The Partnering Professorial Chairs programme, which connects Victoria Business School with businesses, the public sector and community organisations, will be showcased at the AACSB International conference.

Victoria Business School’s programme of professorial chairs has been internationally acknowledged by a leading global business network in Miami, Florida today.

The Partnering Professorial Chairs programme, which connects Victoria Business School with businesses, the public sector and community organisations, was selected as one of the ‘Innovations That Inspire’ to be showcased at the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International conference.

Victoria Business School’s Chairs programme allows high calibre academics to focus their research, teaching and graduate supervision on contemporary and critically important issues for New Zealand, and to engage more extensively with stakeholders.

Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Commerce Professor Bob Buckle is thrilled the Victoria Business School programme has been selected as one of 30 initiatives to feature at the conference.

"Business schools were invited to share ways in which they have challenged the status quo through an innovation.

"Our Partnering Professorial Chairs programme is exactly that, and exemplifies how the School is reaching out to stakeholders, sharing expertise and addressing important issues for businesses and the wider community," he says.

Victoria Business School has been building its programme over several years and currently has six established Chairs.

The Chairs works closely with stakeholders in research, implementing initiatives, and training staff on critical issues. Each is supported by an advisory board comprising of partnering organisations from businesses, government agencies, and private trusts.

"We are most grateful to our partners who have worked with us to establish these Chairs, which have now gained international recognition," says Professor Buckle.

William H. Glick, chair of the AACSB Board of Directors and Dean of the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University in Houston, Texas said: "We are proud to spotlight Victoria Business School's innovation, as the ideas found within demonstrate how institutions are embracing out-of the-box thinking – creating global solutions that shape best practices, form new business ties, and improve the educational experience for students and faculty alike."

The six Chairs are

• Chair in Digital Government
• Chair in Public Finance
• BNZ Chair in Business in Asia
• Chair in Economics of Disasters
• Diana Unwin Chair of Restorative Justice
• Chair in Ethical Leadership (to commence in 2016)

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