Students engage with business at UQ

Year 11 and 12 students will today visit The University of Queensland Business School at Ipswich to enjoy a series of presentations with titles like French Kissing and Making a Buck.

The presentations are part of Engaging Business, an event designed to give high school seniors a taste of life as a uni student.

Head of School Professor Tim Brailsford said Engaging Business was a fast-paced and action-packed ‘snapshot’ of contemporary business issues within the context of university life at UQ Business School Ipswich.

“Through a series of lectures and small study groups, students will learn about new trends in global enterprise and be introduced to the fundamentals of business ethics and business planning," he said.

“They will see how online business has become a routine part of doing business with customers, suppliers, and trading partners – and get a sense of the impact of cybercrime in this environment."

Now in its third year, Engaging Business welcomes students from 25 schools and runs over two days – with a third day planned later in the year for Year 10s.

Convenor Dr Marie Kavanagh said the Year 10 day was a response to the many schools asking for a similar opportunity for younger students.

Engaging Business is an initiative of UQ Business School Ipswich and the Queensland Government’s Education and Training Reforms for the Future (ETRF). The event runs over two days 21-22 July 2005.

For more information contact Dr Marie Kavanagh, Phone 3381 1003, Mobile 0402 640 597; or Cathy Stacey, Phone (07) 3365 6179, Mobile 0423 606 331.