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The University of Western Australia Business School has cemented its place as one of Australia's leading business schools, receiving European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) re-accreditation.

The five-year re-accreditation, awarded by the European Foundation for Management Development, recognises the high international standard of a school's degree programmes, research, executive education, community outreach and internationalisation.

The decision to award the UWA Business School the maximum possible five-year re-accreditation period was made unanimously by the accrediting panel.

Dean of the UWA Business School, Winthrop Professor Phil Dolan, said the re-accreditation reflected the School's ongoing commitment to delivering a high quality world-class education, conduct of research of international relevance, and excellent relationships with the business community.

"As part of UWA's drive to be in the world's top 50 universities by 2050, the UWA Business School is committed to attracting the best students and staff from around the world, and delivering the highest quality teaching and research," Winthrop Professor Dolan said.

"We work with the local community and global partners to ensure that our work contributes to building stronger business practices - in areas ranging from leadership and entrepreneurship, through to personal finance, social impact and resource economics.

"In recent years, we have also introduced an MBA Full Time , Master of Applied Finance and Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation to meet the changing demands of business."

The UWA Business School is the only business school in Western Australia to hold EQUIS accreditation. It is also the only school in the State to hold accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), and one of only seven institutions in Australia to hold both EQUIS and AACSB accreditation.

There are currently 147 EQUIS-accredited schools across 40 countries and 716 AACSB-accredited schools across 48 countries.

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Karen Della Torre (UWA Business School)                                     (+61 8) 6488 8538
Verity Chia (UWA Business School)                                             (+61 8) 6488 1346