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Four Business School postgraduate students from The University of Queensland (UQ) have placed second in this year’s Global Business Challenge (GBC) – the world’s largest business case competition.

The University of Queensland (UQ) Business School has again been confirmed as a top international business school by global accrediting organisation EQUIS, gaining reaccreditation for the next five years.

While there is no foolproof recipe for success, Marc Orchard, Director of Startups at BDO Australia, shares three questions all aspiring entrepreneurs should ask themselves and three tips to help them embark on their own startup venture.

Girls’ schools could be the key to closing the gender pay gap, according to a study from a UQ Business School researcher, which discovered female students graduated more confident and more likely to hold leadership roles if they attend single-sex schools.

Five master’s degree students from The University of Queensland (UQ) Business School have won IXL’s Innovation Olympics for the summer quarter of 2019. This was UQ’s first time competing in the eight week competition.

Today there is no such thing as a product-only business, according to a new approach that aims to encourage innovation.

In countries around the world, the value of manufacturing is on the decline. The service sector increasingly dominates the economy and in developed countries like Australia, the United Kingdom and United States it accounts for over 70 per cent of GDP.

The rise of online marketplaces is a business trend that continues to snowball globally. MBA alumnus Chris Evans founded Quipmo in 2017 – a peer-to-peer marketplace that rents surf, bike and snow equipment, and which recently won Austrade's Going Global Award at HYPE UQ SPIN Global Sportstech Accelerator.

Sophia Arkinstall is on a mission. The UQ MBA graduate is setting out to make smart cities a reality, taking the concept beyond infrastructure, to look at how our cities will enable us to live healthier, happier lives into the future.

With Queensland’s catastrophic bushfires front of mind, a strategic management academic from The University of Queensland (UQ) Business School is urging for adaptation of the insurance industry to assist in society’s ability to recover from climate change-related disasters.

Sports marketing expert from The University of Queensland Business School, Associate Professor Sarah Jane Kelly, shares how a chance meeting during her MBA enabled her to turn her passion into a career.

Stephen Dash arrived in the US seven years ago with a suitcase and a dream. Recently, the humble Brisbane innovator sold his financial technology start-up, Credible, for a whopping $585 million.

A researcher from The University of Queensland (UQ) Business School has been awarded an Australian Research Council (ARC) Australian Laureate Fellowship.

For Guy Barroilhet, growing up with a close-knit family inspired him to leave a legacy. Here, he explains why his is driven to find solutions to one of the world's biggest environmental challenges and how his MBA will help him get there.

Mentoring is something that all great professionals climbing the corporate ladder are told they need, but how do you find and connect with top mentors?

Ben Ricketts once described himself as a 'greenie', and while he started his career in law with this ideal, life would ultimately get in the way. Here, he shares his journey and how the UQ MBA reignited his passion and transformed his career.

Reds backrower Angus Scott-Young is shattering the modern myth that sporting and academic excellence can't mix as he prepares to graduate with a double degree from The University of Queensland inn commerce and science.

The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and technology on customer experience is a key focus for the newly-formed Industry Advisory Board from The University of Queensland (UQ) Business School.

Business sustainability expert Dr Belinda Wade, a researcher and lecturer at The University of Queensland Business School shares some insights as to how individuals and businesses can incorporate sustainability into their day-to-day lives and long-term planning.

Networking can be nerve-wracking. Even the most seasoned professionals can feel pushed out of their comfort zone when faced with a room full of strangers and little time to find common ground. Remi Descamps, an MBA Career Advisor at UQ Business School provides his top five tips for successful networking.

Expensive, irrelevant and obsolete are common misconceptions about studying a Master of Business Administration (MBA). Learn the five myths surround an MBA degree.