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- Get a global perspective with new degree
- Paving the way for tomorrow's leaders
- NEW! Master of Commerce (Marketing) Global Leadership Program
- GLP alumna Telstra Business Women’s Award finalist
- NEW! Master of Science (Biotechnology) Global Leadership Program
- A glass half empty for a fuller mind
Get a global perspective with new degree
15 March 2010
Swinburne University of Technology will be one of the first universities in Australia to deliver an international dual masters degree in global financial management and international business.
The Global Financial Management Program (GFMP), expected to have its first intake in 2010, will give students the opportunity to graduate with two master degrees in two years – one from Swinburne and one from Northumbria University, UK.
“This program will provide students with a truly international experience with participants spending one year in Melbourne and one in the UK,” Swinburne’s Centre for Global Programs Director, Louise Goold said.
“The GFMP is not designed to recruit large numbers of students, but will appeal to a select group who recognise the benefits of dual Australian and UK qualifications in this highly specialised field, and who are willing to challenge themselves by living and studying in two countries,” she said.
According to program co-ordinator Murray Rees, the GFMP will prepare students to find employment in the current financial climate.
“As we begin to come out of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), these students will find they are employable in many different areas and have the technical and theoretical knowledge to work in a global economy,” Rees said. “This program gives students an international awareness and focus as well as knowledge of different economies and cultures from day one.”
“There is a perception that all countries operate in the same way and they are all seen to be suffering from the GFC. But our graduates will be aware of the differences – having studied in two countries where they will be in the midst of many financial opportunities.”
Rees also believes the different cultures students will be exposed to in the GFMP will make them better placed to do business in an international marketplace.
“Most students who graduate from this program will leave Australia to do business. I believe this program will attract students who have a global mindset and the cross cultural experience will be a practical step towards living and working overseas,” Rees said.
Northumbria University, located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North of England, is one of England's largest and most successful modern, metropolitan universities. The Newcastle Business School is one of the largest Business Schools in the UK and is highly ranked in the UK subject league table for Accounting/Finance.
Article courtesy of Swinburne News
Paving the way for tomorrow's leaders
December 2009
A unique, student-driven alumni network that spans across two countries has been launched by graduates of Swinburne’s Global Leadership Program (GLP) to provide support and mentoring for current students.
The network incorporates alumni chapters from both Swinburne and Northeastern University, Swinburne's US partner in the GLP, to assist students and graduates with acquiring contacts for future business and employment opportunities.
Swinburne’s Centre for Global Programs director, Louise Goold said the alumni network would allow the GLP’s diverse group of students to reconnect after graduation.
“As there are many international students enrolled in the program, it is often difficult for them to stay in touch once they return home. This group will provide opportunities for students to use the networking skills they picked up in the program to further their careers and uncover valuable business opportunities,” Goold said.
Singapore born student Stephen Sim, who initiated the alumni network, said that while students usually become part of an alumni chapter when they graduate, this group would play an important role in the growth and learning of current GLP students.
“Throughout the program, we work a lot as a team and welcome an interactive style of learning, which causes us to become a very close-knit group. By including current students in the alumni chapter, we will strengthen our networks and continue the legacy of the friendships and camaraderie developed by studying together,” Sim said.
The network will be officially unveiled at a ceremony for current GLP students on Thursday 3 December. Delegates from Northeastern University will be travelling from Boston to attend the celebration.
Full article is available at Swinburne News
NEW! Master of Commerce (Marketing)- Global Leadership Program
October 2009
Our Master of Commerce (Marketing)- Global Leadership Program is the latest addition to the suite of Global Leadership Programs, run in partnership with Northeastern University in the US.
The program provides a unique opportunity to develop marketing savvy with leadership qualities.
Two master degrees in two years
Students complete a Master of Science in Leadership, from Northeastern, and a Master of Commerce (Marketing) from Swinburne.
The program is based at Swinburne’s Hawthorn campus; Northeastern academics travel to Melbourne to teach the leadership units. Students can study two units at Northeastern in Boston as part of the Global Leadership in Boston program.
