Aussie guest lecturer updates MBA students on latest info

One for the album… Dr Gray (back, 6th from right) with the MBA students posing for a group photo.

16th November 2006 Kuching: Student pursuing their Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Australia recently had the benefit of attending a lecturer session by the university's Dr Anthony Gray. The Toowoomba-based Head of Law Department was in Kuching as a guest lecturer for “Australian Law and Business” and to provide them with additional information that could help them score better for this module's examinations. It was also an opportunity for Dr. Gray to meet up with the students and gain their feedback on ways to improve the running of the MBA programme through SMRC Learning Alliance Sdn. Bhd. (SMRC) Sarawak branch. SMRC acts as the recruitment and support center for USQ and the Master Degrees are awarded by the university.

“It is good that I have the chance to meet up with the students to impart them with the latest information and help them center their attention to the areas that need focus,” he said prior to giving a lecturer.

Earlier, Senior Manager, Recruitment and Marketing, Mr. Raymond Chai said SMRC wished to see more locals upgrade themselves as an MBA would benefit them especially if they were seeking to advance in their careers.

To help working adults and student alike, sessions like the one Dr Gray was conducting are held only on weekends, he said, adding that such sessions were help to ensure that those undertaking the Master Degree were following the course guidelines as given by USQ.

“Such tutorial support allows more flexibility especially for working adults who are time adults who are time constrained during working days and at the same time, give graduates the opportunity to seek employment and still gain their MBA.”

The MBA programme offered by USQ has 12 specialisations, namely Information Systems, E-Business, International Business, Business Law, Accounting, Human Resource Management, Personal Financial Planning, Leadership, Finance, General Management, Marketing and Project Management.

For many years, working adults and students have been taking the MBA programmes at SMRC and the establishment has an impressive track record of helping hundreds gain their MBAs, he said.

“In fact, many of the MBA students are executives and managers from as many as 40 reputable companies in Sarawak,” he said, adding that they comprised engineers, doctors, lawyers, bankers, teachers and even politicians.

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