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Officially opening the building, New South Wales Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian said the would become the 鈥渉eart and soul鈥� of the Business School and the focus of a ground-breaking new approach to business education.

鈥淚 applaud the Business School鈥檚 vision in preparing for a future of enormous opportunities,鈥� said Ms Berejiklian, 鈥淚t takes innovation and a unique approach to learning to guide and equip the next generation of leaders for the jobs and economy of the future.鈥�

The Chancellor of the University of Sydney, Ms Belinda Hutchinson AM, described the Abercrombie Building as a 鈥渄ynamic, state-of-the-art foundation upon which the Business School will continue to build its reputation as a world-class centre for learning and teaching鈥�.

鈥淪tudents who study in this magnificent building and graduate from the Business School will have a profound impact on the business environment across the Asia鈥揚acific region and globally in the years and decades to come,鈥� Ms Hutchinson said.

Dean, Professor Greg Whitwell, has described the high-tech 33,000 square metre facility, which now occupies a prime position near the University鈥檚 historic main campus, as the 鈥減hysical manifestation鈥� of the School鈥檚 鈥渂usiness not as usual鈥� vision for the future.

鈥淭his purpose-designed building will allow us to shape the next generation of business leaders in a way that encourages them to challenge the status quo,鈥� Professor Whitwell said. 鈥淭he Abercrombie Building will enable us to search for new ways to make people鈥檚 lives better.鈥�

鈥淲ith a focus on cutting-edge research and interactive learning, this building will be a place where we collectively design solutions to the economic, social and environmental challenges facing the business world,鈥� he added.

With a trend towards remote learning via online courses, Professor Whitwell acknowledged that 鈥渂ricks and mortar鈥� facilities 鈥渕ay seem an old fashioned investment鈥�, but argued that 鈥渢he campus experience should provide a perfect complement to the online world by creating and facilitating hands-on, face-to-face, mutually supportive interactions鈥�.

鈥淭his is where students will imagine the next world-changing digital application, where academics will solve poverty through profitability, alumni will mentor the company directors of tomorrow and where we will collectively design solutions to generate better economic and social outcomes,鈥� he said. 鈥淭his facility is also a welcoming place that lends itself to a very productive engagement with external stakeholders.鈥�

Professor Whitwell went on to say that 鈥渙ne of the most significant aspects of the new building is the way it provides so many more students with spaces where they can study, interact and build a sense of community鈥�.

鈥淚n the future, students will be able to spend time together in an informal way. They will be able to exchange ideas, learn from each other and develop bonds that will last a lifetime,鈥� he said.

鈥淭he Abercrombie Building will give the Business School a heart and a soul and give students and staff a sense of belonging.鈥