Career opportunities
Key vocational outcomes include better current job performance plus new opportunities in marketing.
Who will it appeal to?
Students wishing to position themselves for employment in an international market, and those who wish to gain a US and an Australian qualification at the same time.
GLP alumna Telstra Business Women’s Award finalist
October 2009
Global Leadership Program alumna Meredith Bushell was recently announced as a finalist for the Telstra Business Women’s Awards.
The annual prestigious awards recognise successful and inspirational women in a wide number of industries.
Meredith arrived in Australia 12 years ago from the US. Now co-founder of her own hugely successful multinational IT company, Vital Software, she is the embodiment of determination and the attributes of the Global Leadership Program.
NEW! Master of Science (Biotechnology) Global Leadership Program
The term ‘biopreneur’ has been around for little more than ten years, but already the modern biotechnology industry is calling out for such professionals.
Our new Master of Science (Biotechnology) Global Leadership Program offers you a unique opportunity to combine your scientific knowledge with leadership skills and business acumen to push the industry forward.
Two master degrees in two years
It is part of the Global Leadership Program – run in partnership with Northeastern University in the US – and allows students to gain two master degrees in two years.
On successful completion, you will receive Swinburne’s Master of Science (Biotechnology) and a Master of Science in Leadership from Northeastern.
The program is based at Swinburne’s Hawthorn campus; Northeastern academics travel to Melbourne to teach the leadership component. Students have the option of undertaking two intensive units in the US as part of the Global Leadership in Boston program.
Career opportunities
The program enables students to combine leadership skills and the fundamentals of management with a science background, making them highly employable in entrepreneurial roles within the biotechnology industry.
Students will gain the managerial skills to work as project or team leaders in a range of biotechnology related areas such as medical, health, education and environmental and pharmaceutical companies.
Who will it appeal to?
It is ideal for students who wish to position themselves for employment in an international market and will appeal to those who wish to gain a US and an Australian qualification at the same time.
A glass half empty for a fuller mind
May 2009
The glass half empty-glass half full debate has long sorted the pessimists from the optimists. As a metaphor in the quest for knowledge, however, Ramli Puteh says his is always leaning on empty. “I’m always looking for something to fill my mind,” he says.
After a 30-year hiatus from formal education, Ramli was one of the first students to graduate from Swinburne’s Global Leadership Program, which is run in partnership with Northeastern University, Boston.
Earlier this month, Ramli flew to Boston for the official graduation ceremony and the significance of the event was certainly not lost on him. “It was a once in a lifetime experience,” he says. “An acknowledgement of the heart, sweat and soul that I’ve put in over the last two years.”
“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether they’re 20 or 80,” he says, quoting care manufacturing pioneer Henry Ford. “Anyone who keeps learning stays young.”
Matters of the heart have never been far from his mind. Ramli decided to come to Australia after suffering a heart attack when he was 54. It was the wake up call he had to have, after a busy 25-year-long career with the National Trade Union Congress in Singapore and later establishing the AIN Society, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promoting inter-racial harmony.
“It made me realise I had to examine the way I was doing things and find a slower pace of life,” he says. “I led a very stressful life, always wanting to make a difference.”
The Global Leadership Program may have been a welcome change of pace from his hectic life in Singapore, but it has only further ignited his desire to make a difference. “We’re all born to be leaders,” he says. “The Global Leadership Program just brings it to the surface – without it, you don’t have the tools or the compass. At Swinburne I’ve learned how to think, how to communicate and how to voice my opinion.”
Since January 2009, Ramli has been working closely with small to medium enterprises on “how to upturn the downturn” as General Manager at the Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Now, at the spritely age of 56, he is set to return to Swinburne in July after receiving a full scholarship to commence a PhD in international business. “I had the opportunity to study elsewhere, but I had such a good experience the first time around I wanted to come back.”
“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether they’re 20 or 80,” he says, quoting care manufacturing pioneer Henry Ford. “Anyone who keeps learning stays young.”