Whaling nations could trade eco warriors for eco tourists

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:15:50 +1000

In summary:

Sustainable tourism experts believe Japan and Iceland could profitably move from whaling to the growing business of whale watching
They argue that whale watching is booming in both countries, ironically co-existing with subsidised whale hunting operations

Death by the dollar? How innovation can save manufacturing

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:31:50 +1000

The automotive industry is bearing the brunt of a strong Australian dol...

UTS Business School student travels to Abu Dhabi for "Festival of Thinkers"

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:38:42 +1000

UTS Business School student, Hardeep Singh Dang, joined two hundred students from around the world to attend the 4th Annual Festival of Thinkers in Abu Dhabi late last year.

The festival was designed to create a forum for discussions on global is...

UTS Graduate appointed Director of the Australian Institute of Sport

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:11:48 +1000

Mr Matthew Favier, a UTS graduate, is returning home from the UK to take up the role of Director of the Australian Institute of Spor...

Nothing blue about UTS sport stars

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:52:12 +1000

In summary:

Alyssa Healy and Gavin Woods were honoured as 2011's Sports Man and Woman of the Year last month at the annual UTS Union Blues awards

Both are exceptional students at UTS with sport in their veins

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A country that 'makes things'? There's more to Australia than manufacturing

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:14:29 +1000

Australia’s economy has outgrown car manufacturing, so industry subsidies are pointless. ...

Rushe appointed adjunct professor to UTS business school

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:08:42 +1000

In summary:

Investment banking leader Martin Rushe has been appointed as adjunct professor to the University of Technology Sydney's innovative business school.

In his career Professor Rushe has funded and operated technology and energy businesses in the UK, France, G...

UTS crosses the gamut in list of 100 most influential Sydneysiders

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:08:17 +1000

In summary:

A UTS dean, marine ecologist and current business student have all rated among Sydney's 100 most influential people for 2011

The fifth annual edition of the list, published in the Sydney Morning Herald's the(sydney)magazine was selected by...

Congratulations from UTS Business School

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:07:52 +1000

Professor Stephen Taylor Appointed Chair of BARDsNet

Please join us in congratulating Professor Stephen Taylor for his appointment to Chair of BARDsNet, the network of Associate Deans of Research in Austr...

Congratulations to Dr Francesco Giacobbe

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:05:51 +1000

Dr Francesco Giacobbe Awarded Ippogrifo d'Oro 2011

We wish to congratulate Dr Francesco Giacobbe who was Awarded the Ippogrifo d'Oro 2011 (Gold Hippogriph) in the category of ‘Sicilian i...

UTS competition spawns student's international success

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:45:43 +1000

In summary:

Business student Nikki Durkin has been accepted into the acclaimed and highly sought-after Y Combinator program in the US after winning gold in a challenging UTS Business School competition.

The 3Ps is a competition for teams of 2-4 current und...

Congratulations: UTS Business School Academics Promoted

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:36:37 +1000

We are pleased to announce that Dr Peter Docherty and Dr Gordon Menzies have both been promoted by UTS to the position of Associa...

NEW PROJECT ON THE FUTURE OF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:58:48 +1000

The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) has approved funding of $271,100 for this ambitious 20 month project under its Workforce Innovation Program, to be matched by a commitment of $265,200 by the ABDC and its constituent business schools.

UTS elite athlete Pat Cummins saves Australia

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:21:02 +1000

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If Paul Cleary is to be believed in his recently published book, Too Much Luck...

UTS Business School Student Accepted into YCombinator program

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:38:46 +1000

We are pleased to share that UTS Business School student, Nikki Durkin has been accepted into the YCombinator program.

Nikki is studying a Bachelor of Business, Majoring in Marketing at UTS Business School. This week Nikki went to pitch to the Y...

Accreditation procures career boost for master's students

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:05:49 +1000

Suzanne Benn Professor of Sustainable Enterprise discussing UTS Business School's approach to educating the graduates of tomorrow on the importance environment...

Dr Chau Chak Wing Building Moves On Site

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:37:19 +1000

SUMMARY:

Contractor has now taken over the Dr Chau Chak Wing Buildi...

First UN World Tourism Organisation Conference held in Australia

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:50:06 +1000

The theme of the conference was the integration of tourism and emergency management. This was the world’s first co...

