Swinburne University of Technology

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Swinburne University of Technology


Motto:	Factum per Litteras
Established:	1908
Type:	Public
Chancellor:	Bill Scales AO
Vice-Chancellor:	Ian Young
Undergraduates:	10,494 (2005)
Postgraduates:	3,987 (2005)
Doctoral students:	558 (2005)
Other students:	27,887 (2005)
Location:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Campus:	Urban
Mascot:	George Swinburne
Affiliations:	ECIU, Association of Commonwealth Universities and ASAIHL
Website:	www.swinburne.edu.au

BA Building, 4th Floor

Courtyard and Cafe

TAFE Buildings

Glenferrie railway station

Prahran Mechanics Institute - opened in 1899 and still open today.

Swinburne University of Technology is a university with a number of campuses based in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. The University also operates the Sarawak Campus in Malaysia. In addition to degree programs at Bachelor, Honours, Masters and Doctoral levels, the University also operates as a technical college (through its TAFE Division), offering Certificate, Diploma, Advanced Diploma, and Associate Degree programs.

1 History
2 Faculties and Schools
3 Research
4 Alumni
5 Campuses
6 See also
7 Official site
8 References

[edit] History

Swinburne was established as the Eastern Suburbs Technical College by George Swinburne in 1908. By 1913, the institution had changed its name to Swinburne Technical College.

Due to the 1976-78 reorganisation of the Victorian Post-Secondary Education Act, Swinburne was conferred the power to grant bachelor degrees. The first of these were granted in 1981. Swinburne was proclaimed a University on July 1, 1992.

[edit] Faculties and Schools

The university is composed of a number of faculties and schools:

Higher Education Faculties

TAFE Schools

The University also hosts the National School of Design, the National Institute of Circus Arts and the National Centre for Sustainability.

[edit] Research

Swinburne University operates research programs in several areas. As a medium sized university, Swinburne has adopted a strategy to seek excellence in a limited number of areas. The University is strong in specialised areas of science and technology, such as radio astronomy, astrophysics, reliable software systems, service oriented computing, photonics & optics, social research, biotechnology, biomedical engineering, psychology and molecular simulation.

The Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing is one of Australia's leading astronomy research groups. Swinburne has focused on building a strong research base that utilises collaborative and applied research. The University's research profile has grown significantly over the last few years and has displayed its growing international eminence.^{[neutrality disputed]}

[edit] Alumni

Gillian Armstrong: film director
Kathlyn Ballard: artist
Graeme Base: Children's illustrator
Mark Bolton: Australian Football League player for Essendon Football Club
Kathy Bowlen: ABC (Australia) newsreader, journalist
Lara Cameron: designer
Alisa Camplin: aerial skier and Olympian
Mary Covatta: graphic designer ^[1]
Ray Crooke: artist
Mark Korda: Ansett administrator
Michael Leunig: cartoonist
Richard Lowenstein: film director
Sidney Nolan: artist
Philomena Tan: author ^[2]
Sarah Watt: film director and writer (Look Both Ways)

[edit] Campuses

Swinburne's presence extends to campuses in numerous parts of Victoria including Hawthorn, Croydon, Prahran, Lilydale, Wantirna, and Healesville. Outside of Australia, Swinburne also has a campus in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

[edit] Hawthorn campus

Swinburne's original campus at Hawthorn is home to the University's central administration, many of its undergraduate and postgraduate programs, TAFE courses and short courses. It is also the site of many of Swinburne's research and training centres. At Hawthorn it is possible to do everything from a pre-apprenticeship to a PhD.

The campus is located seven kilometres east of the city of Melbourne , and is easily accessible by train and tram. It is situated in the heart of Hawthorn and is close to restaurants, cafes and shops. Students enjoy an extensive library, bookshop, cafeterias and sports centre. Over recent years there has been a major redevelopment of the campus, including a covered Atrium next to the library, the building of combined office/retail/residential complex Swinburne Place , significant investment in the latest learning and teaching technology and refurbishment of the multi-storey EN and BA buildings.

[edit] Prahran campus

Prahran is known as Swinburne's 'arts campus', since it houses a number of arts areas including the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) and the renowned Faculty of Design, which offers a range of film and television, graphic, industrial and multimedia design courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

At the TAFE level it also has graphic design, multimedia design, costume, performing arts and makeup courses.

In addition to the arts offerings, Prahran also has a range of programs in business, social sciences, and hospitality. This is one of Swinburne's dual sector campuses, meaning that it provides both TAFE and university programs. In particular, excellent pathways are available in the design area for students to articulate from TAFE to university. The campus is ideally situated in cosmopolitan and popular Prahran, with a dazzling array of clothes shops, bars, restaurants and other retail outlets located along the adjoining Chapel Street .

[edit] Sarawak campus

The Sarawak campus is in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. It offers the same courses as the Australian campuses and the degrees offered are identical to the Australian ones.