2010 Archives
Industry players to speak at Open Day this Saturday
15 December 2010Guest speakers from industry, biotechnology research projects, civil engineering displays, robots, games and prizes are just some of the highlights visitors can look forward to at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus’ Open Day from 10am to 5pm this Saturday (18 December, 2010)
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Students say thanks for sponsorship
09 December 2010Students sponsored by Yayasan Sarawak for a short program to improve their English at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus recently expressed their gratitude and appreciation to the foundation.
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Swinburne Sarawak’s night of princesses, pirates and evil witches
30 November 2010It was a night when fairytale princesses, pirates and evil witches came out to play at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus’ recent annual dinner themed ‘A Royal Enchanted Evening’, at a leading hotel here.
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Swinburne Sarawak students help spruce up children’s home
19 November 2010Fifty students from Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus recently took time off from their studies to help spruce up The Salvation Army Children's Home at Jalan Upland.
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Swinburne Sarawak moves its academic calendar closer to that of Swinburne Melbourne
13 May 2011Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus recently donated RM3,000 to Japan's earthquake and tsunami victims.
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School of Engineering, Computing and Science retains sports carnival championship title
08 November 2010After a week of stiff competition the School of Engineering, Computing and Science retained the championship title of the recently concluded Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus Sports Carnival.
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100 Swinburne Sarawak students awarded scholarships
04 November 2010A hundred Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus students were awarded scholarships for excelling in their studies.
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Swinburne Sarawak is first runner-up in Knowledge Discovery Challenge 2010
02 November 2010Master of Science students Yakub Sebastian, Wendy Japutra Jap and Lai Chee Ping were awarded first runner-up of the SAS-EON Bank Group Knowledge Discovery Challenge (KDC) 2010, which was held at Sunway University College recently.
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Pro Vice-Chancellor of Swinburne Sarawak awarded honorary title
26 October 2010The Pro Vice-Chancellor and Chief executive of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus was recently awarded with the honorary title of Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Kenyalang Sarawak Johan Bintang Kenyalang (JBK (H)).
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Swinburne Sarawak wins debate final, sweeps top prizes
13 October 2010After coming close to winning the Yayasan Sarawak World Style English Debate Trophy in the past seven years, Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus finally took home the championship trophy, including most of the prizes, recently (13 October, 2010).
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Swinburne Sarawak’s IET Student Chapter Awarded Most Promising
11 October 2010The Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus’ Institution of Engineering and Technology Student Chapter (SSIET) was recently presented the Most Promising Student Chapter Award at the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Malaysia Annual Dinner and Prestige Lecture 2010.
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292 Swinburne Sarawak students graduate
07 October 2010A total of 292 graduates were presented with their scrolls at the seventh graduation and award presentation ceremony of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching, on 5 October, 2010.
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PhD student finds 'dinosaurs' in space
07 October 2010Using Australian telescopes, Swinburne University astronomy student Andy Green has found 'living dinosaurs' in space: galaxies in today's Universe that were thought to have existed only in the distant past.
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Ian Young appointed Vice-Chancellor of ANU
01 October 2010Swinburne Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young, has been appointed the 11th Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra.
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Swinburne Sarawak celebrates 10th anniversary
29 September 2010Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus recently celebrated its 10th anniversary on 25 September, 2010.
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Swinburne Sarawak celebrates anniversary
24 September 2010A ceremony to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Swinburne’s Sarawak campus will be held at the university on Saturday 25 September.
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Blood Bank says thanks to Swinburne Sarawak students, staff
14 September 2010Blood Bank public relations officer Boniface Anak Lasek was a happy man when more than 70 students and staff from Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus stepped forward to answer its call to give blood at a blood donation campaign held last week.
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Swinburne climbs world rankings
16 August 2010Swinburne University of Technology has retained its placing in the world’s top 500 universities for the second year in a row.
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New postgraduate management programme starts this month
09 August 2010Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus will start a new postgraduate management programme next month.
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25 complete basic foundry training at Swinburne Sarawak
06 August 2010Twenty-five participants who completed a four-week training program on basic foundry at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus were recently presented with certificates.
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Swinburne Sarawak takes Fair Play Trophy at Sarawak Regatta
04 August 2010The rowing team of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus paddled their way to the Fair Play Trophy at the Sarawak Regatta which was held at the Kuching Waterfront over the weekend.
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Swinburne Sarawak students gain engineering insight at World Expo 2010
26 July 2010Twenty-three student-members of Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak Campus’ Civil Engineering Club (SSCEC) had the opportunity to learn more about sustainable urban planning when they visited Shanghai and the World Expo 2010 recently.
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Port and Offshore Geotechnics Seminar at Swinburne Sarawak
20 July 2010Dr C F Leung, a professor with the Department of Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore, will be conducting a one-day seminar entitled “Port and Offshore Geotechnics”.
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Swinburne Sarawak in Tier 5 of SETARA ’09 Ranking
14 July 2010Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak Campus is one of the 18 Higher Education Institutions that achieved Tier 5: ‘excellent’ status in the 2009 MQA Rating System for Malaysian Higher Education Institutions (SETARA ’09).
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Swinburne Sarawak to hold Info Day on 17 July
9 July 2010Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus will be holding its Info Day from 10am to 5pm on Saturday, 17 July.