Google goes green...and others may follow, The Conversation article

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:37:00 +1000

In this article members of the Project Team examine Google's carbon footprint disclosure
...

Businesses could benefit from efficiency under carbon tax, The Conversation article

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:35:47 +1000

Members of the Project Team contributed to the debate about how businesses could benefit from efficiency under the proposed carbon scheme
...

Sustaining Momentum: Bringing Ethics into Business, U Magazine article

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:21:17 +1000

In this article Professor Suzanne Benn and Dr Paul Brown discuss the project and embedding sustainability into business courses
...

Energy Efficiency Education - Kirsten Lees interviews Prof Suzanne Benn & Dr Paul Brown

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:47:26 +1000

Kirsten Lees spoke to Professor Suzanne Benn and Dr Paul Brown about the importance of teaching people about energy efficiency and consumption through a training program for accountants and business managers in NSW.
Qantas management have taken a risky approach to end its dispute with unions.

Chancellor's Medal for Exceptional Research - Prof Jordan Louviere

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:28:46 +1000

Congratulations to Jordan Louviere, Professor of Marketing and Executive Director of the Centre for the Study of Choice, who was awarded the Chancellor&...

UTSpeaks: Sustaining Business

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:35:48 +1000

Will Vision and Leadership be the Keys that Safeguard Corporations in an Uncertain Future?

Australia’s widely diverse corporations make a ‘one-size-fits-all’ strategy for adopting sustainable practices impossible. Yet the pressure to transform how busine...

Innovation key to employment

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:04:26 +1000

The Future Jobs Forum is primarily a response to concern about manufacturing decline, however it has been broadened to encompass the future structure and performance of the economy as a whole.

Far from diluting the focus on manufacturing, this will highlight its role in generat...

Jobs Summit: making a future for manufacturing

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:57:21 +1000

The future of Australia’s manufacturing sector will be the focus of today’s Jobs...

Future Jobs Forum - Key Note Speakers and Agenda

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:12:24 +1000

The Prime Minister on Tuesday announced further details of the Future Jobs Forum, to be held at Parliament House on Thursday 6 October 2011.

The Future Jobs Forum is an opportunity for the Government to hear from business and unions on the opportunities and challenges facing the Au...

UTS ranked one of the world's top 500 universities

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:52:01 +1000

UTS has been awarded Five Stars in the QS Stars system, which recognises excellence in higher education. This is a new ...

Driven By Collaboration: Gehry's Final Design

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:23:05 +1000

UTS has approved the detailed design of the Dr Chau Chak Wing Building designed by architects Gehry Partners.

The approved design features a number of refinements to the building’s exterior but has mainly centred on the design of internal teaching, learning, office ...

UTS Business School Ranked in Top 100 World Universities

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:10:14 +1000

In the recently released QS World University Ranking for 2011/2012, UTS Business School ranked in the top 100 for ‘Economics’ and ‘Accounting and Finance’.

The ranking confirms our commitment to offering innovative, relevant and continuing education to our students...

Inaugural Mark Lyons Community Management Scholarship Awarded

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:02:54 +1000

This year, UTS Business School awarded the Inaugural Mark Lyons Community Management Scholarship to Deborah Tighe. Deborah is a UTS Business School Community Management student, with family origins from the Kamilaroi and Wakka Wakka people. Following the devastation of Cyclone Yasi, Deborah ...

DEVELOPING THE DESIGN - DR CHAU CHAK WING BUILDING

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:14:51 +1000

Following the design December announcement, UTS has just submitted the Frank Gehry-designed project to the NSW Department of Planning, a key milestone in the design and construction process.

To read more, click UTS Postgraduate finance students have a new window to the real-world operations of the OTC derivatives markets thanks to the support of leading international pricing and analytics software provider Numerix.

...

International and Cross-Cultural Management Studies: A Post-Colonial Reading By: Gavin Jack and Robert Westwood, Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:09:08 +1000

I am always weary of books with ‘international’ or ‘cross-cultural’ management studies in the title. Often a strong Westernised, typically Northern European lens is used to make sense of such terms. It was, therefore, refresh...

