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Aussie unis in global top 10
US tops latest rankings of graduate employability.
Two Australian universities are in the top 10 in the world for the employability of their graduates.
The University of Sydney was placed fourth in the most recent rankings by education analysts Quacquarelli Symonds, while the University of Melbourne was ranked seventh.
They were joined in the top 50 by the University of New South Wales( 36th) and the University of Queensland( 49th).
Stanford University was the world leader in the study, which aims to provide an insight into the link between university practices and graduate employability.
Research director Ben Sowter said recent findings showed the US was the top performer in postgraduate education, but the University of Melbourne managed to rank 17th in the world for employer reputation.
“ This ranking shows that nurturing career success is a multifaceted endeavour, and cannot be attributed to institutional reputation alone,” he said.
“ If Australian universities are ranked highly, it is because they also ensure that desirable employers are frequently on campus, are committed to innovative, student-centred teaching methods, and foster strong research links with industry.”
Australia had a total of eight universities ranked in the top 100 for graduate employability.
The University of Sydney also scored 90.9 out of 100 in the Alumni Outcomes category.
2018 QS Employability Rankings Top 10: 1. Stanford University – US 2. University of California – US 3. Harvard University – US 4. University of Sydney – Australia 5. Massachusetts Institute of Tech – US 6. University of Cambridge – UK 7. University of Melbourne – Australia 8. University of Oxford – UK 9. University of California, Berkeley – US 10. Tsinghua University – China. ■
MBAs ranked
The Melbourne Business School is no longer home to Australia’ s number one MBA course.
The University of Sydney’ s Master of Business Administration course has been ranked the best in the country, according to a new report.
The MBA rankings, conducted by The Australian Financial Review and published in BOSS magazine, placed the university in the number one overall spot for the first time.
BOSS editor Joanne Gray said the in-depth study also revealed a growing push for course revamps and an increased demand for MBAs among both international and undergraduate students.
“ We have found that many MBA programs, which can cost upwards of $ 60,000, are undergoing extreme makeovers, with greater emphasis on creativity, critical analysis, interpersonal relationships and a systems approach to problem solving,” she said.
“ These courses are very different to the norm of 20 years ago when traditional subjects such as accounting, marketing and organisational change were the focus.
“ If you are one of the many thousands of people starting an MBA, or if you are thinking about doing so, we hope the 2017 BOSS MBA and EMBA rankings offer some valuable insights.”
The rankings have been released biannually since 2003 and are based on the overall quality of courses as well as student satisfaction.
Schools from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia all appeared in the rankings, including Queensland University of Technology, which placed first for its executive course.
QUT Graduate School of Business executive director Bob O’ Connor said he was pleased to see the results reflect course quality.
“ With 55 per cent of the survey ranking based on graduate feedback, this is proof that we are delivering what the market wants,” he said.
“ We attract executive-level participants from governments, private and not-for-profit sectors, and the survey feedback tells us that this diverse group dynamic is a key strength of the program.”
The Melbourne Business School has topped the list since 2013 but has now dropped to number two, though it is still ranked first in terms of value for money, followed by the University of Sydney Business School and the University of Southern Queensland.
Student satisfaction was found to be highest at the University of Sydney, while La Trobe University was first in research output. ■
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