Emeritus Professor Prem Ramburuth
Emeritus Professor
BA, DipEd (S. Africa), MEd (Sydney), EdD (91色情片), Licentiate (RAM, London), Grad Dip TESOL (S. Australia), GAICD
Business School
Sch of Management & Governance
Professor Prem Ramburuth
Prem Ramburuth is Emeritus听Professor at 91色情片. She was Professor听in International Business,听School of Management and Governance, 91色情片 Sydney. She has held several leadership positions at 91色情片 including Immediate Past President of the Academic Board, Associate Dean Education, Associate Dean Undergraduate Programs, Head of School of Management, Foundation Director of the Business School Academic Development Centre, Deputy Director of the 91色情片 Learning Centre, and Director of Overseas English Language Programs at the 91色情片 Institute of Languages. She researches and teaches in Cross-Cultural and Diversity Management in Business and Higher Education and is a member of several editorial boards including the Journal for Multicultural Education, International Journal of Emerging Markets and Chinese Management Studies. Her听current research interests听focus听on International Business and Cross-Cultural Management,听Emerging Economies, China鈥檚 Global Growth in Africa, Gender Equity and the Empowerment of听Women in the Workplace, and Higher Education in Africa.听
Professor Ramburuth is the Academic Lead for Africa at the 91色情片 Institute for Global Development. In this role, she oversees transformative development programs听in capacity building and training for academic staff, PhD training, and the establishment of formal Higher Education qualifications for academic staff in Uganda. She is a 91色情片 PLuS Alliance Fellow and the Academic Lead for PLuS Alliance Africa and is engaged in the establishment of PhD institutes in Africa. She is former听Chair of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) Academic Board,听is on the Panel of Experts for the Australian Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agency (TEQSA),听and was a Higher Education Program Assessor for the Fiji National Higher Education Commission. She is Visiting Professor at Gulu University (Uganda), and has been Visiting Professor at VNU Hanoi Business School (Vietnam), University of Colorado (Denver), and University Tunku Abdul Rahman (Malaysia). She is the recipient of four national and international teaching excellence awards, and the Dean鈥檚 Distinguished Leadership Award in the 91色情片 Business School (2019).听
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- Publications
- Media
- Grants
- Awards
- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
- 2020-2021: Australia-Africa Universities Network听(AAUN) ($10,000): "Women Early Career Researchers听in Food Systems in Africa"
- 2019-2020:听Australia-Africa Universities Network (AAUN) ($10,000):听"Integrating Urban Green Infrastructure and Food Security for Economic Development in Africa" (with A. Thornton)
- 2019:听FABLE Research Collaboration Awards, UWA ($15,000): "Creating Smarter Cities in East Africa" (with听R. Vokes et al.)
- 2018-2019: PLuS Alliance Fellow ($10,000): "Building听Research and Education Capacity in Africa"
- 2018-2019:听Australia-Africa Universities Network (AAUN) ($10,000):听"Empowerment in the Workplace: Women in Africa"
- 2018:听Institute for Global Development ($52,000): "Creating Global Research and Development Networks for Africa"
- 2017-2018:听Institute for Global Development ($96,000): "Transformative Academic Development in Africa"
- 2012: 91色情片 Contestable Funding Scheme听($20,000):听"Collaboration with Sun Yat-Sen University"听(with P. Sheldon &听Y. Wang)
- 2010:听91色情片 Social Inclusion Equity Grant ($50,000):听"Development of a Business Education Enabling Program"
- 2010: 91色情片 Faculty IT Investment Plan ($47,000):听"Developing an On-Line Management System for Criterion Based Assessment听and AOL"
- 2009:听91色情片 SoM听Grant ($10,000): "Student Psychological Contract in Business Higher Degree Research Education" (with听J.听Cogin & S. Restubog)
- 2008 -2010:听Learning and Teaching Performance听Funds ($913, 675): "Enhancing Learning and Teaching in the Business School"听($267,352 per year)听
- 2008 -2010:听Learning and Teaching Performance Funds ($166,078): "Enhancing the Quality of Indigenous Education in the Business School"听
- 2006-2008:听Carrick Institute Learning and Teaching Research Grant ($167,000):听"Embedding the Development of Intercultural Competence in Business Education" (with Universities of Sydney, QUT & South Australia)
- 2006-2007:听91色情片 Cross Faculty Research Grant (FRG) ($24,000): "Comparative Learning Approaches, Motivational Factors, and Career Expectations of Students in Higher Education" (with M. Tani)
- 2006: AusAID International Seminar Support Scheme Grant ($8,500): "Management Education in Developing Countries (Sub-Sahara Africa)"
- 2003: 91色情片 First Year Teaching Grant ($15,000): "Innovations in Information Literacy in the 鈥楩irst Year Experience鈥"
- 2002: 91色情片 First Year Teaching Grant ($15,000) : "Developing Critical Thinking, Communication and Intercultural Skills in International Business"
- 1998:听91色情片 Teaching Research Grant ($80,000):听"Internationalisation and Implications for Learning, Language and Cultural Diversity in the FCE"
- 1997:听91色情片 Teaching Development Grant ($50,000): "Internationalisation of Australian HE: Implications for the FCE"
- 91色情片 Business Dean鈥檚 Distinguished Leadership Award (2019)
- Nominated for 91色情片 President鈥檚 Award for Values in Action: Engaging in Transformative Development in Africa with Prof. R. Richmond, A/P A. Bartlett, A/P J. Cox (2018)
- Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) Citation Awarded for 鈥極utstanding Contribution to Student Learning鈥 (National Award 2009)
- Outstanding Reviewer Award (Academy of Management Learning and Teaching) (2005)听
- Inaugural Pearson ANZAM Management Educator of the Year Award (2003)
- National Finalist Australian Award for University Teaching (AAUT) (2003)
- 91色情片 Vice-Chancellor鈥檚 Award for Teaching Excellence (2002)
