Sydney Executive Plus
Learn it all.
Lead through anything.
SE+ aims to deliver lifelong learning and leadership upskilling in cutting edge areas of business, technology, and society. The initiative brings together the University’s academic expertise with leading industry partners to deliver two-week online ‘sprints’ and masterclasses.
Sprint courses
AI fluency sprint
20 Nov - 4 Dec 2026
$1,395 AUD ($995 AUD for alumni)
Build an understanding of the opportunities, capabilities and challenges of AI and engage confidently with key stakeholders.
Innovation Strategy Sprint
9 - 23 Oct 2026
$622.5 AUD (Normally $1,245)
Develop a dynamic culture that turns ideas into outcomes.
AI dexterity sprint
5 - 12 Nov 2026
$1,095 AUD ($895 AUD for alumni)
Learn how to prompt, customise, and manage Generative AI tools and how lead their responsible adoption across your team.
Geopolitics and business sprint
25 Sep - 9 Oct 2026
$647.5 (Normally 1,295)
Learn strategies and tools for navigating geopolitical risk, international politics and the global economy.
Leading complex projects sprint
8 - 22 Oct 2026
$697.5 (Normally $1,395)
Enhance your skills in navigating complexity and driving success in large-scale projects across various sectors.
Quantum opportunities sprint
23 - 30 Oct 2026
$447.5 AUD (Normally $895)
Equip yourself with the knowledge to navigate quantum disruption, and prepare your organisation for the quantum era.
Communities at work sprint
5 - 12 Nov 2026
$447.5 AUD (Normally $895)
Learn the techniques to lead with community-building and create an engaged, productive, and purposeful work culture.
Net zero sprint
13 - 20 Nov 2026
$547.5 AUD (Normally $1,095)
Learn how to account, report and act on your business’ carbon emissions and make the transition to net zero.
Leading tech-enabled teams sprint
Build high-performing teams in an AI-enabled workplace.
Meet the SE+ Directors
Learn from them and other leaders at the University of Sydney, plus industry experts.
Assoc. Prof Sandra Peter
Co-Director, Sydney Executive Plus
The University of Sydney Business School
Professor Kai Riemer
Professor of Information Technology & Organisation
Co-Director, Sydney Executive Plus
The University of Sydney Business School
Masterclasses
Generative AI masterclass
5 Nov 2026
$595 AUD ($295 AUD for alumni)
Generative AI is changing how we work. But how can you use it effectively for personal and team productivity?
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Managing Global Change Masterclass
5 Nov 2026
$250 AUD ($100 AUD for alumni)
When the world changes, know what to do next.
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Creative leader masterclass
6 Nov 2026
$250 AUD ($100 AUD for alumni)
Leverage creative thinking to drive innovation in your business.
Humanities thinking masterclass
Learn how to apply a humanities lens to business challenges.
Giving policy a pulse masterclass
Learn how you can take policy off the page and make it something your people rally around.
Team vitality masterclass
Learn how to lead through difference and craft inclusive, cohesive, productive work communities.
The focused leader masterclass
Learn how to stay focused in an always-on environment—and preserve your energy in the process.
The scope 3 emissions masterclass
Learn how to identify and calculate scope 3 emissions for your organisation.
ROI of happiness masterclass
Explore the serious business of happiness: from how to build it to how it can boost your organisation’s performance.
SE+ Research
The 2026 Skills Horizon
We’re entering a decade of disorientation.
As a leader, you’ll be constantly challenged to pinpoint what will matter next. Once you figure that out, then comes the challenge of deciding how to lead through it.
There’s no doubt that disorienting times need critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity and the ability to communicate effectively. But there are new skills you’ll need to navigate our messy future.
Reach for the STARs
A framework for unlearning management wisdoms.
What if you woke up tomorrow and discovered that your most cherished management wisdoms turned out to be wrong?
How would you, how would your organisation, deal with this change? These are questions experts at the University of Sydney Business School have been grappling with, articulating the idea of unlearning.