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Welcome to The Australian Study APEC Centre at RMIT University

Launch of the new Centre, featuring Ken Waller, Director of thse Centre; The Hon. Simon Crean MP, Minister for Trade; The Hon. Marsha Thomson MP, Victorian Parliamentary Secretary for Industry and Trade; Alan Oxley, Chairman of the Centre; Prof Gill Palmer, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Business) RMIT University

The Australian APEC Study Centre at RMIT University’s College of Business, together with its component facility, the Melbourne APEC Finance Centre, promote Australia’s, Victoria’s and RMIT’s strategic, economic, social and educational objectives throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The Centre also manages training programs, conferences and symposia on issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). For more information about the role and activities of the APEC Centre, click here.

Current APEC Perspectives

Driving APEC Harder
On 1 May 2009, The Hon. Simon Crean MP, Federal Minister for Trade, launched the Australian APEC Centre at RMIT. In a paper titled 'Driving APEC Harder, he talked about the importance of APEC and posed challenges for the new Centre.

News and Upcoming Events

11.6.09
Food security, bio fuels and food price inflation: Policy conflicts and structural reforms
Melbourne, Australia   2009-06
A training program in resolving policy conflicts in Food Security, Structural Reforms and Food Price Inflation, designed to provide improved policy development skills. The aim of the course is to build policy development skills in dealing with issues where policy conflicts may arise.


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Capacity Building to Enhance Investment Flows in APEC Economies, Particularly in Relation to Trade and Taxation Policies
Melbourne, Australia   2009-07
The objective of this program is to highlight the determinants of a positive and welcoming investment climate (for both local and foreign investors). The Program is based on the OECD's Policy Framework for Investment (PFI). By increasing an understanding of the PFI and its role, particularly in relation to trade and taxation policies, participants will develop the skills necessary for policy development and for effectively applying the PFI tenets.


Other Centre Websites


Melbourne APEC Finance Centre


Managing Regulatory Change in Financial Service


Globalisation Guide

 


APEC Secretariat, Singapore


APEC host for 2009