The ABDC welcomes the Department of Industry, Science and Resources’ Strategic Examination of R&D and the opportunity to give feedback on the discussion paper. The Australian Business Deans Council is the collective voice of Australian university business schools, which educate 16% of all domestic students and 36% of the nation’s international students. Our 37 members […]
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Upcoming ABDC meetings and events ABDC Professional Managers Network meeting 8 and 9 May | University of Wollongong, Sydney CBD campus | In person + online General managers and key professional staff from business schools in Australia will attend this first Professional Managers Network meeting for 2025. The full day programme on Thursday and half
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The ABDC welcomes the ARC’s review of the National Competitive Grants Program and the opportunity to give feedback on the proposals outlined in the discussion paper. The Australian Business Deans Council is the collective voice of Australian university business schools, which educate 16% of all domestic students and 36% of the nation’s international students. Our
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Business Schools’ Report Identifies Critical Shortages in Skills to Reach Net-Zero Economy. A new report involving interviews with peak industry bodies highlights critical shortages in specific technical skills and the vital role that business school graduates must play in the transition to a net-zero economy. The report — based on discussions with organisations covering professions
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Terms of reference 2025 ABDC Journal Quality List (JQL) review 1. Purpose of 2025 JQL review The 2025 review will be the first major review of the ABDC Journal Quality List since 2019. Expert panels that cover the in-scope fields of research (FoR) will be convened by the ABDC to consider: rankings of currently listed
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Objective 1: A Sector Built on Quality and Integrity Question 1: Are there further reforms governments should consider that will improve the quality and integrity of the sector? The ABDC welcomes Education Minister Clare’s announcement (Sky TV, 9 June 2024) that a cap on international students will relate to institutions rather than courses. The institutional
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1. International student levy The proposal to implement an international student levy has mixed support from member business schools. Before committing to an international student levy, the ABDC recommends that modelling and market research be done to understand the potential impacts of a levy on student behaviour. Successive Commonwealth governments have supported the development of
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18 August 2023 Email submission: submissions@socialsciences.org.au Dear Chris, Re: Decadal Plan for Social Science Research Infrastructure 2023-32 Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia’s Decadal Plan for Social Science Research Infrastructure 2023–32. The ABDC commends the Academy for undertaking this important initiative to support the development
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22 June 2023 Online submission Dear Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications, Re: Greenwashing Inquiry The Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) welcomes the Senate’s inquiry into greenwashing and the opportunity to comment on the matters identified in the terms of reference. Greenwashing is of increasing concern for businesses and consumers because of its market
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I am pleased to announce that the 2022 Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List and its accompanying Report are now available on the ABDC website. We wish to thank the Panel Chairs, and members of the ABDC Steering Group, for volunteering their time and providing expert guidance to ensure transparency, consistency, and stability in
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