Winners of the Inaugural ABDC Network Awards Announced The ABDC is delighted to announce the winners of our inaugural Network Awards, which recognise and reward innovation and excellence in Australian business schools. The awards align with, and have been judged by panels from, ABDC’s professional management, international education, teaching and learning, and research networks. The […]
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Opinion piece by ABDC President, David Grant, and ABDC International Education Network Deputy Chair, Peter Woods, in The Australian on 23 September 2020. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/we-need-a-new-business-plan-to-keep-overseas-students/news-story/292b4a34816196f477c100affe9a913b There is a real risk of the current decline in international education in Australia becoming permanent unless we boost Australia’s appeal as an international education destination with a long-term, national, co-ordinated
Australian university business schools, who graduate just under half of the country’s international university students, welcome the Federal Government’s changes to international student visas. The President of the Australian Business Deans Council, Professor David Grant, says the visa changes send an important signal to current international students. ‘They demonstrate how much Australia values the personal,
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Why Aren’t We Saving a Vital National Asset? Australian university business schools are calling on the Federal Government for a national strategy to stop higher education – a vital part of the economic ecosystem – from being damaged irreparably. The President of the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC), David Grant, says that, as the key
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https://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/why-arent-we-saving-a-vital-national-asset/news-story/9ab924227c0c29d90258dbc9393c8645 Why aren’t we saving a vital national asset? The hand-to-mouth issues of those hard hit by the pandemic restrictions are, understandably, front of mind — especially when there’s potential for reallocation of that surprise $60 billion JobKeeper miscalculation. But, if we are to move on from this unprecedented economic shock, we need a co-ordinated
ABDC Media Release 29 April 2020 Call to Bring International Education Back from the Brink Australian university business schools, who graduate more than half of the country’s international university students, are calling on the Federal Government to act urgently to bring our international education sector back from the brink. The President of the Australian Business
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The following opinion piece by ABDC President, David Grant, appeared in The Australian newspaper and online on 29 April 2020. It can be viewed here. Close to the Point of No Return: Australian Higher Education With the COVID-19 curve seemingly beginning to flatten, we must urgently pave the way to walk our international education sector
The peak body for Australia’s university business schools welcomes the appointment of Hon Ken Wyatt AM to the Indigenous Affairs portfolio and calls on business schools to find ways to boost the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business students. At the start of Reconciliation Week, the President of the Australian Business Deans Council, Professor David
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An opinion piece on engagement and impact by ABDC President, Professor David Grant, and Professor Andrew O’Neil, Chair of BardsNet (ABDC’s research network) in The Australian on 17 April 2019. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/union-of-scholarship-and-industry-brings-mutual-benefits/news-story/6682136b6b89b1a47e5da5b776a0e21f Union of Scholarship and Industry Brings Mutual Benefits Business schools around the world are being challenged to demonstrate the value of their research to industry, government
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