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A Note From the
Director, Professor Ronel Erwee
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The USQ AGSB Newsletter is
written for past, present and prospective postgraduate business students, as
well as USQ educational partners and agents, to share the latest program,
administrative and exciting events news. It is available online, which means
you have access to the most up-to-date USQ AGSB news, wherever you may be in
the world. In this issue, we celebrate your wonderful achievements,
highlight important course information and showcase many of the USQ AGSB
happenings that we think you will enjoy reading about. Whether you are
currently studying with us, have studied at the USQ AGSB in the past, or are
thinking about applying for one of our postgraduate
programs, we aim to bring to you a useful and informative publication,
and one that actually means something to you. Enjoy!
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USQ South African office
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USQ has a Education Support Office in The centre originally started with one student, but has already
enabled 90 graduands to successfully complete their studies at USQ. Most of
these graduands are MBA students. Mr
Johan Badenhorst, Director of the Centre, noted that there are currently 200
students enrolled from The Chancellor, Don Stevens emphasised USQ's policies as a
transnational educator and confirmed that USQ was one of the first Australian
universities to have a multicultural staff policy and initiatives. |
Pictured (L-R):
His
Excellency, The Australian High Commissioner Mr Philip
Green, USQ’s Chancellor Don Stevens, Mrs Alet Badenhorst, Mrs Barbara
Stevens and Johan Badenhorst from USQ’s South African Office. (Image supplied) |
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USQ AGSB dedicated staff The USQ AGSB employs excellent staff who aim
to ensure that students receive the very best in teaching and support
services. Contact our AGSB staff at studybus@usq.edu.au
or telephone +61 7 4631 1277. |
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Supporting postgraduate
business students (back L- R): Kathryn Schmacker, Rene
Seng, (Image:
USQ Photography) |
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DBA visits ‘The USQ AGSB has launched a new initiative of
making experienced supervisors available to DBA candidates in international
locations. Should five DBA students be available to travel to
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DBA candidate: Jim Hever (Image
supplied) |
Above
(L-R): Prof Ronel Erwee,
Cheryl Crosthwaite & Associate Prof Ben Swanepoel (Photo: Rene Seng) |
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Spring 2005 graduation ceremony Daryll Scott (pictured) graduated from the Master of Business
Administration (MBA) program. Daryll
says he had such an enjoyable experience at USQ, that he plans to further his
studies and make himself even more competitive in
the workforce. ‘In five years, I would like to think I’m
lecturing in a university somewhere and lecturing in a style that was
positive to me during my time at USQ’, he said. |
MBA graduate, Daryll
Scott. (Image: USQ
Photography). |
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Mentoring program helps
Jeff master his business skills |
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by Rene Seng USQ Master of Business Administration student Jeff Mitchell says
he has always had an entrepreneurial streak,
and if his dedication to his mentoring sessions is any indication, he is well
on his way to making his business dreams become a reality.
At night, in between extra study for his MBA courses, he is a
project manager of his internet travel business, meetURplanet
<www.meetURplanet.com>. The business is a unique website matching local
people and travellers all over the planet, allowing 8000 members in over 140
countries to experience the different cultures of the world. In addition to all this, Jeff also manages to find the time to
attend fortnightly mentoring sessions in Mr Tomlinson, from the Jeff believes his mentoring sessions with Mr Tomlinson are
‘helping to make his business dreams come true’ and have added to
his MBA studies by giving him invaluable real life business experience.
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‘My sessions with Greg have enabled me to identify the
skills and factors that employers are looking for, such as being able to
communicate, compatibility and things like leadership experience. I have this
entrepreneurial mindset and that’s where my passion lies’. Jeff said the mentoring sessions have covered everything from
employability, individual values to psychological profiling. ‘In our sessions, we have discussed employability skills,
values and the link between your skills, values and current career’, he
said. ‘Greg has even done a Myers and Briggs psychological
profile of me and we discovered he and I are actually the same personality
type, which is amazing’. Jeff believes the pair has a great relationship between them,
with Greg offering to mentor Jeff indefinitely.
‘My mentoring sessions were due to finish in November, but
Greg believes our sessions have been going so well that he has offered to
mentor me for as long as I would like, which is fantastic. I would
wholeheartedly recommend students be part of this opportunity and if
they’re lucky like me, they might get a mentor like mine’.
