The University of QueenslandBusiness School is the business school of the University of Queensland, located in Brisbane, Australia. There are seven areas of research expertise across UQ Business School: Accounting, Business Information Systems, Finance, Management, Marketing, Strategy and Tourism. The school began teaching its MBA program in 1972, the very first to be offered in Queensland. It became the first business school in Australia to meet the standards of the accrediting bodies – the US-based AACSB International and Europe's EQUIS. The Economist has ranked UQ Business School as No. 1 worldwide for student quality, the UQ Business School MBA program also ranked No. 1 in Queensland and No. 2 overall in Australasia in 2019. In addition, along with Faculty of Business, Economics & Law, UQ Business School collaborates with Mahidol University International College and The Chinese University of Hong Kong to introduce Hospitality Management Program, exclusively available to its Bachelor of International and Tourism Management students.
History
UQ Business School's origins date back to 1926 when the University of Queensland first began to offer accounting degrees. The Department of Accountancy was set up in 1961, and later became the School of Commerce. Management education began in 1972, when the first MBA students enrolled. The school was renamed the Department of Business Administration and later became School of Management in 1984. UQ Business School was formed in 2002 with the merger of the Schools of Commerce and Management, and two years later it expanded further when it merged with the Technology and Innovation Management Centre. UQ Business School was the first business school in Australia to gain dual accreditation from AACSB International and EQUIS – the most prestigious standards a business school can achieve.
Campuses
UQ Business School operates over two sites. Most of the school's staff are located at the St Lucia campus, a 114-acre site located seven miles from the centre of Brisbane within a bend in the Brisbane River. UQ Business School Downtown is situated in Brisbane's central business district and is home to the school's Corporate Education and MBA programs. It opened in 2004. This learning and conference centre won the Queensland Architecture Award in 2005.
Rankings and awards
1st ranked MBA program in Asia-Pacific in The Economist 2016 Full-time MBA ranking
10th ranked MBA program in the world in The Economist 2016 Full-time MBA ranking
1st/17 best business school in Australia in the Financial Review Boss 2015 MBA ranking
The Australian Research Council's ERA rates UQ Business School's research above or well above world standard in all categories
47th/50 best business school in the world in the Financial Times executive education open 2011 ranking
Martie-Louise Verreynne, Stewart Gow and Clint Ramsay, awarded by the Australian Teaching and Learning Council
Programs
Degree offerings include undergraduate, postgraduate coursework and postgraduate research programs in business, commerce, and management. Executive education programs address a wide range of contemporary business issues.
Master of Property Studies : covers the knowledge and understanding of the business environment, real estate and development, and key property sectors.
Master of Technology and Innovation Management : covers the knowledge and skills to manage innovation and technology in both public and private sector organisations.
Master of Global Management: two years, two degrees in two world-class universities.
Master of Business : allows students to gain specialist knowledge and qualifications for middle/senior management.
