2008 Archives
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Swinburne Sarawak to hold open day this Saturday
9 December 2008Career talks by industry professionals, displays and demonstration of student projects, aptitude tests and guided tours of the expanded campus are among some of the highlights of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus’ open day this Saturday.
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Australian students grateful for Reverse Colombo Plan scholarship
20 November 2008Three Australian students were recently awarded a scholarship by the Reverse Colombo Plan Scholarship Fund to pursue a semester of their studies at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus.
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92 Swinburne students awarded scholarships
27 October 2008Students from Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus have been awarded 92 scholarships with a total value of over RM185,000 this semester. The scholarship awards are granted to outstanding students who scored impressive results in public and semester exams as a way for Swinburne Sarawak to recognize and encourage academic excellence.
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Swinburne named in top 500 universities worldwide
16 October 2008Swinburne has earned its place among the top 500 universities in the world, according to the 2008 Times Higher Education–QS World University Rankings.
The world rankings set out to give an up-to-date and rounded assessment of the world’s leading universities and – at a time of unprecedented mobility in international education – are seen with increasing importance by students and academics alike.
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Swinburne Sarawak to hold employment fair and alumni get-together on Thursday
06 October 2008As part of its service to its graduates and students who will soon be graduating with their careers, Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus will hold an Employment Fair and an Alumni Get-Together at its campus on Thursday, 9 October.
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Swinburne Sarawak students and staff give blood
17 September 2008About 40 students and staff from Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus responded to the call for blood donation on Wednesday, 17 September 2008.
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Swinburne Sarawak bag First Runner Up, three other awards in debate finals
16 September 2008Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus put up an impressive show to bag a series of awards in the final of the Yayasan Sarawak English World Style Debate Challenge Trophy which was held at Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce Auditorium, Institut Perguruan Batu Lintang in Kuching, on 26 August, 2008.
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450 Swinburne Sarawak students graduate
25 August 2008The fifth graduation and award presentation ceremony of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus saw 450 students receiving their scrolls at Dewan Santapan, Dewan Undangan Negeri in Petra Jaya, Kuching, on 25 August 2008.
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Swinburne Sarawak's RM110 million expanded campus opens
23 August 2008Chief Minister of Sarawak Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud, who is also the Pro Chancellor of Swinburne Sarawak, officially declared open the expanded campus of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus on Saturday, 23 August 2008.
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MoU with Faculty of Engineering, MMU
31 July 2008The School has recently signed an MoU with Faculty of Engineering, MMU. Under the MoU, both parties agree to explore research collaboration opportunities in the area of information security.
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Public lecture on teaching English at Swinburne Sarawak
24 July 2008Professor Tony T.N. Hung, who is Head of the Language Centre at the Hong Kong Baptist University, will be giving a one-hour public lecture entitled “Reflections on language teaching in the ‘Postmethod’ era”.
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Swinburne Sarawak to have highest number of engineering staff with PhD by year-end
17 July 2008Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus will have one of the highest number of engineering teaching staff with doctorates in the country by year-end, said the head of the university’s School of Engineering and Science, recently.
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30 from Asian region take part in Swinburne Sarawak's science and engineering workshop
07 July 2008A total of 30 people will take part in an “Active Learning Workshop in Science and Engineering” from 8 to 10 July, at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus.
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Swinburne to hold Info Day on Saturday
20 June 2008SPM and STPM school leavers who are interested to find out more about tertiary education options can do so at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus’ Info Day this Saturday (21 June).
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Vietnam university delegation visits Swinburne Sarawak
04 June 2008A delegation from the University of Architecture of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, recently paid a visit to Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus with the objective of strengthening the relationship between the two institutions.
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151 Swinburne students awarded more than RM400,000 in scholarships
07 May 2008A total of 151 of students from Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus who scored impressive results in public and semester exams. were awarded a total of RM407,500 in scholarships yesterday, 7 May 2008.
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Innovative universities extend reach
27 April 2008The 27 senior academics travelled half-way round the world to hold their board meeting in Melbourne and on the way they stopped off in steamy Sarawak on the island of Borneo. The European Consortium of Innovative Universities had never been this far south before but it was unlikely to be the last time.
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Europe’s higher education leaders visit Swinburne Sarawak
22 April 2008Members of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU) recently toured Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus and participated at a seminar on transnational education.
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SM Lodge takes home debating championship trophy
21 April 2008SM Lodge literally took home the World Schools Debating Championship trophy when they won the title for the third year running, which entitles the school to keep the championship trophy.
