ECU’s School of Business and Law reaches new heights in world rankings

Edith Cowan University’s (ECU) School of Business and Law has cemented its place among the world’s best business schools, with a significant jump in the 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) World University rankings.

The prestigious global rankings placed ECU’s Business and Economics discipline in the top 250 for the first time, demonstrating the University’s growing reputation in international standings.

ECU School of Business and Law Executive Dean, Professor Maryam Omari, said the result reflects the University’s strong focus on innovation, world-class research and industry engagement.

“The latest THE rankings reaffirm that ECU’s approach to industry-led and research-informed business education is delivering top results for our students,” said Professor Omari.

“Our industry-ready graduates are in high demand around the globe, and with our continued commitment to providing innovative courses and world-leading research, and we expect this demand to grow.”

Central to the School of Business and Law’s impressive rise in the rankings, said Professor Omari, is an unprecedented level of close collaboration with business and industry.

“We are delivering a dynamic, world-class education for our students who will one day become the leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs of the future,” said Professor Omari.

“An important element of this is our highly considered emphasis on embedding industry into our curriculum from day one. This provides opportunities for students to gain real-world experience and skills, while also offering industry a direct link to their future workforce.” The School of Business and Law has also just announced a new partnership with Local Government Professionals (LGP) WA to deliver a bespoke program starting in 2022. The Graduate Certificate of Executive Leadership and Management is designed to further develop managerial and leadership capability in the local government sector.

“We are incredibly proud to be launching this program with ECU which will assist in raising the professional status of our sector,” said Candy Choo, CEO of LGP WA.

With ECU’s School of Business and Law set to move from the university’s Joondalup campus to the future ECU City, in the heart of Perth’s CBD, Professor Omari said there are exciting opportunities on the horizon for the future of business education.

“ECU City will be on the doorstep of Perth’s commercial and legal district, placing our business and law students at the centre of influence, and offering exceptional potential for greater collaboration,” said Professor Omari.

Opening in 2025, ECU City is the centrepiece of the $1.5 billion Perth City Deal – a collaboration between the Australian Government, Western Australian Government, City of Perth, and ECU. The comprehensive university campus will interface, integrate and engage with industry and business leaders, cultivating capability and employability.

The future CBD location speaks to the ambitions of ECU as a university ready to do business with business, with a desire to engage and build industry partnerships, and new executive courses and an expanded post graduate curriculum in planning.

“The School of Business and Law’s Executive Education is bringing a new level of bespoke education into Perth for our city workforce and business leaders. Being in the city will enable us to further enhance our industry partnerships and create customised programs that focus on future trends and business success,” said Professor Omari.

“Our executive courses bridge the divide between professional development and higher education through opportunities to convert capability building programs into award courses.”

As a young and ambitious university, to be globally recognised among the world’s best business schools strengthens ECU’s resolve to drive progressive, future-focused courses with real-world impact.

The 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for the Business and Economics discipline include universities across the globe and assess research, teaching and impact across a range of performance indicators in Business and Management, Accounting and Finance, and Economics and Econometrics.

Image: Professor Maryam Omari has led ECU’s School of Business and Law since 2015.