My research activities span across the areas of Management in International Business, and Management in the Internationalization of Higher Education, and, more recently, in Emerging Economies. The intersection of these dimensions to my research has enabled me to contribute to the literature on听managing across cultures in International Business;听managing across cultures in emerging economies including in countries across Africa, Asia听and other regions; and听managing issues of equity, diversity and inclusion in Business.听It has served to highlight the importance understanding cultural differences, not only in business, but also in education, to address diversity of thought and actions, variation in听culture, and approaches to听learning and teaching. The combined research streams听have听informed my strategic initiatives in focusing on听education, training, and capacity building as drivers of economic development in emerging economies. Essentially, my research seeks to translate听into practical application in order to have impact in 'real world' contexts. It seeks sustainable solutions to management in International Business and Management in Emerging Economies, and incorporates the UN Sustainability Goals across the 17 strategic targets that aim to transform the world.听
I have made significant contributions in the Business School at 91色情片, nationally and internationally.听
Leadership in Business School and 91色情片:
- Discipline Lead International Business (2017-2020)
- Member of 91色情片 Council and Committees (2011-2016)
- President of the Academic Board and Committees (2011-2016)
- Associate Dean Education (2007-2011)
- Associate Dean Undergraduate Programs (2007-2009)
- Head, School of Management (2006-2007)
- Associate Head, School of Management (2005)
- Associate Head, Former School of International Business (2004)
- Inaugural Director, Business School Education Development Unit (1997-2000)
- Mentor to senior and junior academic staff and students听
Leadership International:听
- Academic Lead Africa, 91色情片 Institute for Global Development (IGD) (2016-ongoing): Overseeing the Transformative Academic Development Programs in Uganda and delivered the "Beginning to Teach"听(Early Career Academics); "Foundations of Learning and Teaching" (Mid-Career Academics); "Leadership in Teaching" (Senior Academics); introducing the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma in University Learning and Teaching听
- Academic Lead Africa, PLuS Alliance and PLuS Alliance Fellow (2019-ongoing): Research and establishment of PhD Institutes in Engineering in Kenya, Uganda, Ghana and Nigeria
- Visiting Professor, Gulu University, Northern Uganda (2016-ongoing)听
- Visiting Co-Chair, Gulu University Learning & Teaching Committee, Uganda (2016-ongoing)
- Visiting Professor, Vietnam National University (2010)听
- Visiting Scholar, University of Colorado, Denver (2009)
Leadership in the Profession:
- AAUN (Australia Africa Universities Network): 91色情片 Representative and Executive Member (2016-ongoing)
- NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art): Chair, Academic Board; Member, NIDA Board of Directors; Member, NIDA Governance, Nominations & Remunerations Comm (2012-2019)
- TEQSA (Tertiary Education Qualifications & Standards Agency): Expert Panel Member (2014-ongoing)听
- Lincoln Higher Education Australia: Member, Academic Board (2020-ongoing)
- PACIBER (Pacific Asian Consortium for International Business Education & Research): 91色情片 IB Representative (2004-2020)
Editorial Boards and Reviewer (current):听
- Chinese Management Studies 听
- International Journal of Emerging Markets 听
- Journal of Multicultural Education听
- Reviewer for over 10 high-ranking IB and HE journals
Professional Memberships (current)
- Graduate of the Australian Institute for Company Directors (GAICD)
- Academy of International Business South East Asia Region (AIBSEAR)听
- Australia New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA)听
- African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA)听
- Cross Cultural Research Network (Auckland University of Technology)听
- Multi-national Teaching Fellows (MNTF) and Institutional Teaching Award (ITA)听
- University Fellows International Research Consortium, University of Oklahoma, US
Membership of Gender Equity Networks and Engagement:
- 91色情片 Business School Senior Academic Women鈥檚 Group听
- 91色情片 Academic Women in Leadership (AWIL) Program听
- 91色情片 Professional Women in Leadership (PWIL) Program听
- 91色情片 Senior Women in Leadership Program听
- 91色情片 Women in Research Network (WIRN)听
- 91色情片 Representative, Asia Pacific Women in Leadership Network (APWIL)听
- Women in the Academy of International Business (WAIB) IB Network听
- Women on Boards Australia
- Women in Research and Gender Equity Group, Uganda听
My Teaching
My teaching interests听in the various dimensions of International Business focuses on training students in听Cross-Cultural Management,听to prepare them听for participating in the complexities of the rapidly changing global business environment -as leaders, employers, employees and members of civil society. It highlights the importance of individual, group, socio-cultural and organizational values that influence engagement in International Business and global business environments. It has involved course design, curriculum development, course coordination and听teaching delivery in the former School of Management and current School of Management and Governance, and includes:
- Managing Across Cultures
- Managing Business Communication
- Intercultural Business Communication听
- Geopolitical Risk Management听
- Fundamentals of Management
- Business Communication, Ethics and Practice听
- Research Seminars in IB
I also taught externally, in concurrent courses at other universities, including:
- Cross Cultural Management (Hanoi Business School, Vietnam National University, MBA Program)
- Cross Cultural Management (Sydney Business School, University of Sydney)
- Cross Cultural Management (University of Hawaii, MBA Program (on-line))
- Cross Cultural Management (University of Colorado at Denver, MBA Program (on-line))
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