Monash University Faculty of Business and Economics

The Faculty of Business and Economics is one of the 10 primary faculties at Monash University.

Faculty of Business and Economics - Monash University
Established1961
AccreditationAdvance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), Association of MBAs (AMBA)
DeanProfessor Simon Wilkie
Academic staff
420+ (FTE)
Students21,600+ (EFTSL)
Location
Melbourne
,
Australia
AffiliationsGroup of Eight
Websitehttps://www.monash.edu/business

The Faculty is made up of two distinct schools – Monash Business School[1] located in Melbourne, Australia and the School of Business at Monash University Malaysia.[2] In addition, the Faculty runs specialist business units and courses at Monash Suzhou[3] in China, the Monash Prato Centre[4] in Italy and Monash Indonesia,[5] located in Jakarta.

Collectively the Faculty of Business and Economics is home to over 21,600 students. It offers undergraduate, graduate and research degrees, with different options available at the different Monash locations.

History

The current Faculty structure is the result of the amalgamation of the Monash University Faculty of Economics and Politics, based at the University's Clayton campus, and the David Syme Business School, based at what is now the University's Caulfield campus. Monash University Malaysia School of Business was included as part of the Faculty in 1998 and in 2014, Monash Business School was created to encompass all Australian-based operations. Teaching of business degrees commenced at Monash Suzhou in 2020 and Monash Indonesia in 2021.

Rankings

The Faculty of Business and Economics is internationally recognised for excellence in research and education in Australia, the Asia-Pacific and around the world.

Rankings by some of the most prestigious and highly regarded international rankings of world universities include the following:

  • No. 4 in Australia for Business and Economics[6]
  • No. 1 in Australia and No. 17 in the world for Business Administration[7]
  • No. 2 in Australia and No. 42 in the world for Economics[8]
  • No. 3 in Oceania and No. 73 in the world for MBA[9]

Monash Business School, Australia

Monash Business School operates on three of Monash University’s four campuses in and around the city of Melbourne – Clayton, Caulfield and Peninsula. It is structured into seven discipline-based departments, together with four research centres and a Leadership and Executive Education group that is responsible for delivery of The Monash MBA,[10] the Global Executive MBA[11] and a range of Executive Education programs.[12] The School also delivers a wide range of single and double coursework undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as research degrees.

Departments and Centres
  • Department of Accounting[13]
  • Department of Banking and Finance[14]
  • Department of Business Law and Taxation[15]
  • Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics[16]
  • Department of Economics[17]
  • Department of Management[18]
  • Department of Marketing[19]
  • Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability (CDES)[20]
  • Centre for Global Business (CGB)[21]
  • Centre for Health Economics (CHE)[22]
  • Monash Centre for Financial Studies (MCFS)[23]
  • Leadership and Executive Education[24]

Accreditation

Monash Business School is one of only 97 business schools in the world - and the only institution within Victoria - to have achieved 'Triple Accreditation' by the three global accrediting bodies: the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB); EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS); and the Association of MBAs AMBA).

School of Business, Monash University Malaysia

The School of Business[25] is one of eight schools at Monash University Malaysia which was the first foreign university campus in Malaysia. Home to over 8,400 students from 78 different countries, Monash University Malaysia has established strong links with industry and government and serves as a platform for research and education engagement across Southeast Asia and beyond.

The School of Business is structured into seven discipline-based departments. The undergraduate program is anchored around the Bachelor of Business and Commerce and the graduate offering includes the Master of International Business (coursework) and the Doctor of Philosophy (research).

Departments[26]
  • Department of Accounting
  • Department of Banking and Finance
  • Department of Business Law and Taxation
  • Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics
  • Department of Economics
  • Department of Management
  • Department of Marketing

Accreditation

Monash University Malaysia School of Business is one of the few business schools in Malaysia to be accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) which is the longest standing, most recognised form of specialised/professional accreditation an institution and its business programs can earn worldwide.

Academic leadership

Leadership team
  • Professor Simon Wilkie,[27] Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics and Head, Monash Business School
  • Professor Pervaiz K Ahmed,[28] Head, School of Business (Malaysia)
  • Professor Michelle Welsh, Senior Deputy Dean, Faculty Operations
  • Professor Robert Brooks, Deputy Dean, Education
  • Professor Deep Kapur, Deputy Dean, External Engagement and Director, Monash Centre for Financial Studies
  • Professor Michaela Rankin, Deputy Dean, International and Accreditation
  • Professor Richard Hall, Deputy Dean, Leadership and Executive Education
  • Professor Russell Smyth, Deputy Dean, Research
  • Michelle Clarke, Faculty General Manager
  • Amanda Michael, Faculty Finance Manager

Heads of Department
  • Professor Abe de Jong, Head, Department of Banking and Finance
  • Professor Rob J. Hyndman, Head, Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics
  • Professor Gavin Jack, Head, Department of Management
  • Professor Hean Tat Keh, Head, Department of Marketing
  • Professor Carolyn Sutherland, Head, Department of Business Law and Taxation
  • Professor Michael Ward, Head, Department of Economics
  • Professor Carla Wilkin, Head, Department of Accounting

Notable faculty

Alumni

Alumni of the Faculty include:

References
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  2. "Malaysia - School of Business". Malaysia - School of Business. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. "Monash Suzhou 蒙纳士苏州". Monash Suzhou 蒙纳士苏州. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  4. "Prato". Prato. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  5. "Indonesia campus". Monash University. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  6. "Best Global Universities for Economics and Business".
  7. "ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  8. "ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  9. "World University Rankings - Full Time MBA: Oceania 2020". Top Universities. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  10. "The Monash MBA". Monash Business School. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  11. "Global Executive MBA". Monash Business School. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  12. "Executive Education". Monash Business School. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  13. "Accounting". Monash Business School. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  14. "Banking and Finance". Monash Business School. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  15. "Business Law and Taxation". Monash Business School. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  16. "Econometrics and Business Statistics". Monash Business School. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  17. "Economics". Monash Business School. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  18. "Management". Monash Business School. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  19. "Marketing". Monash Business School. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  20. "Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability". Monash Business School. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  21. "Centre for Global Business". Monash Business School. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  22. "Centre for Health Economics". Monash Business School. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  23. "Monash Centre for Financial Studies". Monash Business School. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  24. "Leadership and Executive Education". Monash Business School. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  25. "Malaysia - School of Business". Malaysia - School of Business. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  26. "Academic staff". Malaysia - School of Business. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  27. "Professor Simon Wilkie". Monash Business School. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  28. "Professor Pervaiz K Ahmed". Malaysia - School of Business. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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