Deakin Business School

Welcome to Deakin Business School

Deakin Business School prepares graduates for careers of the future. We harness emerging technologies to facilitate innovative, borderless, socially responsible and personalised education. Our research informs our practice and impacts the communities we engage with.

We offer a broad range of business disciplines through our six academic departments.

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Business newsroom

Keep up to date with relevant business news, browse our events and get important insights from our research team’s opinion pieces.

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EQUIS accreditation

Deakin Business School is EQUIS accredited through the European Foundation for Management Development. EQUIS accreditation is the most comprehensive institutional accreditation system for business and management schools, ensuring rigorous quality control against international standards in terms of governance, programmes, students, faculty, research, internationalisation, ethics, responsibility and sustainability, as well as engagement with the world of practice.

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AACSB accreditation

Deakin Business School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). A hallmark of excellence, AACSB accreditation is awarded to business schools that meet strict standards of quality, academic and professional excellence, and is known worldwide as the most recognised form of professional accreditation an institution and its business programs can earn.

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MBA – a global reputation

Deakin’s MBA has a worldwide reputation and is EPAS-accredited, which is an international quality benchmark for business programs. As well as that, our MBA:

is rated by QS for program strength, offering an 'attractive and recognised program with a very high graduate employability rate'
holds the highest 5-Star rating by the Graduate Management Association of Australia (GMAA).

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Institute of Managers and Leaders Membership

Our exciting new partnership with the Institute of Managers and Leaders Membership means Deakin MBA students automatically receive membership with Australia’s most powerful leadership network for the duration of their study.

Learn more about the Institute of Managers and Leaders Membership

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Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT)

Deakin University participates in the Australian government funded QILT surveys. These surveys cover the student lifecycle from commencement to employment after graduation and compare universities across Australia based on data collected from current students and graduates. Visit the QILT website to learn more about the surveys including the most recently published data.

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School staff

Browse our full list of staff or find a staff member, based on their role or discipline.

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Our research

Our research is relevant to critical policy issues faced by governments, businesses and society at large. It also improves our teaching, course design and content across all our departments.

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Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability

Our commitment to Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability principles is an ongoing effort to create a better future for our students, staff and wider community.

Find out more about our commitment to Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability

Study business at Deakin

Deakin's Bachelor of Commerce is designed with you in mind, and our practical learning opportunities give graduates the skills for a business career anywhere in the world.

DBS in the top 1% of business schools worldwide

Deakin Business School is proud to join the top 1% of business schools globally who have earned the prestigious international accreditation, EQUIS.

Study opportunities

Take a step forwards for your career by studying overseas as part of your degree. Experience other cultures, develop your networks and stand out to future employers.

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PhD program

Each department within Deakin Business School is seeking intellectually curious doctoral applicants with a strong academic track record who are interested in undertaking rigorous, theory-advancing research.

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Facilities

Our high-tech teaching spaces include the brand new state-of-the-art Deakin Trading Room. Get first-hand trading experience in a model of an interbank trading floor and gain real-world insights into the foreign exchange market.

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