Kaplan Business School
{{Short description|Australian independent higher education institution}}
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| location = Sydney, Australia
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Dr James Adonopoulos (Academic Dean)
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| industry = Education, Business
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Kaplan Business School is a higher education institution in Australia. The school began offering degrees in 2008, in Adelaide, before expanding to other major cities across Australia.
It is part of Kaplan International, headquartered in London, which is a division of Kaplan Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company.{{Cite web|title=Why KBS? {{!}} Kaplan KBS|url=https://www.kbs.edu.au/about-us/why-kbs|website=www.kbs.edu.au|access-date=2020-05-17}}
History
Kaplan Business School, as of 2020, has been re-registered by the Australian Government (Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency, or TEQSA) for seven years with no conditions. Its postgraduate courses were re-accredited in 2019, also for seven years (the maximum permitted under TEQSA regulations).{{Cite web|title=Kaplan Business School Pty Limited|url=https://www.teqsa.gov.au/national-register/provider/kaplan-business-school-pty-limited|last=Agency|first=Tertiary Education Quality and Standards|date=2017-11-03|website=www.teqsa.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2020-05-17}}
Kaplan Business School operates from seven campuses in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. It offers postgraduate programs in business, accounting, and business analytics, as well as undergraduate courses in business-related academic disciplines including accounting, management, marketing, and hospitality and tourism management.{{Cite web|title=Institution Details - Kaplan Business School Pty Ltd|url=https://cricos.education.gov.au/Institution/InstitutionDetails.aspx?ProviderID=2426|website=cricos.education.gov.au|access-date=2020-05-17}}
In 2020, Kaplan Business School expanded into a fifth state, Western Australia.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}
Accolades
Kaplan Business School has received recognition for its student support and welfare services, winning the Student Support category of the 2021 PIEonner Awards for its COVID-19 Student Welfare Plan,{{Cite web |last=News |first=The Pie |title=The PIEoneer Awards 2021 |url=https://pieoneerawards.com/thepieoneerawards/en/page/winners-2021 |access-date=2022-01-29 |website=pieoneerawards.com |language=en}} being a finalist in the Student Support category of the 2019 Awards.{{Cite web |date=2019-11-14 |title=The PIEoneer Awards 2019 - 2019 Finalists |url=https://pieoneerawards.com/thepieoneerawards2019/en/page/2019-finalists |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114025119/https://pieoneerawards.com/thepieoneerawards2019/en/page/2019-finalists |archive-date=2019-11-14 |access-date=2020-05-17}} In addition, it was recognized by the NSW Government, through being a finalist in its NSW International Student Awards in 2020{{Cite web |last=NSW Government |first=Study NSW |date=2020-09-09 |title=Education Provider Finalists |url=https://www.study.sydney/programs/nsw-international-student-awards/2020/education-providers-finalists/_nocache |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2021-01-10 |website=www.study.sydney |language=en-AU}} and 2021,{{Cite web |last=NSW Government |first=Study NSW |date=2021-11-12 |title=2021 NSW International Student Community Engagement Award |url=https://www.study.sydney/programs/nsw-international-student-awards/2021/education-provider-finalists |access-date=2022-01-29}} and was shortlisted in the 2020 Australian Financial Review Higher Education Awards.{{Cite web |date=2020-09-06 |title=Record number of entries in AFR Higher Education Awards |url=https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/education/record-number-of-entries-in-afr-higher-education-awards-20200903-p55s6c |access-date=2021-01-10 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}}
Student satisfaction is above the national sector average, particularly in the areas of teaching quality and student support services, according to the Department of Education's Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) Student Experience Survey. Recent graduate satisfaction is also above the national average, and the QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey reported that graduates from Kaplan Business School postgraduate programs had higher graduate employment rates and median salaries than the higher education sector average.{{Cite web |title=ComparED - Explore and compare institutions and study areas based on real life student experiences |url=https://www.compared.edu.au/institution/kaplan-business-school/postgraduate |access-date=2020-05-17 |website=www.compared.edu.au |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.kbs.edu.au Kaplan Business School] Official Website
- [https://www.kaplan.edu.au Kaplan Australia and New Zealand] Official Website
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Category:Business schools in Australia
Category:Australian tertiary institutions