AIB began as a management consulting firm before transitioning to offer higher education. It was formerly known as the Gibaran Action Research Management Institute and later the Gibaran Learning Group. In 2011, it amalgamated as the Australian Institute of Business, combining the Gibaran Graduate School of Business, the Australian Institute of Business Administration, the Tourism Institute of Australia, and the Entrepreneurship Institute Australia.[6][7]
Selva Abraham is the founder of the Australian Institute of Business.[8] His focus has been on Work-Based Learning, which he has extended into the concept of Work-Applied Learning.[9] He has published four books on the subjects of work-applied learning, management and action research.[10]
The MBA structure includes nested exit qualifications, allowing students to complete shorter awards such as the Graduate Certificate in Management (GCM)[23] and the Graduate Diploma in Management (GDM).
Administration
AIB has been led by Chief Executive Officer Peter Cartweight since December 2025.[24]
The institution is also overseen by a Board of Directors, responsible for operations and course delivery, and an Academic Board, which manages academic quality and standards.[25]
Board of Directors:
Richard Hockney
Graham Gaddes
Joff Allen
Michael Carpenter
Hilary Winchester
Research and publishing
AIB Publications publishes business and management books and the twice-yearly Gibaran Journal of Applied Research.[26]
The Global Centre for Work-Applied Learning (GCWAL) is an independent organisation that exists within the Australian Institute of Business.[27]
In December 2012, AIB signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Middlesex University to allow both institutions to work together to advance work-applied and work-based learning research. This collaboration led to the inaugural Work-Applied Learning for Change conference, where the two institutions partnered to present a conference on the techniques of Work-Based Learning (WBL). In 2015, AIB in partnership with Emerald Group Publishing launched the Journal of Work-Applied Management.[28]
AIB's has produced its own digital quarterly industry publication, AIB Review, since 2019.[29]
Outside Australia
Canada represents AIB's second-largest student and alumni community after Australia. AIB began offering its programs in Canada in 2014 with over 2,000 students and alumni across the country. The majority of AIB's Canadian community reside in Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia.[30]
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