Swinburne - Open Day - 30 July

 Snapshot of Swinburne University in 2023

• Swinburne is student-focused and aims at students being engaged in their learning; be exposed to innovative teaching, and given thorough preparation for the workforce.
• Swinburne ranks in the top 50 universities in the world under 50 years old - Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 Rankings.
• Swinburne has been recognised as having one of the best design schools in the world by the QS World Rankings of Universities by Subject. The university was listed in the top 100 for the Art and Design subject area.
• Swinburne regularly receives a 5-star ranking for student satisfaction – Rankings and Ratings| Swinburne
• Swinburne offers world-class higher education in health, arts, design, business, law, science, engineering, and technology - Schools and Departments.
• Swinburne is a university that makes Work Integrated Learning (also sometimes referred to as Industry Linked Projects) a major assessment component for students and is guaranteed in all bachelor degrees - Work Integrated Learning.
• Swinburne aims at producing job-ready students and Industry Based Learning (IBL) is offered to all eligible undergraduate students in the form of 6-12 month Professional Placements with industry partners with a long history of collaboration with Swinburne.
• Swinburne is one of only a few universities in Australia with access to the Keck telescope in Hawaii, 9000 kilometres away - Keck, and Swinburne has a remote operations facility in Melbourne that allows astronomers to remotely control the Keck telescopes in Hawaii - W.M. Keck Observatory and Parkes Radio Telescope.
• The Bachelor of Circus Arts offered at the National Institute of Circus Arts Australia - and accredited by Swinburne, not only offers elite sport training but also a sound business qualification. Several NICA graduates are currently employed with Cirque Du Soleil.
• Swinburne has a campus in Malaysia with many of the courses offered in Australia offered there – many Australian students choose to study a semester or more at the campus in Malaysia - Sarawak Campus, Malaysia.
• Swinburne has partnerships with over 100 overseas institutions across more than 20 countries, allowing for Australian students to go for a semester abroad, or complete part of their studies at one of these institutions

- Student Exchange Program.

• Swinburne offers a number of study tours and a great number of those are specific to students studying business - Overseas Study Tours.
• Swinburne also has an Emerging Leaders Program, whereby students identify skills they have developed during their time at university and learn how to translate these experiences into skills that employers are looking for.
• Swinburne offers an Aviation degree and part of the training in this course includes access to a Flight Simulator Laboratory with aviation simulators to immerse traineeand experienced pilots in challenging fight scenarios whilst monitoring every aspect of their performance with cutting edge measurement tools. The results allow them to predict how new cockpit technologies and procedures will work in the real world. Swinburne offers a bachelor degree designed specifically to train students as a commercial pilot - Aviation. Swinburne partners with Jetstar and Qantas with a Cadet Pilot Program.
• Swinburne has one of the largest university Psychology Clinics in Australia, not only offering low-cost counselling, psychological assessment, and group therapy treatment, but also  quality teaching and research - Psychology Clinic.
• For a comprehensive list of all courses offered at Swinburne, browse Courses at Swinburne. A new course being offered from 2023 is the Bachelor of Innovation which is a degree student scan do as a double degree with a number of other bachelor’s degrees. Students who choose this course can complete it in one extra year of study.

 Swinburne’s Professional Purpose Program

Become that person who springs out of bed every morning, charged with energy for the workday. Have a job that doesn’t feel like a job, because you’re adding value to the world and being recognised for it. Nurture a network of colleagues and mentors you also call friends. How’s that for a life goal?

Launched in 2020, Swinburne introduced its Professional Purpose Program, geared towards assisting students identify their values and goals, and letting those guide their career choices.  The Professional Purpose Program runs alongside a student’s bachelor’s degree and functions like a life and career planner.  Its objective – to help students make the most of their university experiences and set themselves up for the sort of meaningful success others can only dream of.  In some degrees, this program is actually embedded in the course.

For more detailed information, including answers to frequently asked questions, browse

Professional Purpose Program.