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Welcome from the Dean

Professor George Benwell Dean of the School of Business

Greetings and welcome to the School of Business at the University of Otago.

The University of Otago has maintained a reputation for excellence in education and research for more than 130 years and business education since 1912. A pacesetter in New Zealand business education, the School of Business pioneered the first full-time MBA in the country in 1976 (a programme which has been internationally ranked by the Financial Times and Economist Intelligence Unit as well as other leading authorities on world-class MBAs). We now offer more than 20 programmes from undergraduate level right through to executive education. We offer leading edge degrees and courses in our programmes including the recently introduced Master of Entrepreneurship and courses in entrepreneurship and the management of innovation.

In addition to being in the leading group of business schools in New Zealand (based on PBRF rankings), the School of Business is internationally recognised as part of the prestigious PIM (Partners in International Management) network. Our staff and students come from around the world and we have links with top international business schools and universities providing opportunities for staff and students to interact with the best and the brightest.

Our graduates have an excellent reputation in the international business arena and are well known throughout the world for their independence and practicality derived from the Otago culture. We maintain contact with our graduates through annual alumni functions around the globe, email contact and our bi-annual graduates' magazine School of Business News. Our alumni are kept abreast of developments and catch up with the activities of the School.

I invite you to explore our website and learn more about the School of Business and the University of Otago and I welcome you to visit us at the Dunedin and Auckland campuses.

I look forward to seeing you at the School of Business.

Professor George Benwell

Dean of the School of Business
Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Division of Commerce