MASTERING EDUCATION
“ The diversity of the AGSM’ s award programs is wonderful to see as our graduates progress through the School. Our students come from a variety of backgrounds, and to keep our programs meeting their expectations, the AGSM is implementing a sequence of reviews across the AGSM’ s portfolio of programs and resources.”
– professor Chris Adam, associate dean, faculty SEE PAGE 7
SCHOLARSHIP( Top): professor Chris Adam, associate dean, faculty( centre), with 2000 graduates( from left) Bilal Abdulkhalek( GDBA), Nugroho Suryo( PhD), Andrew Dentskevich( MBA) and Tracey Pei-Qin Liu( MMgmt).( Above): professor Greg Whittred, former acting dean( far left) and professor Tom Smith( far right) with 2000 PhD graduates( from left) Rajeev Sharma, Christine Wae-Yee Soo, Kerry Pattenden and Philip Gray.( Above, left): Rajeev Sharma with his daughter.
Web wise
The AGSM is updating its Web site using a new content management system known as Aptrix( www. aptrix. com). Aptrix will supersede the current Rapid Web system to deliver a new generation of more flexible Internet-based technology.
Presence Online is building the new Web site and supplying the Aptrix solution. Benefits will include: simplified navigation, structure and design; the ability to bookmark pages within the site; personalised log-in areas and toolbars for alumni, students and faculty( passwords will be provided); and links to online teaching resources.
The alumni pages will be moved up to the home page surface for more prominence and accessibility. More information services and resources will be added, including an FAQ database on AGSM programs and courses.
NO. 1 IN THE REGION
The AGSM has climbed 23 places in a top 100 survey of the best MBA programs worldwide. The Financial Times( of the UK) MBA 2001 ranking of business schools ranks the AGSM at 42, a big move up the table from last year’ s position of 65. The only other Australian school to make the Financial Times’ top 100 was the Melbourne Business School, which fell two places to 58.
With some 1500 MBA programs available around the world, MBA 2001 selects only the cream of the world’ s full-time MBA programs. The position of a school in the table is determined by its performance in three main areas: career progression accrued from the MBA; diversity; and research.
US business schools again dominated the rankings, with 51 in the top 100, but it was Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania that clinched the top MBA program ranking( from Harvard Business School).
The AGSM ranked number one in the top 100 survey in the Aims Achieved category with a score of 91. This measures the extent to which alumni fulfilled their goals or reasons for doing an MBA.
“ The fact that the AGSM significantly lifted its ranking in an exceptional pool of business schools reflects the hard work and dedication of our faculty and staff.”— professor Michael Vitale, dean
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