The Business School Broadcast - 13th October 2017

This week saw the official launch of the Oxford Foundry, a new entrepreneurial hub at the heart of Oxford University. Situated in a converted ice factory that was more recently a nightclub for reveling Oxford students, the facility will bring together the brightest minds and business smarts from across the 900-year-old university.

The 2017 EMBAC Membership Program Survey reveals more students are applying for Executive MBA (EMBA) programs to augment their skills as the workforce continues to globalize and new technologies emerge.

Warwick Business School (WBS) has taken the last space in London’s iconic landmark and grown its footprint in the building by 50%. Andy Lockett, Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship and Dean of WBS said, “This expansion will allow more people to learn the latest research and thinking in business, management and leadership from one of the most highly-regarded business schools in the world."

The University of Queensland has announced the appointment of professor Julie Cogin as the new Dean and Head of School at UQ Business School. Currently Deputy Dean of The University of New South Wales Business School and Director of the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM), she will start her new position in January and said, “I’m looking forward to developing and implementing strategies to personalize and enhance the student experience, and I would like to see the UQ Business School take the lead in introducing new educational technologies.”