The Faculty of Business and Economics is one of the 10 primary faculties at Monash University.
The Faculty is made up of two distinct schools – Monash Business School located in Melbourne, Australia and the School of Business at Monash University Malaysia. In addition, the Faculty runs specialist business units and courses at Monash Suzhou in China, the Monash Prato Centre in Italy and Monash Indonesia, located in Jakarta.
Collectively the Faculty of Business and Economics is home to over 21,600 students. It offers undergraduate, graduate and research degrees, with different options available at the different Monash locations.
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History
The current Faculty structure is the result of the amalgamation of the Monash University Faculty of Economics and Politics, based at the University's Clayton campus, and the David Syme Business School, based at what is now the University's Caulfield campus. Monash University Malaysia School of Business was included as part of the Faculty in 1998 and in 2014, Monash Business School was created to encompass all Australian-based operations. Teaching of business degrees commenced at Monash Suzhou in 2020 and Monash Indonesia in 2021.
Monash Business School, Australia
Monash Business School operates on three of Monash University’s four campuses in and around the city of Melbourne – Clayton, Caulfield and Peninsula. It is structured into seven discipline-based departments, together with four research centres and a Leadership and Executive Education group that is responsible for delivery of the Global Executive MBA and a range of Executive Education programs. The School also delivers a wide range of single and double coursework undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as research degrees.
Departments and Centres
Department of Accounting
Department of Banking and Finance
Department of Business Law and Taxation
Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics
Department of Economics
Department of Management
Department of Marketing
Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability (CDES)
Centre for Health Economics (CHE)
Monash Centre for Financial Studies (MCFS)
Leadership and Executive Education
School of Business, Monash University Malaysia
The School of Business is one of eight schools at Monash University Malaysia which was the first foreign university campus in Malaysia. Home to over 8,400 students from 78 different countries, Monash University Malaysia has established strong links with industry and government.
The School of Business is structured into seven discipline-based departments. The undergraduate program is anchored around the Bachelor of Business and Commerce and the graduate offering includes the Master of International Business (coursework) and the Doctor of Philosophy (research).
Departments
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Department of Accounting
Department of Banking and Finance
Department of Business Law and Taxation
Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics
Department of Economics
Department of Management
Department of Marketing
Accreditation
Monash University Malaysia School of Business is one of the few business schools in Malaysia to be accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) which is the longest standing, most recognised form of specialised/professional accreditation an institution and its business programs can earn worldwide.
Academic leadership
Leadership team
Professor Simon Wilkie, Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics and Head, Monash Business School
Professor Pervaiz K Ahmed, Head, School of Business (Malaysia)
Professor Michelle Welsh, Senior Deputy Dean, Faculty Operations
Professor Robert Brooks, Deputy Dean, Education
Professor Deep Kapur, Deputy Dean, External Engagement and Director, Monash Centre for Financial Studies
Professor Michaela Rankin, Deputy Dean, International and Accreditation
Professor Richard Hall, Deputy Dean, Leadership and Executive Education
Professor Russell Smyth, Deputy Dean, Research
Michelle Clarke, Faculty General Manager
Amanda Michael, Faculty Finance Manager
Heads of Department
Professor Abe de Jong, Head, Department of Banking and Finance
Professor Rob J. Hyndman, Head, Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics
Professor Gavin Jack, Head, Department of Management
Professor Hean Tat Keh, Head, Department of Marketing
Professor Carolyn Sutherland, Head, Department of Business Law and Taxation
Professor Michael Ward, Head, Department of Economics
Professor Carla Wilkin, Head, Department of Accounting
Notable faculty
Professor Greg J. Bamber
Professor Eduard Bomhoff
Professor Maureen Brunt
Professor Dianne Cook
Professor Peter Dixon
Professor Allan Fels
Professor Rob J. Hyndman
Professor Hean Tat Keh
Professor Gael M. Martin
Professor Yew-Kwang Ng
Professor Xiaokai Yang
Professor Yves Zenou
Alumni
Alumni of the Faculty include:
Richard Alston, Former Australian Senator and Minister, current Australian High Commissioner in London
Mark Birrell - Company director, former Minister for Industry, Science and Technology
Julian Burnside QC - High profile barrister, human rights advocate, author
Alastair Clarkson - Former AFL footballer, current coach of the Hawthorn Football Club
Simon Crean MP - Australian Minister for Trade, former Leader of the Opposition and Minister for Employment, Education and Training
Josh Frydenberg MP - Prominent Investment Banker and current federal Member for Kooyong.
Alan Griffiths, former Australian Minister for Industry and Resources
Margaret Jackson AC - Company Director, first female Chairman of Qantas
John Langmore - Politician and author
Lim Guan Eng - Malaysian politician
Ian Little (1956-2006) - Secretary of the Department of Treasury and Finance, 1998-2006
Michael Luscombe - former CEO of the Woolworths conglomerate
Ian Macfarlane AC - Economist, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, 1996-2006