University News
Young Alumni Advisory Committee
Our new Young Alumni Advisory Committee has been set up to increase opportunities and support for graduates 35 years and younger as they embark on their professional careers. This team of passionate Macquarie graduates will represent the interests of the young alumni community and bring innovative ideas and a fresh approach Macquarie’s young alumni program. Throughout the year, YAAC wi...
Boost your career prospects in security and intelligence
Seeking to make an impact in the highly dynamic security and intelligence sector? Want to learn in small classes from some of the pre-eminent international thinkers in areas such as geostrategy and intelligence? Looking to improve your practical skills and employability? Our postgraduate courses will extend your expertise and improve your employability. Deepen your knowledge and sharpen you...
Macquarie University gains highest ever world ranking
Macquarie University has had a fantastic year in the rankings, and is currently in the top one percent of universities worldwide. This is fantastic news for you, our alumni, adding more gravitas to your qualification – with your alma mater rising in the rankings and becoming more and more highly regarded across the globe, your degree and the time, effort and money you put into it, is becomin...
Unprecedented success for the Global MBA
In the last 12 months the Macquarie Business School’s Global MBA (GMBA) has achieved a number of significant and successful milestones. Our inaugural year has seen more than 220 students start the program. It has received top honours by being ranked as the Number 1 program in Australia by CEO Magazine in its annual Global Online MBA Rankings for 2020. The GMBA also achieved Global Tier One S...
Setting trends in education – technology in the classroom and how to teach thinking about thinking
Alumnus Matt Bower (BEcon 1994, GradDipEd 1996, BSc 2005, PhD 2008) is passionate about the use of technology to enhance learning. As Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Studies, his job in a nutshell is to inspire future generations of teachers to integrate technology into their classrooms and conduct the research that helps them to do so effectively. Matt will be a gues...
MGSM Global MBA attracts leaders from all over the world
The Macquarie Business school welcomes a new addition to the MGSM portfolio. A reimagined, fully online MBA that focuses on transferable “soft skills” - such as emotional intelligence, critical thinking and cultural competence – that have been identified by the World Economic Forum as key to the future of work in a global economy. The Global MBA has been designed to prepare profession...