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PropConnex Real Estate Case Competition
Western Sydney University School of Business team did brilliantly at the PropConnex Real Estate Case Competition, under the faculty lead of Dr Sharon Yam, and answered difficult questions from senior industry professionals. The competition was tough with six New South Wales universities competing. Our sincerest congratulations to the University of New South Wales team that won the right to represent Australia in the International Real Estate Case Competition.
The event provided the students with a real case to analyse modeled on the Menzies Hotel in Sydney that was completely redeveloped into Brookfield Place in Sydney. It also provided them with opportunities to connect with the industry sponsors that included: Greystar, Cliffbrook Capital, Blackstone, Brookfield Asset Management, PwC Australia, NAB, The GPT Group, Aliro Group, Wentworth Capital, MA Financial Group, CBRE and PropConnex.
On the 8th of September, the industry sponsors hosted all of the participating students in educational tours through their offices. Special thanks to Paul Heller and the team from PropConnex for organising the two days.
MOU - Foundation University Islamabad (FUI), Pakistan
On Friday 9 June, a delegation from Foundation University Islamabad (FUI) visited the School of Business and signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with our University. The visit by FUI follows on from our Dean's recent visit to them in Pakistan in early 2023.
Foundation University Islamabad is a private university located in Islamabad, Pakistan. It has two campuses - Foundation University School of Health Sciences & Foundation University School of Science and Technology. FUI was established under a Federal Charter in October 2002 and has more than 6000 domestic students and a faculty strength of 400+. The University has been rated as category 'W4' (the highest rating category) by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.
The delegation from FUI included Major General Nasir Dilawar Shah (Retd) - Rector, Brigadier Prof. Dr. Abdul Ghafoor (Retd) - Pro-Rector/Director and Prof. Dr. Amir Gulzar - Registrar.
Before the official MOU signing with our Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Barney Glover, the delegation met with colleagues from the School of Business, School of Engineering and the School of Psychology to discuss areas of future collaborations including; research (joint conferences, seminars, symposia, joint publications and other scholarly activities); staff and student mobility; academic pathways; and articulation. FUI are also interested in collaboration with the School of Humanities Communications & Arts, and the School of Nursing who will be liaising with FUI in the coming days.
MOU - North South University (NSU), Bangladesh
On Friday 9 June, the University also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with North South University (NSU), Bangladesh. This signing is the third agreement between our two universities with a Memorandum of Academic Cooperation (MAC) signed in 2015 and an MoU signed in 2019.
Founded in 1992, North South University is the first private university in Bangladesh and has four Schools: School of Business and Economics; School of Engineering and Physical Sciences; School of Humanities and Social Sciences; and School of Health and Life Sciences. It offers 23 undergraduate and 16 graduate programs: throughout the year in a tri-semester arrangement.
The new MoU was signed by our Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Barney Glover, and Professor Atiqul Islam Vice-Chancellor, NSU Vice-Chancellor.
The latest MOU has a 5-year term and aims to:
- Explore research collaboration amongst academics and researchers at Western Sydney University, School of Business, and North South University, School of Business and Economics, and researchers from other disciplines/schools;
- Initiate articulation agreements and joint curricula, student exchange, and short-term training;
- Initiate the capacity building of academic staff and students; and
- Discuss and agree on specific research topics/projects.
Many thanks to Dr Mamta Chowdhury, International Academic Lead for Bangladesh, for establishing such a strong relationship with North South University and helping to facilitate this MOU signing.
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Small Business Month
Our School of Business ran a 3 part webinar series as a collaboration partner with NSW Treasury as part of Small Business Month. Our 2022 theme was 'Rebuild – Recharge – Renew' and our aim was to help our state’s small businesses get back on their feet, find new opportunities and prosper.
In the program, participants were introduced to new skills and new ideas to help businesses navigate the road ahead. The Webinars were recorded and are available from our Enterprise Xchange Resource Centre.
