As you know, consultation has been underway for some time to explore combining FBE, MGSM and MAFC to strengthen the University’s reputation as a leader in business, management and economics education and research in Australia. FBE embarked on this journey in early 2016, with extended consultation to discuss the direction and priorities for aligning these entities. In January 2017, FBE, MGSM and MAFC formally came together under one Executive Dean, Professor Stephen Brammer.

Further deep and broad consultation regarding the vision, strategy and structure of the new unit has been undertaken in the last six months with University staff, Faculty staff, students, corporate partners and alumni. A new vision is now emerging that will achieve a clearer sense of an integrated unit that encompasses all business and management research and education to create the strategic and operational coordination seen in leading global business schools.

Stephen Brammer, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics says: “This will allow us to respond to global industry demands to provide a more interdisciplinary and engaged learning experience. With a strong shared sense of purpose, our future will be cutting edge, well resourced, aligned with market needs, and exceed both local and international student expectations.”

The brands of MGSM and MAFC will continue to be developed and nurtured. Recent campaigns for our business and management programs signal our determination to preserve the brand value of MGSM and MAFC qualifications. We’re also recruiting significant numbers of new academic staff with proven capacity to contribute to leading business, management and economics postgraduate programs.

Of the world’s top 100 MBAs and business schools, only a very small number are independent. The majority draw significant strength and benefit from the universities they sit within. By combining and fostering greater collaboration, we will provide a more interdisciplinary and engaging learning experience for our business and management students. 

Consultation and research on our shared identity is continuing. There is still considerable work to be done and we look forward to updating you with more detail along the way.

For more information, please email Professor Stephen Brammer on stephen.brammer@mq.edu.au

Associate Professor Cooper has previously served as both Acting Director and Deputy Director of the Applied Finance Centre, having joined the Centre with more than 15 years of banking experience, specialising in balance sheet management issues.

Associate Professor Cooper has held executive positions in Institutional Banking and as Head of Strategy for the Financial Services division of a major Australian Bank. More recently, she was the Education Director at the Centre for International Finance & Regulation and is currently a member of AFMA’s Accreditation Advisory Board. Anne has more than 10 years of experience in delivering graduate education programs to finance professionals.

The Centre’s previous Director, Professor Kevin Jameson, has been appointed Interim Executive Dean for the Faculty of Business and Economics.