What's On at UWA

Discussion of India in the public sphere in Australia often focuses on the growth of the Indian economy, trade relations, and the emergence of India as a powerful economic and political actor within the international system. Less present in media and public discourse on India is consideration of (...)

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At this breakfast noted author and social commentator Bernard Salt will be commenting on how social, cultural and demographic trends are impacting on Western Australia’s business future.

In light of Australia’s increasing and also (...)

The Business School cordially invites commencing undergraduate international students and local undergraduate students with second round offers to attend a pre-enrolment session on Wednesday 16 February at 11:00am in the Wesfarmers Lecture Theatre. At this session students will have access to (...)

Dr Gentile will share a ground-breaking new approach to preparing business managers and leaders for values-driven decision making. Drawing on both the actual experience of business practitioners as well as cutting edge research, GIVING VOICE TO VALUES (GVV) fills a long-standing and critical gap in (...)

The UWA Business School cordially invites commencing undergraduate students to attend the Faculty Welcome on Tuesday 22nd February 9.30am at Wesfarmers Lecture Theatre [surnames A-L] and Ernst & Young Lecture Theatre [surnames M-Z]. At the Welcome commencing students will meet key faculty (...)

Western Mining Services (WMS) and the Centre for Exploration Targeting (CET) have combined to offer a senior-level exploration management course on February 28 – March 3, 2011 on the campus of The University of Western Australia in Perth. The Director of the CET, Professor McCuaig, was so (...)

Momentum Partners is partnering with UWA for the second annual management consulting case competition, hosted by the Business School. $3000 prize pool.

Entries close Friday 11 March; to enter and for more information: http://www.momentumpartners.com.au/Careers/CASECOMPETITION/tabid/68 (...)

Come down and catch up with a monthly sundowner for GMA members.

Cost $10 per person (includes finger food and Bar tab for 1-2 hours)

In this most timely and relevant lecture, Anthony Seeger, Distinguished Professor of ethnomusicology and Director of the Ethnomusicology Archives at UCLA (University of California Los Angeles) will address issues in Intellectual Property and ethics from an ethnomusicological perspective. His (...)

Should governments supplement community organisations for their increased costs? Would that reduce the benefits of outsourcing public services? Will the comparative advantages of not-for-profits relative to private sector providers be narrowed? Will smaller, local organisations be less able to pay (...)

The Student Exchange Program offers current UWA students the opportunity to study overseas at renowned universities for one or two semesters and gain credit towards their UWA degree.

As part of International Week 2011 UWA Business School will be a holding a Study Abroad & Exchange (...)

On a size-adjusted basis, economics is more important in Australia than many other countries including the US and the UK. As part of UWA’s long history of producing economists who go on to have successful careers, the new Economist Lecture Series fills a gap in the understanding of what an (...)

Some management theorists have argued “spirituality is the new black” in the work-place and in modern business. Is there a role for spirituality in the workplace and how are organisations grappling with this very private need? A Western Australian business leader considers the role of spirituali (...)

Centre for Social Impact is launching the Soial Procurement in Australia report.

The report is aimed at those planning to develop social procurement policies or procedures in their organisations.

RSVP's to Esther Lefas: [email protected] by 25th March

If you’re looking to advance your professional career, the UWA Business School offers a range of top postgraduate programs. For further information, please join us at our next Postgraduate Information Evening on Thursday 31st March at 6pm in the Wesfarmers Lecture Theatre, UWA Business School (...)

The students who are most competitive in the employment market are those who started preparing in 1st and 2nd year.

You need to develop career management skills and take the steps to maximise success when applying for graduate or vacation positions.

Find out how to: *choose (...)

A dominant characteristic of economic data is their tendency to trend over time. In Exploring the Mystery of Trends and Bubbles, Professor Phillips will examine the wandering nature of interest rates, exchange rates, and inflation, as well as the secular drift of economic aggregates like GDP.
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Pathways to Social Innovation

Stan & Jean Perron Visiting Professor Tina Dacin, E. Marie Shantz Professor of Strategy and Organisational Behaviour Queen's School of Business, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. She is the Director of the Queen's School of Business Centre (...)

On a size-adjusted basis, economics is more important in Australia than many other countries including the US and the UK. As part of UWA's long history of producing economists who go on to have successful careers, the new Economist Lecture Series fills a gap in the understanding of what an (...)

Al Etmanski and Vickie Cammack have been socialinnovators in Canada for almost 30 years. These days Al is an author,blogger, advocate and social entrepreneur specializing in innovative, multi-sector solotions to complex social challenges.

Vickie Cammack finds and implements innovative (...)