Delivering infrastructure more productively

Limited public funding and an expanding population have worsened the already sticky problem of how best to deliver infrastructure. Deborah Singerman outlines some new solutions to continuing problems.

Charles Perkins Centre project completed

Brookfield Multiplex has completed the $385 million Charles Perkins Centre, the heart of a research and education hub at the University of Sydney’s Camperdown campus.

Philanthropist funds University of Sydney project centre

John Grill, recently retired chief executive of international engineering and project services company WorleyParsons, has donated $20 million to the University of Sydney for a project management initiative: the John Grill Centre for Project Leadership.

University of Sydney commissions Charles Perkins project

The University of Sydney has appointed Brookfield Multiplex as the construction contractor for the $220 million Charles Perkins Centre at the university’s Camperdown Campus in New South Wales.

Project management undergraduate degree developed

The University of Sydney has developed the world’s first specialised undergraduate project management degree, the Bachelor of Project Management.

University of Sydney launches short program management course

The University of Sydney is the first university in Australia to launch a short program management course: a 6-day course instead of the 3-4-year academic programs other universities currently offer.

The university recently undertook research examining the program and project management courses delivered at 85 universities across the world. Early research suggests that only four—Oxford University, Stanford University, The University of Sydney and University of New South Wales’ Australian Defence Force Academy—were teaching advanced concepts.