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 Macquarie University gains highest ever world ranking

Macquarie University gains highest ever world ranking

Macquarie University has had a fantastic year in the rankings, and is currently in the top one percent of universities worldwide. This is fantastic news for you, our alumni, adding more gravitas to your qualification – with your alma mater rising in the rankings and becoming more and more highly regarded across the globe, your degree and the time, effort and money you put into it, is becomin...

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 Unprecedented success for the Global MBA

Unprecedented success for the Global MBA

In the last 12 months the Macquarie Business School’s Global MBA (GMBA) has achieved a number of significant and successful milestones. Our inaugural year has seen more than 220 students start the program. It has received top honours by being ranked as the Number 1 program in Australia by CEO Magazine in its annual Global Online MBA Rankings for 2020. The GMBA also achieved Global Tier One S...

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 Setting trends in education – technology in the classroom and how to teach thinking about thinking

Setting trends in education – technology in the classroom and how to teach thinking about thinking

Alumnus Matt Bower (BEcon 1994, GradDipEd 1996, BSc 2005, PhD 2008) is passionate about the use of technology to enhance learning.  As Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Studies, his job in a nutshell is to inspire future generations of teachers to integrate technology into their classrooms and conduct the research that helps them to do so effectively. Matt will be a gues...

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 MGSM Global MBA attracts leaders from all over the world

MGSM Global MBA attracts leaders from all over the world

The Macquarie Business school welcomes a new addition to the MGSM portfolio. A reimagined, fully online MBA that focuses on transferable “soft skills” - such as emotional intelligence, critical thinking and cultural competence – that have been identified by the World Economic Forum as key to the future of work in a global economy. The Global MBA has been designed to prepare profession...

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 Honorary Doctorate bestowed on the legendary Dr Wendy Harmer

Honorary Doctorate bestowed on the legendary Dr Wendy Harmer

As the leaves on the China Pear and Liquidambar trees around campus were starting to turn amber and gold, Macquarie University’s autumn graduation series in April featured several honorary doctorates being awarded. A fine selection of Australian and International esteemed community leaders received honorary doctorates acknowledging their exceptional contributions to society in their respe...

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 Win a double pass to Archibald Prize 2018

Win a double pass to Archibald Prize 2018

  "Is a selfie the modern-day self-portrait?" For your chance to win one of thirty double passes to the Archibald Prize 2018, post a creative selfie of yourself with #mqalumni on our Facebook post and like our page by midnight Friday 13 July AEST. Prize winners will be judged and notified via private messenger. Conditions apply. Please refer to terms and conditions: mq.ed...