Why MBS?
Global standing, Asia Pacific pre-eminence
Melbourne Business School is a pre-eminent force in management education within Australian and the Asia-Pacific, and independently ranked among the finest business schools in the world.
Our global reputation is built on our 50-year heritage of academic excellence and strengthened by our deep connections with business. We deliver practically relevant research and business education programs that are anchored firmly in the rigorous academic standards of the University of Melbourne.
We focus our teaching, research and executive development on the real issues confronting global enterprises and their managers now and in future.
A vibrant community
Headquartered in one of the world's most 'livable' and sophisticated cities, our School is a dynamic community of faculty members, students, staff, alumni and client companies.
We have a 600-strong student body, more than 5000 executive education participants annually and a portfolio of blue-chip clients who use us to grow their talent, tap our research and consulting expertise, and to recruit our graduates.
At the front and centre of who we are is our alumni network. This professional association of graduates has more than 10,000 members who make their presence felt throughout the world as managers and leaders.
Opening minds, changing lives
Our programs are intellectually demanding and are taught by world-class faculty members who excel in their areas of teaching and research.
Recruited from the world's best business schools, our academics are the thought leaders who are shaping the profession of management and public policy globally. They bring their experience and perspectives directly into our classrooms and research efforts.
Learners are stretched and challenged to understand management theory and anticipate the opportunities that accompany accelerating levels of technological, social and economic change.
Our programs are academically rigorous, so the standard and calibre of our students is high.
Melbourne graduates are confident, bright and noticeable: at the helm of multinational organisations, launching entrepreneurial start-up ventures, consulting in new and emerging business fields, or on the boards of major corporations.
Reach and impact
Through our active research agenda we inspire new knowledge and insight that can change thinking about contemporary enterprises and transform how they are managed.
We collate and disseminate this management knowledge through our research departments, our contribution to business and public policy debate in our key centres of excellence, and through our active program of events, news and publications.
International and inspiring
Life in a Melbourne Business School program is multi-dimensional and multi-cultural.
Students are exposed to international faculty members, engaged in in learning with high-calibre professionals from locations as diverse as Asia, Europe, India, Africa and the US, and inspired by the mix of global management education experience and perspectives.