Industry and community engagement
Interaction with the local community is important to the Faculty of Law and Management. The Faculty is outward looking and supports strong links with industry, schools, community groups and other stakeholders, and is continually considering new courses in conjunction with the community to ensure our graduates develop the theoretical and practical skills required in their chosen career.
Business partners and sponsors
Active links exist between the Faculty of Law and Management and its Schools with local and regional industries and organisations. For example:
- The Regional School of Business have a range of interesting industry-focused programs, including: Marketing Principles in Practice with Ford Australia, participation in the Shell Solar Challenge and success in the Chartered Institute of Accountants Work Experience Program.
- The School of Law, together with the West Heidelberg Community Legal Service and Legal Aid Victoria, provide students the opportunity to exercise their practical skills in a real-life context. Placement opportunities also arise with with various courts and tribunals, as well as organisations such as the Australian Red Cross, the Victorian Law Foundation and the Consumer Law Centre.
- The School of Law run a variety of professional development workshops in conjunction with the Law Institute of Victoria.
- The Graduate School of Management's China Program is designed to assist managers from China to complete their MBA degree in Australia.
- Students may participate in the Young Achievement Australia Program, jointly sponsored by the faculties of Law and Management and Humanities and Social Sciences. The Program offers students the opportunity to run their own business under the guidance of industry advisers.
- Representatives from local business in Melbourne, Albury-Wodonga, Shepparton and the surrounding areas are regularly invited to speak with our students to enrich their understanding of the practicalities of the business world.
- Students at the Bendigo and Melbourne (Bundoora) campuses can participate in Project reX, which facilitates links between Business students and companies in the surrounding regions to provide solutions to real world problems through the use of new communication tools.
Some of our current education and sponsorship partners include:
- 3M
- Australian Red Cross
- CPA
- Drake
- Law Institute of Victoria
- Oxford University Press
- RACV
- Rio Tinto
- Siemens VDO Automotive
- Supreme Court Victoria
- Traffic Accident Commission (TAC)
- Victoria Police (Major Fraud Group)
- Westpac Banking Corporation
We welcome industry involvement in our courses, prizes and scholarship programs. For further information, please contact our Marketing Communications Manager, Jason Murphy. Telephone: +61 3 9479 5674. Email: j.murphy@latrobe.edu.au