Keeping good company

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:07:17 +1000

UTS has teamed up with major manufacturer Kimberly-Clark Australia (KCA) to collaborate on original research and real-world teaching and learning. KCA’s General Manager – Strategic Innovation, Linda Watts, and Baby Care’s Assistant Brand Manager and UTS Business graduate...

Life lessons

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:06:48 +1000

An innovative teaching program is proving that ethics and economics do work hand-in-hand. By encouraging empathy for the poor and disadvantaged, Gordon Menzies is helping students discover the ‘human side’ of the international economy.

Australia has long been c...

UTS Business student to return to the Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship 2010

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:39:27 +1000

UTS Business Student & Elite Athlete (Motor Racing) is BACK in 2010!

..... and this time he is hoping t...

Climate activist Deepa Gupta on ABC TV

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:26:46 +1000

UTS:Business student and co-founder of the Indian Youth Climate Network Deepa Gupta made her ABC TV debut on Thursday 15 October on Q&A with Tony Jones.

During a discussion that ranged from Australia’s treatment of Sri Lankan asylum seekers to the government’s emissions ...

Leisure, Sport and Tourism PhD students joined 600 international participants in the Ajax Amsterdam ArenA

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:47:18 +1000

Photo of Amsterdam ArenA

The 17th Conference of the European Association for Sport Management (EASM) took place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from 1...

Congratulations to Mario Fiorini, Tyrone Pitsis and David Bubna-Litic

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:34:36 +1000

They have been nominated by the Faculty and sponsored by Sue Rowley (Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)) to attend the 2009 Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences on the Hill (HASS on the Hill, or HOTH) – a two day event on 27 and 28 October in Canberra. By way of background, “The annual...

UTS: Business news

Whaling nations could trade eco warriors for eco tourists

In summary:

Death by the dollar? How innovation can save manufacturing

UTS Business School student travels to Abu Dhabi for "Festival of Thinkers"

UTS Graduate appointed Director of the Australian Institute of Sport

Nothing blue about UTS sport stars

In summary:

A country that 'makes things'? There's more to Australia than manufacturing

Rushe appointed adjunct professor to UTS business school

In summary:

UTS crosses the gamut in list of 100 most influential Sydneysiders

In summary:

Congratulations from UTS Business School

Professor Stephen Taylor Appointed Chair of BARDsNet

Congratulations to Dr Francesco Giacobbe

Dr Francesco Giacobbe Awarded Ippogrifo d'Oro 2011

UTS competition spawns student's international success

In summary:

Congratulations: UTS Business School Academics Promoted

NEW PROJECT ON THE FUTURE OF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION

UTS elite athlete Pat Cummins saves Australia

UTS Business School Student Accepted into YCombinator program

Accreditation procures career boost for master's students

Dr Chau Chak Wing Building Moves On Site

First UN World Tourism Organisation Conference held in Australia

Google goes green...and others may follow, The Conversation article

Businesses could benefit from efficiency under carbon tax, The Conversation article

Sustaining Momentum: Bringing Ethics into Business, U Magazine article

Energy Efficiency Education - Kirsten Lees interviews Prof Suzanne Benn & Dr Paul Brown

Chancellor's Medal for Exceptional Research - Prof Jordan Louviere

UTSpeaks: Sustaining Business

Will Vision and Leadership be the Keys that Safeguard Corporations in an Uncertain Future?

Innovation key to employment

Jobs Summit: making a future for manufacturing

Future Jobs Forum - Key Note Speakers and Agenda

UTS ranked one of the world's top 500 universities

Driven By Collaboration: Gehry's Final Design

UTS Business School Ranked in Top 100 World Universities

Inaugural Mark Lyons Community Management Scholarship Awarded

DEVELOPING THE DESIGN - DR CHAU CHAK WING BUILDING

Following the design December announcement, UTS has just submitted the Frank Gehry-designed project to the NSW Department of Planning, a key milestone in the design and construction process.

International and Cross-Cultural Management Studies: A Post-Colonial Reading By: Gavin Jack and Robert Westwood, Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Keeping good company

Life lessons

UTS Business student to return to the Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship 2010

Climate activist Deepa Gupta on ABC TV

Leisure, Sport and Tourism PhD students joined 600 international participants in the Ajax Amsterdam ArenA

Congratulations to Mario Fiorini, Tyrone Pitsis and David Bubna-Litic