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As I embarked on my journey towards a master's degree, I was impressed by the exceptional academic reputation and the array of diverse opportunities available in my chosen course – Master of Management (Finance). Among these opportunities was the Global Business Practicum, a Work Integrated Learning elective, which stood apart from the university's regular curriculum by offering a unique experiential learning opportunity.
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Conor Grace completed the Business Practicum in his summer break as part of his Master of Management (Marketing) degree. He shares his experience on a student team to complete a management consulting project.
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Nobel laureate economist Richard Thaler famously quipped: People aren’t dumb, the world is hard. Indeed, we routinely encounter problems in our everyday lives that feel complex – from choosing the best electricity plan, to deciding how to effectively spend our money. But how can we objectively measure how “complex” our decisions really are?
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The war in Ukraine, COVID-19 and climate change are fuelling a growing global food crisis. Dr Medo Pournader warns that export bans implemented to maintain domestic food prices could result in further price hikes.
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Melbourne Business School provides students with the opportunity to undertake an internship while crediting their experience as a subject in their degree. Students can either source their own internship or apply for a university-sourced opportunity. We spoke to both Alex Mullins (Strategic Partnerships Program Manager at the CSIRO) and Master of Management student, Hasini Ilangaratne, who completed an internship with the CSIRO in 2021.
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With climate change propelling our planet to a tipping point, University of Melbourne students are devising solutions to combat climate change and protect the planet.
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Zhenglin (James) Jia completed an internship with PwC China as part of the Business and Economics Internship subject, securing a job with the firm.
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Bianca Catibayan wanted a challenge. She came to Melbourne to hone her skills and pursue her passions for marketing and management.
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Master of Management (HR) student Patricio Vergara Ortega took on the newly remote Global Business Practicum and learned lessons that will last a lifetime.
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Master of Management (Marketing) student Lachlan Price undertook the Global Business Practicum (GBP) with KPMG, an experience that proved to be one of his university highlights.
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Master of Management student Kylie Zhang rounded out her studies with an internship at SJS Strategy, and gained valuable professional experience.
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For Volkan Ozer, his Internship at KPMG was one of the most challenging yet rewarding experiences from his time at university.
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Master of Economics student William Armstrong was apprehensive about completing an internship online, but ultimately it was an opportunity beyond what he could have predicted.
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Richard Putera wanted to finish his degree with an industry experience. Hear how he worked with his team to deliver for Apple and Pear Australia.
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Master of Management student Dharaa Chandrasekaran takes us inside her consulting internship.
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Master of Management (Marketing) student Mallika Dutta takes us inside the Global Business Practicum.
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Rana Aman began her career working in international aid. Now, she’s come to Melbourne to in the first step of a life changing educational journey.
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A new found love of numbers drove Vismay Vadera to pursue a master’s degree in accounting, but 2020 had other plans and he ended up deferring his place for 6 months. Now, he’s ready for a new start in the new year.
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Melbourne Business School will launch its new Master of Digital Marketing in July 2021. Students will boost their digital marketing skills in a specialisation that will put them at the forefront of digitally transformed customers and businesses. We spoke to program director, Dr Stephan Ludwig, to find out more.
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Master of Management (2017) alum Maria Thattil works in talent acquisition in the State government, is a vibrant social media creator with 70,000 followers and has just been named Miss Universe Australia.
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Sarah Minahan took the skills she gained from the Master of Management into the world of consulting, where she now works as a Human Rights and Social Impact Consultant.
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Siddharth Gupta was always focused on his goal of becoming an accountant, and he knew the road he wanted to take to get there, straight through MBS.
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Amy Wu’s studies in Actuarial Science set her on course for a career through the world of numbers, opening up opportunities in Investment Management and Data Analytics. We spoke with Amy about her time at Melbourne Business School and her career so far.
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Sevriyandi Sovian has built a career working in Tech. Now, he’s demystifying the job search, and helping recent grads understand the nature and scope of the roles on offer.
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Raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, Arjun Agarwal knew by the time he was in high school that he wanted to use finance to uplift underprivileged communities. When his father passed away in Arjun’s final year of his undergraduate degree, Arjun and his family moved back to India where his true resilience and his path to entrepreneurship became clear.
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Paolo Cabrini came to Melbourne seeking an experience that would take his career global. The Master of International Business was exactly what he was looking for.
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We spoke with Master of Management (Marketing) student Grusha Undwar about what brought her to Melbourne. We explore her post-grad studies, great coffee culture and the promise of a fresh start.
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Kavleen Kaur first came to Melbourne to study in the Bachelor of Commerce. Now, she’s nearing the end of her studies in the Master of Finance and is preparing for her next step into the working world.
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Lachlan Price came to Melbourne to study in the Bachelor of Commerce. It was there he discovered a passion for Marketing. Now, he’s in the second year of his Master of Management (Marketing), and preparing to enter the workforce.
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MBS alum Demi Xu is the Co-founder and COO of Tanggram, a startup that’s working to make financial services more accessible for everyone.
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Our entrepreneurs-in-training have been busy coming up with fantastic ideas to build their entrepreneurial toolkit through their first semester of their University of Melbourne, Master of Entrepreneurship unit, Garage Project.
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Being a new student, in a new city is always going to be challenging, but once you find a community that supports you, it becomes a whole lot easier. We spoke with incoming MBSSA President Alankrita Misra about how MBSSA is creating a community in 2020.
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Marlo Wilson graduated from the Master of Management (Marketing) in 2015. Now, she’s an experienced Account Manager, having spent time at creative agencies Leo Burnett and McCann. We spoke with Marlo to find out what it’s like working in advertising.
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Associate Professor Matthew Greenwood-Nimmo takes us inside what it takes to build a university subject during the time of COVID-19.
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Ashleigh Lee studied in the Bachelor of Commerce, before going on to a Master of International Business. Now, as she reaches the end of her post-graduate studies, she’s thinking about what comes next.
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COVID-19 is an unprecedented experiment for the modern workplace, and while it proves flexible working for many, it can magnify problems for others
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For years, Maxine Lee worked with the Melbourne Accelerator program, helping startups enter the market. Now, she works as the COO at Skalata Ventures, supporting high growth companies access the knowledge, networks and capital to succeed. In 2020, she's been selected for the Forbes 30 under 30 Finance & Venture Capital cohort.
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Nina-Louise Dean is the Vice President of the MBS Students’ Association. We spoke with her to find out how she’s adapting her studies to the emergence of COVID-19.
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Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Economics alum Dean Magee is Chief Data Scientist at Geografia. Over the last few weeks, he’s been looking at the numbers, and thinking about what the future holds after COVID-19.
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Doris Wu graduated from the Master of Management (Finance) in 2015. Now, she works as an Analyst at Culture Amp, a Melbourne startup that’s gone global.
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These are strange times we live in.
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Santika Wibowo had the option to go anywhere in the world for her graduate studies. Her first choice was Melbourne.
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Nolana Lynch launched Eco-Truffles, a skin care range that supports and employs Caribbean women, after beginning her PhD in earth and environmental science. As research gave way to social enterprise, Nolana decided it was time to take the next step in her career, with the Master of Entrepreneurship at Wade institute.
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Most startups don't fail to start, they fail to grow. Taking the opportunity to learn is a critical part of being an entrepreneur.