Alumni Association

Through your membership in the GCA Alumni Association, your commitment to lifelong learning will be supported through networking opportunities, publications, events, and a global network of peers and industry connections.

Where life-long learning continues

Welcome to our Alumni Association

Congratulations to all GCA graduates—past, present, and future.

Since the establishment of our alumni community in 2008, GCA has continued to grow and strengthen its reputation as a leading provider of business education. We are proud to be recognised as the seventh largest MBA business school in Australia (MBA News) and to have achieved a graduate satisfaction rating of 4.7 out of 5, as reported in the 2021 Graduate Outcomes Survey.

At GCA, we are committed to supporting lifelong learning and fostering continued entrepreneurial development. Through alumni networking opportunities, professional events, mentorship programs, publications, and refresher learning initiatives, we remain dedicated to helping you refine your goals and thrive in an ever-evolving global business environment.

Past Alumni Events

Institute of Managers & Leaders (IML) and UBSS: Navigating Cross-Cultural Business

Realize the benefits of cross-cultural understanding – the key factor in developing and expanding business relationships both locally and internationally. Join Adjunct Professor Art Phillips and three industry guest panelists, who will discuss the benefits of working across cultures to fuel business expansion.

Australian Government Micro-Credential

Successful graduates, unlock your future – and unlock your employability skills by starting your Australian journey with the Study Australia Work Readiness Program, which has been carefully tailored by AusTrade to help you improve your employability. The Certificate generated from this Program is an Australian Government endorsed micro-credential.

Advance your Scholarship

Publications

What Can We Learn from Everyday Successful Australian Entrepreneurs?

GCA has commissioned Cyril Jankoff and Daniel Bendel to author a second publication focused on entrepreneurship, aimed at enriching the learning experience of both undergraduate and MBA students. The primary objective of this work is to provide new local and international students with an authentic understanding of contemporary Australian business success. To achieve this, the authors profile 15 established entrepreneurs through in-depth interviews, offering real-world insights into the characteristics, challenges, and achievements that define successful entrepreneurial practice in the Australian context.

What Is an Entrepreneurial MBA?

Transitioning to Online Learning During COVID-19 – Reflections by Practitioners

Under the editorial leadership of Professor Angus Hooke and Emeritus Professor Greg Whateley, GCA has recently published the hardcover volume Transitioning to Online Learning During COVID-19 – Reflections by Practitioners. This publication reflects GCA’s ongoing commitment to a culture of academic scholarship by offering staff across all levels—academic, managerial, administrative, and support—the opportunity to share their perspectives on the unprecedented shift to online education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By capturing and analysing these diverse experiences, the volume contributes meaningfully to the broader discourse on the impact of global disruption on higher education. Such scholarly work not only documents institutional resilience and innovation but also provides valuable insights that can inform future practice and policy within the higher education sector.

Vol 1, Business War Stories From The Trenches

Every business—and indeed every individual—encounters challenges, both anticipated and unforeseen. Authored by Cyril Jankoff and Daniel Bendel (CFE Fellow), this publication presents a curated collection of fifteen insightful case studies that explore the complexities of establishing, managing, and concluding business ventures.

Drawing on the authors’ extensive professional experience, the book examines real-world scenarios that highlight both successful outcomes and difficult lessons, with particular attention to the financial dimensions of each case. This resource offers valuable practical insights for students, entrepreneurs, and professionals seeking a deeper understanding of the dynamic nature of business operations across the full lifecycle of an enterprise.

Knowledgeable and experienced entrepreneurs

CFE Fellows Case Studies

The Centre for Entrepreneurship (CFE) – where students have immediate exposure to highly acclaimed entrepreneurs and organisations directly involved in business in Australia. Entrepreneurship sets UBSS apart from many other colleges, institutes and universities – as we provide a range of creative and innovative learning activities and outcomes for our Alumni to never stop learning. The Centre for Entrepreneurship is an essential guiding light and infrastructure to assist in this area.

Our Fellows are involved in various activities here at UBSS that value-add to our learning and resources; including mentorships, publication authorships and industry presentations.

Knowledgeable and experienced entrepreneurs

CFE Fellows Case Studies

Our Fellows here at UBSS are renowned business entrepreneurs who carry a wealth of knowledge and experience. They continue to contribute to scholarship through authorship of unique case studies designed for UBSS.  These invaluable articles are written using real-life business stories that each Fellow has experienced here in Australia and around the world. Below are some of the latest case studies as presented by our Fellows.

Alumni Association Newsletters

Welcome everyone to our August 2022 issue of the ‘UBSS Alumni Association Newsletter’ where we continue to share important story highlights from the many facets of entrepreneurship here at UBSS.

UBSS believes in life-long learning, and we are committed to help you target your goals more clearly through continued entrepreneurial growth. From networking opportunities, events, publications, mentorships and refresher learning, UBSS is focused to help you meet your future!

This is our 2nd newsletter, and hope that you are enjoying the publications.

Adjunct Professor Art Phillips, MMusStud, FIML, FCFE, FCSR, FAIM Director, Centre For Entrepreneurship (UBSS)

UBSS and its Alumni Association are engaged and committed to helping ignite and accelerate your full potential. Overseen by the Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship, Adjunct Professor Art Phillips, our ‘Alumni Association’ is officially in motion, and our ‘Alumni Association Newsletter’ will showcase and share various offers, services, publications and events for you to further your career and passion for entrepreneurship.
The Alumni Association supports all our graduates going back to 2008 as they transition through the various stages of their career journey and will provide a positive business network to share and learn from each other’s experiences.

Alumni Association

Welcome to our Alumni Association

Past Alumni Events

Institute of Managers & Leaders (IML) and UBSS: Navigating Cross-Cultural Business

Australian Government Micro-Credential

Publications

Transitioning to Online Learning During COVID-19 – Reflections by Practitioners

Vol 1, Business War Stories From The Trenches

CFE Fellows Case Studies

CFE Fellows Case Studies

Alumni Association Newsletters

Adjunct Professor Art Phillips, MMusStud, FIML, FCFE, FCSR, FAIM Director, Centre For Entrepreneurship (UBSS)

Adjunct Professor Art Phillips, MMusStud, FIML, FCFE, FCSR, FAIM_ Director, Centre For Entrepreneurship (UBSS)

Adjunct Professor Art Phillips, MMusStud, FIML, FCFE, FCSR, FAIM Director, Centre For Entrepreneurship (UBSS)

Adjunct Professor Art Phillips, MMusStud, FIML, FCFE, FCSR, FAIM_ Director, Centre For Entrepreneurship (UBSS)