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Business schools around the world are beginning to confront one of the quieter but potentially significant consequences of widespread AI adoption: a decline in students’ cognitive engagement and independent thinking.

In other words, as AI gets smarter, users get stupider. This makes the ability to think critically a much more valuable skill.

The evidence of AI-induced cognitive decline is mounting. A study published in the International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, based on analysis of data from 300 university students, revealed that AI dependency led to increased laziness, the spread of misinformation, a lower level of creativity, and reduced critical and independent thinking.

AI-Induced Cognitive Decline (Stupidity) Is Becoming A Problem - MBA News Australia Business schools around the world are beginning to confront one of the quieter but potentially significant consequences of widespread AI adoption: a decline in students’ cognitive engagement and independent thinking. In other words, as AI gets smarter, users get stupider. This makes the ability to...

For decades, the MBA has promised personal and career transformation. In 2026, that transformation is no longer incremental. It is ambitious, multidimensional and often global.

MBA students are as impatient as ever and are not just looking to climb the corporate ladder. They are aiming for what many now call a “triple jump”: changing industry, geography and function in one move. That level of ambition is pushing business schools to rethink one of the most important, yet historically overlooked parts of the MBA experience, career coaching.

The traditional careers office was once largely transactional, focused on CV polishing, interview preparation and job postings. That model is no longer sufficient. Australian business schools are increasingly embedding personalised, high-touch coaching into the core of their MBA programs. They recognise that complex career pivots require more than access to recruiters. They require structured reflection, strategic positioning and sustained guidance.

Many of Australia’s top business schools are now integrating career support into their offerings.

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The Career Triple Jump: Why Coaching is Becoming A Key Component of Top MBA Programs - MBA News Australia For decades, the MBA has promised personal and career transformation. In 2026, that transformation is no longer incremental. It is ambitious, multidimensional and often global. MBA students are as impatient as ever and are not just looking to climb the corporate ladder. They are aiming for what many...

As artificial intelligence becomes a fixture in businesses everywhere, the University of Sydney Business School has launched the MBA (Technology and Digital Strategy) designed to train leaders who don’t just use AI, but understand it, critique it, and help guide its responsible use across society.

The MBA (Technology and Digital Strategy) has welcomed its first cohort of students, with Professor Katina Michael recently commencing as Program Director.

Professor Michael is adamant that leadership in emerging technology requires more than technical familiarity.

“Community values, organisational values, local or global challenges are embedded in every subject of the MBA,” she explains. “We teach responsible innovation, technology management, intelligent supply chains, sustainable futures, public interest technology, and AI ethics. It’s about learning how to navigate change.”

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Guided Growth: How Executive Advisors Are Shaping Leadership in the QUT Executive MBA

In the second half of the QUT (Queensland University of Technology) Executive MBA (EMBA), something significant shifts. The units continue to challenge, and the cohort discussions remain rich and thought-provoking, but students begin to move beyond theory, stepping into a deeper sense of identity and clarity around the kind of leader they aspire to be.

And they are not doing it alone.

Through the Business Leadership Practicum, every student is paired with an Executive Advisor (EA), an experienced senior leader who walks alongside them as they navigate the complex terrain of strategy, governance, decision making and self-awareness.

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Guided Growth: How Executive Advisors Are Shaping Leadership in the QUT Executive MBA - MBA News Australia In the second half of the QUT Executive MBA (EMBA), something significant shifts. The units continue to challenge, and the cohort discussions remain rich and thought-provoking, but students begin to move beyond theory, stepping into a deeper sense of identity and clarity around the kind of leader th...

QUT (Queensland University of Technology) has reaffirmed its position among the world’s elite with reaccreditation from the EFMD Global's EQUIS program for another five years.
This achievement gives the school the prestigious Triple Crown of accreditation: AACSB, Association of MBAs and EQUIS.

For professionals looking to take the next step in their careers, the QUT Executive MBA stands out. Delivered in Brisbane, it combines in-person learning blocks with flexible online study, giving participants a global perspective, practical leadership tools, and valuable international connections.

Our editor Ben Ready spoke to EMBA graduate Diana Urbina about how the Triple Crown accreditation was a key reason for choosing the QUT program.

If you’re ready to accelerate your leadership journey, the QUT Executive MBA is a program worth exploring.

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Global Credentials, Real-World Impact: The Power of QUT’s Triple Crown Executive MBA QUT Business School has reaffirmed its place among the world’s leading business schools, successfully achieving reaccreditation from the prestigious EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) for a further five years. The recognition continues QUT’s long-standing reputation for excellence in busine...

2025 Best Business School Rankings

The University of Melbourne has been named the Australian Financial Review BOSS Best Business School for 2025, breaking a three-year winning streak by the UNSW.

This year, six of the top 10 schools were from the prestigious Group of Eight universities.

University of Melbourne Tops 2025 BOSS Best Business School Rankings The University of Melbourne has been named the Financial Review BOSS Best Business School for 2025, breaking a three-year winning streak by the University of New South Wales.

The Australian Business Deans Council is calling on the Australian government to buck international trends and capitalise on the geographic, economic and social advantages that Australia offers international students.

Australia Business Deans Call For a Review of Visa Fees The Australian Business Deans Council is calling on the Australian government to buck international trends and capitalise on the geographic,

Olivia Blight, a medical product development engineer, has been named the recipient of the University of Sydney Business School's University of Sydney Business School’s 2025 Future Leaders MBA Scholarship.

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Engineer with a Mission: Olivia Blight Wins Prestigious MBA Scholarship Olivia Blight, a medical product development engineer, has been named the recipient of the University of Sydney Business School’s 2025 Future