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Swinburne Sarawak gives back to the community
23 December 2009

Perkata Special School for intellectually challenged children received an early Christmas present when Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus recently donated several units of computers to the school.

Swinburne Sarawak to hold Open Day this Saturday
10 December 2009

School leavers planning to further their education can look forward to career talks by industry professionals, displays and demonstration of student projects, aptitude tests, guided campus tours and application fee waiver at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus’ open day this Saturday.

Student from Bangladesh takes Swinburne Sarawak public speaking title for second time
24 November 2009

Bangladeshi student Md Ashikur Rahman showed that he has what it takes to be a good orator when he recently won the Swinburne Sarawak Public Speaking Competition for the second time in a row.

Exhibition on typography in Western and Asian cultures
21 November 2009

An exhibition on typography found typically in Asian and Western cultures is currently being held at the Sarawak Museum Art Gallery from 1 to 30 November.

Much to gain from Industry-based learning, says automotive expert
16 November 2009

Industry, universities and undergraduate engineering students themselves have much to gain by their participation in industry-based learning (IBL), says an Australian industry expert.

Swinburne Sarawak recognizes UEC qualification
05 November 2009

Students of Chung Hua Middle School with Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) will be pleased to know that they may continue their tertiary education at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus.

Swinburne Sarawak holds workshop for English language teachers
04 November 2009

Eleven teachers from SMK Lundu and SMK Sematan participated in a one-day Workshop for English Language teachers at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, recently.

151 awarded scholarships by Swinburne Sarawak
24 October 2009

A total of 151 Malaysian and international students pursuing a range of courses at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus were recently awarded scholarships for excelling in their studies, at a ceremony which was held on the campus.

Swinburne Sarawak staff learn to fire fight, first aid
19 October 2009

Seventy staff of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus recently completed a three-day emergency and fire-fighting exercise under the supervision of the Fire and Rescue Department.

School of Engineering and Science takes Swinburne Sarawak sports carnival challenge trophy
15 October 2009

Teams from the School of Engineering and Science fought their way to take the overall challenge trophy in Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus’ sports carnival, recently.

International students are champs in Swinburne Sarawak debate challenge
14 October 2009

International students Stephen Obed Swai and Jude Benedict Gayashan Fernando won the 2009 Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus’ Debate Challenge, recently.

208 Swinburne Student graduate
30 September 2009

208 graduates were presented with their scrolls at the sixth graduation and award presentation ceremony of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus on 29 September, 2009.

Over 300 attend CPA Australia student conference at Swinburne Sarawak
26 September 2009

The second CPA Australia Undergraduate Conference which was held at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus received overwhelming response with more than 300 students from the university in attendance.

Swinburne Sarawak designing highly advanced radio frequency filter
17 September 2009

A research project to design and build a compact, state-of-the-art radio frequency (RF) filter is being undertaken by a team of engineers at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus.

Students, staff donate to Typhoon Morakot victims
11 September 2009

Students and staff of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus last month went into action after learning that hundreds had perished and thousands more were made homeless when Typhoon Morakot slammed into Taiwan.

Students and staff donate to blood bank
01 September 2009

Students and staff from Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus on Thursday answered the call by the Sarawak General Hospital’s Blood Bank to donate blood in view of the fasting month.

Swinburne Sarawak designs and builds window-cleaning robot
26 August 2009

A team of researchers at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus has recently designed and built a unique robot that cleans windows on high-rise buildings.

Leo Club of Swinburne Sarawak gets thumbs up from Japan, Taiwan counterparts
17 August 2009

Leo Clubs from Japan and Taiwan were impressed with the fund-raising projects carried out by their Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus counterpart for the needy and hope to implement some of the activities in their country.

More women urged to take up engineering as a career
12 August 2009

The Institute of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) encourages more women to pursue engineering as a career and advised them not to be discouraged by the challenges they face in the industry.

Politeknik Kuching learns how Swinburne Sarawak manages its IT system
22 July 2009

Staff from Politeknik Kuching Sarawak recently visited Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus to learn how the university provides IT support to staff and students as well as the management of its information technology assets.

Swinburne Sarawak to hold Info Day on Saturday, 4 July
02 July 2009

SPM and STPM school leavers looking to pursue further studies will have the opportunity to find out more about courses offered by Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus at its Info Day from 9:00am to 4:00pm, this Saturday.

US experts to speak at green technology seminar at Swinburne Sarawak
19 June 2009

Two experts from the United States will speak at a seminar on Emerging green technologies in heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and cooling (HVAC) water treatment and mechanical system optimisation which will be held at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus on 30 June.

Hong Kong Baptist University students learn about conservation at Swinburne Sarawak
1 June 2009

As part of their studies to learn more about the environment, 15 undergraduate students from Hong Kong Baptist University travelled to Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus yesterday (28 May 2009) to learn about conservation issues in Sarawak from three experts in the field.

Swinburne Sarawak, MMU team up for biomedical software project
28 May 2009

A team of researchers from Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus and Multimedia University will embark on a project to design a software that will help verify and authenticate digital biomedical media such as x-rays and MRI scans, in June 2009.

Swinburne Sarawak to develop software for healthcare industry
18 May 2009

The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation recently awarded Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus a grant of RM300,000 for research into the development of a software for the healthcare industry.

192 Swinburne Sarawak students get more than RM430,000 in scholarships
14 May 2009

A total of RM432,125 in scholarships was awarded to 192 top students of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus during a ceremony at its campus here on 13 May, 2009.

35 teams from 15 schools to vie for Swinburne Sarawak debating championship title
16 April 2009

A total of 15 secondary schools will face off in a battle of wits in what will be the biggest World Schools Debating Championship at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus on Monday (20 April, 2009).

Swinburne Sarawak and SAINS to collaborate on R&D
01 April 2009

Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus and Sarawak Information Systems Sdn. Bhd. (SAINS) signed an agreement on 31 March 2009 to collaborate on R&D projects.

Lights to go out at Swinburne Sarawak during Earth Hour
27 March 2009

In a show of its concern for climate change, Swinburne university of Technology Sarawak Campus will join tens of millions around the world in turning off its lights from 8:30pm to 9:30pm local time on Saturday 28 March 2009.

Swinburne holds pre-university open day this Saturday and Sunday
11 March 2009

SPM school leavers will have the opportunity to find out more about tertiary education when Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus holds its pre-university open day this Saturday and Sunday, 14 and 15 March 2009.

Swinburne Sarawak, Biotech Alliance sign research deal
05 March 2009

Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus and Biotech Alliance International Sdn Bhd recently entered into an agreement to conduct research on the rapid composting of organic wastes from oil palm processing.

Brunei institution of learning looks at how Swinburne Sarawak does it
20 January 2009

A delegation from a Brunei institution of higher learning recently visited Swinburne Sarawak to explore and study the operations two of the university’s departments.