Launch of Master of Economics and Regional Development Program
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Launch of Master of Economics and Regional Development Program
The Master of Economic and Regional Development was officially launched on the 23rd of August, 2012. Lectures by two internationally renowned experts in economic development marked the launch of this new postgraduate course at the UNE Business School.
Professor Anis Chowdhury talked about the United Nation’s Perspectives on Economic Development and the Global Economy. Professor Chowdhury is the Director of the Macroeconomic Policy & Development Division of the United Nations Economic & Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP), Bangkok Thailand. He was previously a Senior Economic Affairs Officer in the Office of the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Department of Economic & Social Affairs. He has taught at the University of Manitoba in Canada, at the National University of Singapore and at the University of New England, and was a member of the Visiting Faculty at North South University, Bangladesh. He is also a Professor of Economics at the University of Western Sydney.
Dr Michael Kortt provided insights on the issues and challenges facing economic and regional development in Australia. Dr Kortt is a Senior Lecturer in the Southern Cross Business School at the Southern Cross University, Riverside Campus in Tweed Heads. Prior to joining Southern Cross University, Dr Kortt spent 10 years working in the government sector as a research manager for the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, and the Department of Health and Ageing. His principal research interests are in the field of local government economics and health economics.
The proceedings were concluded with a presentation by Associate Professor Rene Villano, Course Coordinator of the new program, who provided an outline and profile of the new course.
Below are videos of the lectures presented.
Presentation by Professor Anis Chowdhury
Presentation by Dr Michael Kortt
Presentation by Associate Professor Rene Villano