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How Students are trying to combat Water Scarcity in the Hospitality Sector

Monday, 17 March 2025

Water scarcity is one of the top issues some countries around the world face today, but it isn't just developing countries that are struggling. Some countries with highly developed infrastructure are seeing threats to water supplies increasing due to poorly maintained infrastructure and climate changeUrbanisation, population growth, pollution and land development are all compounding factors to this. It's estimated that by 2025, 1.8 billion people will face “absolute water scarcity” when annual water supplies in some regions drop below 500 cubic metres per person.

ECU SBL hosts Panel on Mastering Time Management for Success in Law School

Friday, 14 March 2025

On Wednesday, 12 March 2025, the Law Discipline of the ECU School of Business and Law (SBL) hosted an insightful panel discussion titled “Time Management – Techniques to Succeed in Law School”. The event, held in the Moot Court, brought together legal professionals and top law students to exchange practical strategies for effectively managing time in the demanding field of legal studies.

Three ECU Schools Come Together to Deliver the Best Careers Fair Yet

Thursday, 13 March 2025

Yesterday, the ECU gymnasium was filled with excitement—not for a sports match with fans cheering for Team ECU, but for a Careers Fair. Students crowded the space, eager to explore job opportunities, network with industry professionals, and gain insights into their future careers.

Aluminium exports under fire: Is Australia really to blame?

Thursday, 27 February 2025

US President Donald Trump has claimed Australia broke a 2018 verbal agreement on restraining Australian aluminium exports to America. That deal, successfully negotiated by the Turnbull government, had provided Australia with an exemption from Trump’s global steel and aluminium import tariffs during his first term. As the United States prepares again to apply 25 per cent tariffs on both steel and aluminium imports from every country, including from Australia, the claim of a broken agreement may stand in the way of a second exemption.

There has been debate in Australian media over which prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull or Scott Morrison, verbally agreed to voluntary export constraints. What is clear is that the Trump administration believes they had an agreement with the Turnbull government to restrain exports, since on 31 May 2018 the White House issued the following official statement.

Trump, Putin and Musk all share a leadership style – we’ve figured out what it is

Thursday, 27 February 2025

Dictatorships would appear to be on the rise. Russian president Vladimir Putin, US president Donald Trump and even un-elected tech entrepreneur, Elon Musk are ruling by decree like “kings”.

Building Global Bridges: ECU School of Business and Law Hosts International Symposium in Athens

Wednesday, 29 January 2025

The Edith Cowan University (ECU) School of Business and Law recently hosted an inspiring two-day symposium in Athens, Greece, uniting AACSB-accredited partner universities from across Europe to discuss global education and research opportunities.

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ECU Celebrates International Women's Day with a resounding success at the Edith Cowan Memorial Lecture

Edith Cowan University (ECU) marked International Women's Day with a remarkable celebration at the annual Edith Cowan Memorial Lecture, held at the Mount Lawley Campus.

Load up on inspiration at ECU Open Day

ECU Open Day is here with an open invitation to future students to explore a campus and talk to our friendly staff about how you could be studying with us in 2025 or 2026.

Organisations should embrace AI to boost performance

Companies and corporations that are quick to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are more likely to boost performance and reap rewards, research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has shown.

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