Australian Graduate School of Management

Australian Graduate School of Management
Name	Australian Graduate School of Management
Established	1977
Type	Business school
Parent	UNSW Business School
City	Sydney
Country	Australia
Campus	Kensington

Australian Graduate School of Management is a graduate business school based in Sydney associated with the University of New South Wales. It offers postgraduate management education with a focus on executive training and postgraduate research. The school interacts with corporate, governmental and non-governmental institutions across the Asia-Pacific region and globally.

History

The school was established in 1977 and evolved through collaborations with institutions such as University of Melbourne, Australian National University, Monash University, University of Queensland and University of Sydney; it later integrated into the University of New South Wales structure alongside entities like the UNSW Business School and UNSW Canberra. Early program development featured input from international partners including Harvard Business School, London Business School, INSEAD, Wharton School, Stanford Graduate School of Business and MIT Sloan School of Management. Over the decades, alumni networks grew to include executives from Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Westpac, National Australia Bank, ANZ Banking Group, Macquarie Group, BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas, Telstra, Optus, Woodside Petroleum, Lendlease Group, Transurban Group and Crown Resorts. The school navigated industry shifts influenced by events such as the Asian financial crisis, the Global Financial Crisis, regional agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and national policy debates exemplified by interaction with agencies such as the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

Academic Programs

Programs include full-time and part-time degrees, executive programs and research degrees with links to professional bodies such as CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Financial Services Institute of Australasia and Australian Human Resources Institute. Offerings align with curricula inspired by course models from Columbia Business School, Kellogg School of Management, IE Business School, SDA Bocconi School of Management and HEC Paris. Degree titles reflect international norms such as Master of Business Administration, Master of Management, Master of Finance, Doctor of Philosophy and executive education certificates used by firms like Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Chase, UBS and Deutsche Bank. Specialized streams address sectors represented by employers including PwC, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, Accenture, McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company and A.T. Kearney.

Research and Faculty

Faculty have published in journals and outlets associated with institutions like Journal of Finance, Harvard Business Review, Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Marketing, Strategic Management Journal, Management Science and Journal of International Business Studies. Research centers collaborate with international research hubs such as Centre for Economic Policy Research, National Bureau of Economic Research, Grattan Institute, Lowy Institute, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and think tanks linked to universities such as Oxford University, Cambridge University, University of California, Berkeley, Yale University and Princeton University. Faculty have backgrounds connected to scholars affiliated with Milton Friedman, Michael Porter, Peter Drucker, Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Robert Solow, Daniel Kahneman and Richard Thaler-style research traditions. Research themes span corporate governance issues relevant to Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, sustainability topics referenced by United Nations Environment Programme, and innovation studies reflecting work at CSIRO and collaborations with institutions such as CSIRO and Australian Research Council projects.

Campus and Facilities

Located on the UNSW Kensington precinct, facilities include lecture theatres, executive seminar rooms, trading floors and research centres adjacent to campus resources like the UNSW Library, Australian Defence Force Academy cooperation spaces and industry engagement hubs near Sydney CBD, Barangaroo, Darling Harbour and the Sydney Opera House precinct. Technology infrastructure supports simulations and data labs leveraging vendors and partners such as Bloomberg L.P., Refinitiv, S&P Global, Microsoft, Google, IBM and Amazon Web Services. Accommodation and student services intersect with local government areas like the City of Sydney and transport connections including Sydney Trains, Sydney Light Rail and Kingsford Smith Airport.

Student Life and Professional Development

Student societies and clubs maintain ties with organizations such as Australian Graduate Students' Association, Rotary International, Lions Clubs International, Young Presidents' Organization, Toastmasters International and industry groups like Australian Institute of Company Directors. Career development engages recruiters from Rio Tinto, BHP, Google, Microsoft, Amazon (company), Tesla, Inc., Facebook, ExxonMobil, Shell plc, BP and consulting firms mentioned earlier. Extracurricular programming includes case competitions modeled on events like the Global Case Competition, exchange programs with National University of Singapore, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Peking University, Seoul National University, University of Tokyo and leadership modules influenced by forums such as the World Economic Forum and conferences like APEC summits.

Partnerships and Accreditation

The school maintains partnerships and accreditation relationships with bodies such as the Australian Securities Exchange, Chartered Financial Analyst Institute, Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, European Quality Improvement System, Council for Higher Education Accreditation-aligned entities and regional networks including Universitas 21 and Association of Pacific Rim Universities. Collaborative agreements and articulation pathways exist with institutions including University of Warwick, University of Edinburgh, University of Toronto, McGill University, National University of Ireland, Galway, Trinity College Dublin, University College London and Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Category:Business schools in Australia