gans proposes innovative solution to credit crisis
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In a new report published by the School's Centre for Ideas and the Economy, Professor Joshua Gans and Rismark International's CEO, Christopher Joye, show that the global financial crisis has had major adverse effects on Australia's securitised mortgage markets. Importantly, Gans and Joye argue that this will result in a significant reduction in competition amongst lenders to the long-term detriment of Australian borrowers and SMEs. Full story
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Hear Simon Crean at Critical Issues Corporate Dinner: April 10
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Attend the Critical Issues 2008 Corporate Dinner hosted by the School's Centre for Business and Public Policy together with ANZ on Thursday 10 April. Read more | |
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The Logic of Life
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 Does it make sense for a criminal to embark on a burglary or for a smoker to light another cigarette? Tim Harford, author of the The Undercover Economist and writer for the Financial Times thinks it does.
In Australia to launch his new book, The Logic of Life: Uncovering the New Economics of Everything, Harford enlightened an MBS audience with anecdotes of everyday events in an effort to prove that nearly everything in life has its basis in rational decision-making.
We have five signed copies of Harford’s book to give away to the first five alumni to email us with ‘Tim Harford’ in the subject line.
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Introducing Special Interest Groups
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Alumni Relations will soon launch the first of its “Special Interest Groups” – The MBS Finance Network and The MBS Consulting Network. The industry groups will offer practical and theoretical perspectives relevant to the network and be represented by an MBS Faculty expert and a senior industry alumnus/a. Stay tuned for full details in next month's edition.
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Exploring Philosophy for Business
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The MBS Philosopher-in-Residence de-mystified his role as a Philosopher and provided insight into philosophy and what it can do for business at a joint breakfast seminar for alumni of MBS and the Faculty of Economics and Commerce in Brisbane recently. Read more | |
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Share your achievements in Class Notes
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A new Class Notes website lets you share news of your recent publications, awards, marriages, retirements, moves, promotions and birth announcements with the MBS community. Submit your news online - visit Class Notes today.
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Don't miss your School reunion
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Do you remember when....? Reminisce and re-acquaint with former classmates at the 2008 Reunions. This year, we will celebrate reunions for the classes of '68, '73, '78, '83 and '88 on Friday 18 April. And the Classes of 1998 and 2003 will celebrate their 10 and five year reunions on Thursday 17 April. Don't miss out - register today.
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Donations further School's sustainability agenda
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An Annual Fund grant ensured that the 2008 Net Impact conference was the first MBS event to offset its carbon emissions – underlining the School’s commitment to acting on the issue of climate change. Full story
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Donor funds PhD research excellence
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Joanna Minkiewicz is the first PhD student to benefit from a generous donation by alumnus Ian Kirk. Full story
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