Melbourne Business School and SAS® extend business analytics teaching relationship
Announcement posted by SAS 29 Aug 2019
Media release. Melbourne: 29 August 2019
Melbourne Business School at the University of Melbourne and SAS® – the leader in analytics – have announced a five-year extension of the relationship they entered into in 2015. The original agreement between the two parties was in support of world class research related to advanced analytics for business; to establish a Master of Business Analytics degree program; and the founding of the Centre for Business Analytics.
Melbourne Business School consistently ranks amongst the world’s leading teaching institutions, with the Financial Times ranking of such institutions placing it at No. 1 in Australia.
The School’s Master of Business Analytics program is supported by SAS technology and the new five-year extension of the partnership will see the introduction of SAS Viya as the new learning platform. Cloud-optimised SAS Viya® will provide students with the latest in machine learning, artificial intelligence, forecasting and text analytics - as increasingly used by leading Australian and overseas organisations in both the public and private sectors.
Acknowledging the five-year extension of the relationship with SAS and thanking the company for its continuing support, Professor Ujwal Kayande – director of Melbourne Business School’s Centre for Business Analytics - stressed the need for Australia to rapidly increase its population of fully qualified data scientists.
“Australia faces a severe shortage of analytics skills, in particular candidates who are able to translate their technical skills into business solutions. Our program is focused on doing exactly that, and the use of the premium SAS technology helps us achieve that goal. We are grateful for the support provided to the Centre for Business Analytics, including the sponsorship of the flagship Melbourne Analytics Conference, which will be held on September 3rd at the Melbourne Convention Centre,” he said.
Responding, David Bowie – Vice President of SAS Australia and New Zealand – said, “Our formal association with Melbourne Business School’s Centre for Business Analytics has been enormously rewarding and we are delighted by its extension. Australia’s economic wellbeing is highly reliant on a workforce with the skills the Centre teaches and SAS is privileged to be able to contribute.”
SAS will continue to provide Melbourne Business School with curriculum consulting support, and graduates of the Masters’ program will also receive accreditation as a SAS Certified Advanced Analytics Professional. This globally recognised SAS certification identifies professional who are both skilled data analysts and have a fully rounded focus on analytics for problem solving and decision making.
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About Melbourne Business School:
Melbourne Business School is Australia's leading provider of business education and insight, offering a range of MBA and other postgraduate degrees, short courses for professionals and custom learning solutions for organisations.
Each year, we produce about 500 degree graduates and host more than 3000 participants on short courses and custom programs at our main campus in Melbourne, as well as in Sydney and Kuala Lumpur.
Our MBA program is ranked the best in Australia by the Financial Times and The Economist, and among the best in the world. The Centre for Business Analytics was founded in 2014 to address the worldwide demand for analytics research and knowledge. It has launched several initiatives including the Master of Business Analytics and Master of Analytics Management degrees.
About SAS:
SAS is the leader in analytics. Through innovative software and services, SAS empowers and inspires customers around the world to transform data into intelligence. SAS gives you THE POWER TO KNOW®.
For further information from MBS:
Andrew Ramadge on 0475 797 471 or a.ramadge@mbs.edu
For further information from SAS:
Amar Vohra on 0417686 135 or amar.vohra@sas.com