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Learn how the Wandering Warriors scholarship helps veterans like UQ MBA alumna Kellie Davis to change career direction.

Learn how the UQ MBA transformed a former sleep scientist’s leadership skills and cemented his managerial career.

In Indonesia — Southeast Asia’s largest economy — small and medium enterprises (SMEs) contribute to around 60% of the nation’s economy and absorb 97% of its domestic workforce. However, while there are more than 60 million SMEs in Indonesia, only 12% can get financing or bank loans.

Despite new research showing graduates remain in high demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, many potential MBA students still hold concerns about embarking on the world’s most popular management qualification.

Researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ) Business School will be assisting COVID-19 recovery in Indonesia through a digital transformation grant designed to help small to medium enterprises (SMEs).

Deciding to study your Master of Business Administration (MBA) online or in-person can be a tough decision. There are multiple factors to consider, including flexibility, cost and the quality of the program. While many MBA programs are transitioning to online delivery formats, there are still three clear benefits of studying your MBA with a face-to-face element.

After seeing how expensive and time-consuming it was for the military to fly helicopters, not to mention the risk to human life, army engineer Rob Sutton was determined to make a difference through drones.

The University of Queensland (UQ) has shone bright at the annual Advertising Capstone Challenge, taking out first place for the second year running, with an innovative pitch.

A University of Queensland (UQ) report has revealed that two thirds of Australians do not trust Artificial intelligence (AI), and many are unaware that it is being used in everyday applications, like social media.

There are growing concerns over a slowdown in entrepreneurial activity at the world's universities. Entrepreneurship must be encouraged and facilitated, however – and students are increasingly demanding that this is so. Here's why this is so important.

Rebuilding Queensland’s tourism and arts sectors in the wake of COVID-19 will be the focus of two University of Queensland research projects funded by Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships. Dr Richard Robinson and Dr Kate Power, both from UQ Business School, were awarded funding to help with COVID-19 recovery efforts in key Queensland industries.

Phil Teuwen was born and raised in Queensland and describes himself as a country boy at heart. Now based in Brisbane, the scientist and UQ Master of Business Administration (MBA) graduate is helping Queenslanders get something we all need more of, especially during the pandemic – sleep.

There is a real sense of urgency towards technological adoption at the moment, but how does a leader deploy new systems without staff fearing for their jobs?

A University of Queensland business and economics report has revealed that visits to the state’s national parks generate $2.64 billion in spending annually and support thousands of jobs.

Sitting in her apartment in Frankfurt, Germany, waiting to start a new day of work with sustainable fashion start-up tech company, SupplyCompass, Margo Camus is very thankful for the opportunities her MBA has provided.

Like prizefighters in winter training, the nation’s canny captains of industry have used the lockdown of 2020 to spec up – to both gain marketable skills to survive the slowdown and, importantly, to gain the near-magical powers necessary for our businesses to thrive in the great reset.

With the AFL season on the line, Queensland has stood up to help keep the game alive, winning the right to host the coveted grand final in the process. But what does this mean for the state, the fans and the game itself? Associate Professor Sarah Kelly discusses these questions with UQ's Contact Magazine

There are a very few qualifications that help you transfer from being Lieutenant in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to working in some of the world’s most popular start-ups in just a couple of years. For Sam Zammit the transition from fatigues to jeans was executed with military precision, with an MBA from The University of Queensland.

Emerging research from Dr Terry Fitzsimmons suggests that a person’s gender might be a significant factor that influences how greatly someone is impacted by this virus.

Professor Sara Dolnicar and Professor Neal Ashkanasy lead the pack in the annual Lifetime Achievers top 40 Leaderboard issued annually by The Australian.