ALUMNI CONNECT

Your connection with AIB

As an AIB graduate, there are a number of ways you can maintain your connection with your alma mater in Canada and globally, continue your career development journey in conjunction with AIB and contribute to the future of the school.

Graduation and Events

Graduation

Graduation represents the conclusion of a very important phase in your life. It’s a single day in your calendar, but one that represents so much. If you’re in a position to be able to attend a Graduation to receive your AIB parchment and, most importantly, celebrate your achievement alongside your peers, we encourage you to do so.

Within each graduating cohort, the Valedictorian Award is granted to the MBA student(s) who achieved the highest grade point average. Those who achieved outstanding academic results also earn a place on the Dean’s Merit List.

In 2023, AIB will be hosting two Graduation Ceremonies in Adelaide, Australia which all eligible to graduate Canadians are invited to attend. Many Canadians travel with their loved ones to attend Graduation and explore Australia while doing so, making for a special holiday. In 2024, AIB plans to host a Graduation Gala in Canada.

All Graduation updates will be communicated to those eligible to graduate via email and published on AIB’s Graduation Page.

Networking Events

AIB hosts and facilitates opportunities for in-person networking each year, mainly in Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver, which is where the largest communities of AIB students and alumni reside. In 2023, AIB will be visiting Vancouver and Toronto in early July.

Visit AIB Events for the latest dates and locations.

If you’re interested in helping AIB host alumni meet-ups in your city, reach out to our Alumni Manager at alumni@aib.edu.au.

Alumni Industry Panels

AIB’s Alumni Industry Panels were formed in 2020 to harness the expertise, insights and experiences of our diverse and highly skilled alumni members, and consult on current trends plus challenges within their industries. The five panels convene quarterly to consult on what’s happening in the business world right now, how to evolve the MBA learning content based on that, and how AIB can continuously improve the student experience for all. The panels are:

Leadership and Human Resource Management Alumni Panel
Marketing and Entrepreneurship Alumni Panel
Finance and Corporate Governance Alumni Panel
Operations and Supply Chain Strategy Alumni Panel
Customer Experience (CX) Alumni Panel

Canadians serve on each alumni panel to help inform the AIB learning journey for all.

Chaired by Discipline Leaders and AIB’s Alumni Manager, the panels have proven to be a highly engaging and mutually beneficial initiative, allowing the members to network with fellow alumni in their field and deepen industry insights through shared knowledge. For AIB, ongoing alumni consultation has proven to be highly beneficial in the development of new initiatives, the implementation of relevant case studies into subject learning, and in helping to steer the future of AIB.

AIB Review | Industry Publication for Alumni

AIB Review is our very own digital quarterly industry publication that brings the expertise and insights of the AIB community to trending issues in the business world. It is part of AIB’s commitment to deliver ongoing value to alumni and the wider student community. Since its inception, AIB Review is now distributed to over 200,000 alumni, current students and community members, with readership growing with each issue.

As the AIB alumni community is filled with seasoned professionals from diverse backgrounds, with enormous collective experience among them, alumni members are invited to contribute written articles for publication in AIB Review. This allows alumni to develop their authorship skills, showcase their unique professional insights and knowledge, and have their reflections on current industry trends read by our large community of business professionals.

Read AIB Review’s latest issue >

AIB Career Mentorship

AIB’s Career Mentorship initiative leverages the school’s large, diverse and incredibly accomplished professional network of students and graduates to provide peer study and career support within the AIB community. On top of peer collaboration during the study journey and networking opportunities for alumni, the mentoring program provides an added opportunity for knowledge and skill sharing within the AIB community, supporting the professional development of participants and facilitating greater network connections.

For more information on the 2023 AIB Career Mentorship Program, contact mentoring@aib.edu.au.