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Fair Trade Fortnight kicks off with Hay St Pop Up Shop

Monday, 29 April 2013

Enactus students at The University of Western Australia are teaming up with Oxfam, the WA Fair Trade Collective and Fair Trade suppliers to launch the Fair Trade Pop Up Shop 2013.

Professor David Yermack

NYU Professor to explain link between CEO holidays and stock prices

Thursday, 21 March 2013

New York University Stern School of Business Professor David Yermack will explain the financial effects of CEOs' holidays in a public lecture at The University of Western Australia's Business School.

Professor Yermack, a visiting professor at the UWA Business School, will present his findings on trends in news announcements made by public companies before, during and after chief executives go on holiday.

He will also explain how these patterns in public announcements can create trading opportunities for investors.

Business leaders to discuss Australia’s productivity at UWA forum

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Economists and business leaders will examine the future of Australia's productivity and global competitiveness at an upcoming forum at The University of Western Australia.

Openness to new ideas key to vibrant Indigenous future

Friday, 11 January 2013

Over 200 delegates to the Indigenous Business, Enterprise and Corporations Conference at The University of Western Australia last month attended a Conference dinner hosted by Channel 10 newsreader Narelda Jacobs and featuring filmmaker and director Warwick Thornton.

Attendees were welcomed by UWA Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Johnson, who said the conference was particularly topical given that Western Australia's mining boom had resulted in WA leading the way in Indigenous business and procurement.

25th Annual PhD Conference in Economics and Business

Monday, 17 December 2012

More than thirty students from Australia and New Zealand gathered at The University of Western Australia's Business School for the 25th Annual PhD Conference in Economics and Business.

The annual Conference is a joint venture between UWA, the Australian National University, The University of Queensland and Monash University which gives PhD students the opportunity to meet their peers and senior academics with similar interests, engage in high level debate and discussion, and network with prospective employers.

Upcoming forum: Habits of High Performing Boards

Tuesday, 13 November 2012

An upcoming forum convened by the UWA Business School's Graduate Management Association (GMA), in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Company Directors, will feature Dr Michael Chaney AO, Margaret Sears AO and Michael Smith discussing board leadership, culture and performance.

Female business leaders share career wisdom with UWA finance students

Friday, 26 October 2012

UWA Business School
Female business leaders and executives have shared their experience and wisdom with high achieving business students at The University of Western Australia.

The Finance Association of Western Australia (FAWA)'s annual Women In Finance Cocktail Evening encourages undergraduate women students to pursue a career in business and finance.

UWA team wins The Amazing Case

Wednesday, 3 October 2012

UWA Business School
A team of undergraduate students from The University of Western Australia has impressed an expert judging panel to win The Amazing Case, a management consulting competition run by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

UBS Investment Banking Challenge takes UWA students to Sydney

Tuesday, 2 October 2012

Reaching the national finals of the UBS Investment Banking Challenge has given a team of UWA Business School students the opportunity to work on a real-life mergers and acquisitions (M&A) case, meet UBS executives, and be invited to interview for internships at UBS.

Undergraduate students Dylan Jensen (Commerce), Julian Rebelo (Engineering/Commerce), Jeremy Tan (Law/Commerce) and Lucas Tan (Law/Commerce) won the UWA Campus Final, and were one of seven teams from across Australia to compete in the National Finals.

Honorary Doctorate for UWA Accounting Professor

Friday, 10 August 2012

The UWA Business School's Emeritus Professor Philip Brown has been awarded a Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa, from The University of Lancaster.

The honorary degree recognises Professor Brown's outstanding contributions to the field of accounting, which include a seminal research paper and many decades of university involvement.