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The Macquarie Graduate School of Management has a number of centres of research including the Labour-Management Studies Foundation, the Access China Research Centre, the Centre for Conflict Resolution, the Asia-Pacific Research Institute, the Centre for Management Innovation and Technology, and the Centre for Australasian Human Resource Management Research. Welcome from the Director Organisations today are facing never before experienced challenges and opportunities. Only those `know-how’ ones, operating with highly competent managers who continuously hone their knowledge and capabilities, will succeed. They ensure organisational survival and growth in a milieu of rapid, continuous change, where chaos and surprise are the norm. In an era where knowledge is power, and where effective knowledge management is the basis for competitive advantage, learning rapidly and competently is the pre-eminent strategy for global success. The challenge is to provide education that increases understanding, provides new concepts, additional skills, techniques and capabilities across many disciplines, ensuring the acquisition of critical survival and growth approaches. As Director of Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM), I believe we can admirably meet this challenge in programs that are broad in scope, intellectually demanding and provide a diverse array of learning situations designed to increase the individual’s potential, dynamism and innovation. MGSM designs course proactively - anticipating, and even setting trends in management education, using the latest technology and partnering with business, government and international academe to ensure the best products and outcomes. This is mirrored by its research partnerships, promoting an active continuing interchange of ideas with organisations from all sectors. MGSM has established an international reputation for excellence in its postgraduate and executive education programs. Originating in 1969, it is the oldest continuously operating graduate school of business in New South Waled and has played a pioneering role in the professional development of Australian managers and leaders. The School is supported by a faculty committed to excellence in teaching and research, aspiring to generate and disseminate innovative ideas for the practising manager. Faculty members have extensive and varied academic qualifications, professional experience and research interests. Visiting executives, practitioners, and teaching faculty provide added insight and stimulation. Moreover we emphasise a real client focus - actually we go further than this in seeing our students as partners in the learning experience. Flexibility is also a hallmark, with year round teaching from early morning to late at night seven days a week, diverse timetabling options, and a wide range of teaching modes, including edge technology-aided-teaching. In short, we do all to fulfil our mission - to be an eminent world-class management school and a leader in management education in the South East Asia region through offering the best in teaching, research, and administrative practices. Individuals completing our programs can be sure of broadening their skills and knowledge base, enlarging their personal development, and extending career opportunities and advancement, and acquiring a lifelong network of colleagues both here and overseas. I do hope you can join us in the MGSM experience and journey. I look forward to seeing you here soon. Further information is available from the on-line enquiry form