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Swinburne Sarawak students lend a helping hand at Cheshire Home
7 July 2010For many of us, Saturdays are precious – it’s the time to sleep in, go window shopping or even spend time idling away at home. But for 10 students of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, it was a day to volunteer their time and energy at the Sarawak Cheshire Home.
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Swinburne Sarawak Leo Club is District’s best
22 June 2010The Leo Club of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus received the most number of awards at the Leo Forum which was held in Keningau, Sabah recently.
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Swinburne Sarawak presents schools with PCs for participation in research study
21 June 2010Four schools in the city were each presented with a desktop computer by Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, recently.
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Swinburne Sarawak takes first prize in Open Source competition
17 June 2010Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus won first prize in the Sarawak Information System Sdn Bhd (Sains) Open Source Competition, recently.
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Swinburne Sarawak’s certificate of self-accreditation status presented to Chief Minister
14 June 2010A Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus delegation presented Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud, Chief Minister of Sarawak, with a copy of the university’s certificate of self-accreditation status at Wisma Pelita here, recently.
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Swinburne Sarawak to hold Application Week
11 June 2010Students who have completed SPM, STPM, UEC or ‘A’ Level but have yet to enrol with any institutions for further studies will be pleased to know that Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus will hold an ‘Application Week’ from Monday to Saturday (14 to 19 June, 2010).
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Swinburne and HELP University College join forces
11 June 2010Under a new partnership, HELP University College and Swinburne University of Technology, Australia will deliver a unique experience for HELP’s psychology students to complete their degrees in Australia.
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Farmers’ son gets chance to pursue further studies
09 June 2010Mohd Hisyam Sabtu had always dreamt of going to university but never thought it would be possible because he knew that his parents, who are farmers, could not meet the financial demands.
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Award is seal of our quality, says Swinburne Sarawak’s Pro Vice-Chancellor
21 May 2010The recent awarding of the self-accreditation status by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) to Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus is proof that the high quality of education the university offers is internationally recognised.
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Thanks for the scholarship, say Swinburne Sarawak students
14 May 2010A total of 137 top students of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus were in jubilation after they were recently awarded scholarships for their outstanding academic achievements.
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Leadership training camp for student council members
13 May 2010Crossing a chest-deep river and wading through swamps were some of the challenges members of the Swinburne Sarawak Student Council (SSSC) went through as part of a leadership and team building exercise at Camp Pueh in Sematan, recently.
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Swinburne Sarawak students, staff show they care
4 May 2010Sixty-one students and staff of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus showed they care when they turned up to give blood at a recent donation campaign which was held at the university.
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Lodge School sweeps Swinburne Sarawak's debate titles
29 April 2010After four days of debating, Lodge International School and SM Lodge swept the senior and junior championship titles respectively in the fifth World Schools Debating Championship organised by Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, recently.
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40 teams to compete in Swinburne Sarawak's fifth debating championship
21 April 2010Forty teams from 13 secondary schools will face off at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus’ fifth annual World Schools Debating Championship from 26 to 29 April.
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Tanzanian student sees Sarawak on pedal power
07 April 2010Nabeel Abdul Nahdy is not your average Joe when it comes to seeing the sights. The Tanzanian student recently took the road less travelled by most tourists – or even locals – and cycled about 420 kilometres from the town of Sibu to Kuching over two days with a group of friends.
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UiTM Malacca students visit Swinburne Sarawak
01 April 2010To learn about international business, 40 undergraduate students from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Malacca flew in to Kuching and visited Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, recently.
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Swinburne Sarawak to observe Earth Hour
26 March 2010Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus will be enveloped in darkness for one hour this Saturday, 27 March 2010 in support of Earth Hour.
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Swinburne to hold Pre-U Open Day this Saturday, Sunday
10 March 2010Students who have completed SPM will be able to obtain more information on foundation programs at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus’ Pre-U Open Day this Saturday and Sunday, 13 and 14 March.
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Window-cleaning robot takes silver medal in technology expo
23 February 2010A robot that climbs and cleans windows which was designed and built by a team of researchers at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus scaled its way to the silver medal category in the recent Malaysian Technology Expo 2010 which was held at the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur from 4 to 6 February.
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Swinburne Sarawak’s novice kayak team makes waves
10 February 2010When a group of Swinburne Sarawak students competed for the first time in the recent Borneo IPT Water Sports Championship at Unimas in Samarahan, little did they know they would make an impression in the competition.
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Swinburne Sarawak students win programming quiz competition
04 February 2010Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus students bagged the first prize of the SAS Malaysia programming quiz competition which was held at Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Shah Alam, recently.
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Swinburne Sarawak to hold Info Day
02 February 2010Students who have completed SPM, STPM, UEC or A Levels will be able to obtain more information on tertiary education at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus’ Info Day which will be held at the Hyatt Hotel, this Saturday, 6 February.
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Swinburne Sarawak sets up first IET student chapter
26 January 2010The first Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Student Chapter in East Malaysia was recently established by Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus.
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60 Swinburne Sarawak students learn the importance of teamwork
20 January 2010Sixty CPA Australia Student Chapter members from Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus learned that they can overcome almost any obstacles if they work together as a team, during a rigorous three-day camp at a beach resort recently.
60 Swinburne Sarawak students learn the importance of teamwork
