From innovative research initiatives to community outreach programs and student engagement events, we actively engage with diverse stakeholders to address real-world challenges.
Financial literacy is unique to each individual, influenced by their personal financial situation, goals, knowledge and preferences. Factors like education, income, cultural background and life experiences all play a role in shaping one’s financial literacy.
Key skills needed for understanding personal finance include: budgeting, investing, debt management, and planning for financial security and stability, and these skills need to be tailored to a person’s specific circumstances.
The Faculty of Business and Law’s Financial Literacy project, supported by the Rural Regional Remote (RRR) Women’s Network of WA, is dedicated to promoting economic inclusion for women in remote, regional, and rural communities.
We are delighted to announce that we have been accredited as a Bronze Carbon Literate Educator by the UN-recognised Carbon Literacy Project.
This prestigious accreditation recognises our commitment to embed climate education and action, through Carbon Literacy, into our educational institution and ethos, and facilitate a cultural shift to a zero-carbon society.
Carbon Literacy is defined as, “An awareness of the carbon dioxide costs and impacts of everyday activities, and the ability and motivation to reduce emissions, on an individual, community and organisational basis,” and revolves around a day’s worth of learning and action on climate change.
In alignment with SDG12 and 13, this new document provides a step-by-step check list to help embed more sustainable business practices. We would like to acknowledge that this was a Students as Partners initiative.
These guidelines were inspired by a Tourism Hospitality and Events student assessment completed by Chrisina Jardim, as part of MGMT2003 Sustainable Event Development.
Hear from Professor Sonia Dickinson, Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor, and Thomas Griebel, General Manager, Faculty of Business and Law at Curtin University, as they discuss the pledges made during their recent Carbon Literacy Training
The Sustainable Collective at Curtin (SCC) is a club open to students from all faculties and at all knowledge levels. Their goal is to foster a sustainable Curtin community, encourage curiosity around sustainability, and promote access to sustainable ways of living both on-campus and in life.
Hear from students who participated in the Carbon Literacy Training.
Mohammad Zulfikar Ali, his determination to “raise the voice of the human being” led to him putting his job as a judge on hold to travel 6,500 kilometres away to pursue his studies here at Curtin.
In an era where sustainability and innovation stand as driving forces of change, the Faculty of Business and Law held their Learning and Teaching Showcase to celebrate their commitment to inspiring change-makers.