The role of universities has changed over the last decade; students no longer go to universities for only information or knowledge; they have the internet and online courses for that.
“I want to acquire skills in technical engineering field and software development”
“I want to learn how things work and acquire business skills”
Google Scholar Scopus ORCID Biography Lieu Thai received his Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering (1st Class Honours) from Swinburne University of Technology. He obtained his MEng in the field of deep excavation and soil-structure interaction from the same institution. …
“I want to learn about engineering’s best practices and acquire business skills”
Google Scholar Scopus ORCID Biography Matthew specializes in Environmental Engineering, with a particular interest in Water and Wastewater Engineering and Waste Management. He has 20 years of teaching and industrial experience with supervisory roles under the USA, Singapore, …
Google Scholar BiographyChai Pui Ching received her BEng(Hons) in Robotics and Mechatronics from Swinburne University of Technology in 2008. She received a Corporate Master in Business Administration from the University of Malaysia, Sarawak (UNIMAS) in 2012. She had approximately 7 …
Scopus Biography Tan Yiing Chee received her BSc (Hons) in Statistics and Master of Business Administration (Finance) both from Universiti Putra Malaysia. Prior to her Master degree, she joined a private college in Kuching as a Lecturer of Applied Mechanics, …
The Institution of Engineering and Technology On Campus (SSIET) of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus has been named the best chapter for the second year in a row by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Malaysia Network.
In my previous article “The dark side of education” published in this column last year, I discussed that the tutoring in academic subjects provided by tutors for financial gains in addition to mainstream schooling, more commonly referred to locally as “tuition”, is a far bigger industry than meets the eye.
