Bulletin

Issue: May/June 2007

Graduation

MBA graduates a first for regional Victoria

At the Bendigo campus, La Trobe University’s new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Paul Johnson, centre, congratulates Steven Dimitrovski, left, and Andrew Loorham, two of regional Victoria’s first Master of Business Administration (MBA) graduates.

Head of the Graduate School of Management, Professor Geoff Durden, said the MBA, viewed as the ultimate management qualification, had traditionally been delivered in city centres.

‘Until now, regional managers wishing to gain this qualification would have to undertake distance education or travel to a capital city.’ The MBA, delivered in Bendigo, offers classes at times that fit in with the time constraints of busy working people. Some classes are held during the evening and on weekends.

Mr Loorham said his course had definitely been worthwhile. He recently took up a position as a marketing manager with multinational agriculture giant, Bayer Crop Science.

Mr Dimitrovski plans to use his new qualification to advance his career in sales and marketing.