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Grounds for dismissals limited by law, says academic

KUCHING – Existing laws in the country is more protective of the employee and limits the grounds on which an employer may terminate the services of an employee, said a senior academic who specialises in human resource issues. Dr Balakrishnan …


Swinburne Sarawak to hold Open Day this Saturday

KUCHING – Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus has lined up a series of activities for its Open Day which will be held from 10am to 5pm this Saturday, 15 December, 2012.Visitors to the event will have a glimpse of …


MBA (International) program preview on 15 December

KUCHING – Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus will preview – its MBA (International) program at its Open Day this Saturday (15 December, 2012).Dr Ismail Ait Saadi, Associate Dean for Research with the Faculty of Business and Design, will speak …


Five academics promoted

KUCHING – Five academics at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus were recently promoted to senior positions. The new positions will take effect in January next year.Senior lecturers Dr Patrick Then and Dr Su Hieng Tiong have been elevated to …


No more bubbles when boiling

Theoretical physicist Professor Derek Chan from Swinburne’s Faculty of Life and Social Sciences and colleagues from Saudia Arabia and the USA have discovered a specially engineered surface that allows liquids to boil without bubbling.Their paper entitled ‘Stabilization of Leidenfrost vapour …


Swinburne moves up in world ranking

Swinburne University of Technology has been promoted into the world’s top 400 universities in the prestigious Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) released recently. Its Vice-Chancellor Professor Linda Kristjanson said Swinburne was entering the top 400 university rankings for the …


Learning from nature

Using lotus leaves and tea tree oil researchers at Swinburne University of Technology are working to prevent infection and improve outcomes for people requiring medical implants, such as hip replacements.Led by Professor Elena Ivanova and Dean of the Faculty of …


Research to boost electric car use

KUCHING – Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne is engaged in a research project aimed at increasing alternative energy transport.The project was launched by the Premier of Victoria, Ted Baillieu, and Swinburne’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Linda Kristjanson, as part of the …


Swinburne Sarawak plans to offer chemical engineering this year

KUCHING –Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus is making preparations to offer chemical engineering in September this year.The university has recently appointed Professor Alexander Gorin, a New Zealand permanent resident, to head the undergraduate program.Gorin received his doctorate in Engineering …


Professor to head chemical engineering

Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus has recently appointed a senior academic to head its chemical engineering program. The university plans to offer a chemical engineering program next year.