Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus’ Business student Mark Liao Jun understands not only the importance of academic excellence, but also how he and other students can contribute and make a difference to society.
A total of 33 schools, including two from Indonesia, will compete at the Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus Inter-school Debating Championship (SSIDC) from 13 to 16 February.
The United Kingdom-based Higher Education Academy (HEA) has appointed the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, Professor Janet Gregory, as a Principal Fellow.
Bachelor of Computer Science student Nguyen Thanh Son took first place in the “Talent Hunt” programming competition organised by Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, recently.
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”
“I want to learn about engineering’s best practices and acquire business skills”
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.