‘My motivation and momentum are building’, says USQ
MBA student and Beyond Education participant, Jeff Mitchell. (Images: USQ
Photography) |
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SAIPA visit |
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The USQ Australian Graduate School of Business hosted a group of
executives from Iranian car manufacturing company, SAIPA, in July. Twenty six SAIPA executives visited USQ to attend management
workshops presented by the Faculty’s Department of Management and Organisational
Behaviour. The workshops addressed the
role of senior managers in today’s business environment and the latest
management tools available to senior managers and directors. Among the 26 executives was SAPIA’s Managing Director, as
well as the General Manager and directors of 20 subsidiary companies. SAIPIA
has enrolled more than 20 of these executives in USQ’s Master of
Business Administration (MBA) program.
These MBA students will complete their studies externally in |
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Left to right: Dean of
the Faculty of Business, Associate Professor Rod St Hill, Director of the USQ
Australian Graduate School of Business, Professor Ronel Erwee, Dr Azar,
Director of USQ International Office Emory McLendon, Vice President of SAPIA,
Amorollahi Hamidreza and Education Partner from the ARIA Group Institute, Mr
Ali Ghasemi. (Image:
USQ Photography) |
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Faculty
of Business not-for-profit scholarship program
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by Rene Seng The USQ’s Faculty of Business has celebrated the
contribution that not-for-profit organisations make to the community by
offering full-scholarships for the Postgraduate Certificate in Management
program. In May, the Faculty of Business invited a select group of
not-for-profit organisations to nominate employees for the scholarship for
Semester 2 this year, through the USQ Australian Graduate School of Business.
Catherine Jeffkins, Executive Assistant to the CEO of Australian
Red Cross, is one such recipient of the scholarship. She said the
Postgraduate Certificate in Management program, made available to her through
the full-scholarship, will only enhance her role at the Australian Red Cross.
‘The USQ’s scholarship program, for employees of
organisations such as those of Australian Red Cross, packaged with the
availability to study via the web, has allowed me to continue working full
time whilst applying the subject matter of my studies to my work’,
Catherine said. ‘So far, I’m
thoroughly enjoying my studies in Project Management, which is giving me the
theory to apply to projects that I have managed many times over the
years. ‘The availability of studying at a distance via the web has
also proven beneficial for me as I’ve been able to give it dedicated
time in my diary along with the flexibility of catering my study around my
family, work and community commitments’. |
The Faculty of Business has again offered the scholarships to
selected organisations including Lifeline and World Vision, for commencement
in Semester 3.
Enhancing her career: Australian Red
Cross employee and not-for-profit scholarship recipient, Catherine Jeffkins. (Image: Supplied) |
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Postgraduate business
programs at USQ’s |
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From Semester 1 next year, postgraduate business students will be
able to study on-campus at USQ’s The Faculty of Business will offer four postgraduate business
programs at the ‘Postgraduate students will have access to specially
designed computer labs, postgraduate breakout areas and Harvard style lecture
suites’, Mr Fraser said. ‘There will also be three semester teaching, designed to
increase the flexibility of study so that students can spread out their
workloads during the year’. For more
information on application procedures at the Telephone: 1800 269 500 |
USQ’s |
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Linda Marchino, an alumnus
from the first on-campus MBA program |
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‘I learnt a great deal in your MBA program. I gained
valuable knowledge, problem solving skills, and team work skills. I thoroughly enjoyed being a part of the
Graduate School of Business Program. Not a day goes by, that I don’t
think of my time at USQ, and smile.
The experience has made me a better person. Your mentoring has made me a better person.
And it has made all the difference in my life. I look forward to visiting USQ
again’. (2002 USQ MBA graduate, Linda Marchino) |
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Brain Teaser |
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Q. What is the most widely recognised Australian Trademark in the
world, according to IPTA? A. QANTAS. (Australian Anthill, 2005, 12th edition,
October/November, p.18.) |
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We are proud to feature high achievers who have benefited
greatly from their postgraduate studies at USQ. If you have a
postgraduate success story, we welcome your contributions and ask that you
contact Rene Seng |
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