Swinburne University of Technology

Swinburne University of Technology
Motto Factum per Litteras (Latin)
Motto in English
 "Achievement through learning"[1]
Type Public
Established 1908[2]
1992 (university status)
Chancellor Graham Goldsmith
Vice-Chancellor Linda Kristjanson
Students 23,567[3]
Undergraduates 19,727
Postgraduates 3,096
744
Other students
 7,034
Location Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Campus Urban
Affiliations Universities Australia, OUA, ASAIHL, Australian Computer Society, Engineers Australia,[4] NICTA,[5] Apple University Consortium,[6] Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy[7]
Website www.swinburne.edu.au

Swinburne University of Technology (often simply called Swinburne) is an Australian public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1908 as the Eastern Suburbs Technical College by George Swinburne in order to serve those without access to further education in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.[8] Its main campus is located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne which is located 7.5 km from the Melbourne central business district.[9]

In addition to its main Hawthorn campus, Swinburne has campuses in the Melbourne metropolitan area at Wantirna and Croydon as well as has a campus in Sarawak, Malaysia.[10]

In the 2016 QS World University Rankings, making it one of the top art and design schools in Australia and the world.[11]

History

Swinburne University of Technology has its origins in the Eastern Suburbs Technical College, which was established in 1908 in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn by George Swinburne. In 1913, the institution changed its name to Swinburne Technical College. It attained university status on 1 July 1992 with the passage of the Swinburne University of Technology Act.[12]

Swinburne Technical College (1940s)

As a consequence of the Dawkins reforms to Australian higher education in the early 1990s, the university began teaching in the suburb of Prahran through a merger in 1992 with Victoria College (previously the Prahran Institute of TAFE),[13] which stood on the site of Victoria's first training institute, the Prahran Mechanics' Institute.

In 1997, Swinburne opened a campus at Lilydale, Victoria. In 1998, it merged with the Outer East Institute of TAFE and began operating from campuses at Croydon and Wantirna.[14]

In 1999, Swinburne established the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA).[15]

In 2000, the university opened a campus in Sarawak, Malaysia, as a partnership between the university and the Sarawak State Government.[16]

In February 2011, the university opened the Advanced Technologies Centre,[17] a 22,000 square metre building of modern architectural design at its Hawthorn campus,[18] known locally as "the cheese grater building".[19]

Following a series of funding cuts announced by the Victorian Government to vocational education in May 2012,[20] Swinburne announced that it would close its Lilydale and Prahran campuses.[21] Lilydale campus officially closed on 1 July 2013.[22] The university sold its Prahran campus to the Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE in 2014.[23]

Campuses

The Hawthorn campus is Swinburne’s main campus. It hosts a range of vocational, undergraduate, and postgraduate programs.

Wantirna is a TAFE-specific campus.[24] The campus also offers courses in areas including health and community services, visual arts, business and accounting.[25]

The university's Croydon campus is a TAFE-specific campus, with a focus on training in trades such as building, carpentry, electrical and plumbing.[26]

Prahran

While Swinburne no longer operates at the Prahran campus, the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) continues to be based there.[27]

Sarawak, Malaysia

The Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus is located in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.[28]

Swinburne Online

The university's joint venture with SEEK Limited led to the creation of Swinburne Online in 2011.[29]

Academic profile

Rankings

University rankings
Swinburne University of Technology
QS World[30] 387
THE-WUR World[31] 301-400
ARWU World[32] 301-350
CWTS Leiden World[33] 159[34]
Australian rankings
QS National[30] 19
THE-WUR National[35] 20
ARWU National[36] 18
CWTS Leiden National[33] 6
ERA National[37] 15

Swinburne is ranked top 75 in the field of physics by the Academic Ranking of World Universities in the 2014.[38]

Swinburne is also ranked 32nd in the world for art and design in the 2016 QS World University Rankings,making it one of the top art and design schools.[39]

Swinburne has been placed in the top 75 for civil engineering and physics in the top 100 in Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects by the 2016.[40]

The university was listed in the top 40 for the Art and Design subject area by the 2018 QS World Rankings of Universities by Subject.[41]

Swinburne College

The university also operates Swinburne College, a provider of pathway education courses which prepare students for university study. Programs offered by Swinburne College include English language, foundation studies, diploma and professional year programs.[42]

Architecture

Student life

Students on campus

Swinburne Student Union (SSU)

Swinburne Student Union (SSU) is the independent student representative body of Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. Membership is opt-in for all students.[43]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Swinburne Motto". Swinburne University. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  2. ↑ "About - Swinburne University - Melbourne". Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "2015 Annual Report". Swinburne University. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
  4. ↑ "Victoria Division". Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  5. ↑ https://www.nicta.com.au/education/partner-universities/
  6. ↑ http://auc.edu.au/about/auc-coordinators/
  7. ↑ http://www.aura-astronomy.org/membership.asp?memberType=institutions
  8. ↑ http://www.swinburne.edu.au/about/our-university/history/
  9. ↑ "Hawthorn, Melbourne". Google Maps.
  10. ↑ "Education Malaysia website". Government of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  11. ↑ http://www.swinburne.edu.au/news/latest-news/2016/03/world-renowned-for-design-qs-ranks-swinburne-in-top-50-.php
  12. ↑ "Swinburne University of Technology Act 1992". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  13. ↑ Roche, Vivienne (2003). Razor gang to Dawkins: a history of Victoria College, an Australian College of Advanced Education. University of Melbourne.
  14. ↑ "Swinburne History". Swinburne University of Technology. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  15. ↑ "History of NICA". National Library of Australia web archive. National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  16. ↑ "Education Malaysia website". Government of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014.
  17. ↑ "ATC opens for business". Swinburne University of Technology. 23 February 2011.
  18. ↑ "Swinburne Advanced Technologies Centre". Kane Constructions. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  19. ↑ "Largest cheese grater in the world". @tke_rsk. 20 May 2013.
  20. ↑ Wheelahan, Leesa. "TAFE cuts will affect everyone: state governments should think again". The Conversation. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  21. ↑ Benjamin Preiss (6 July 2012). "Swinburne to shut Lilydale campus". The Age.
  22. ↑ Kimberley Seedy (1 July 2012). "Lilydale campus officially closed". Lilydale and Yarra Valley Leader.
  23. ↑ "NMIT to turn Swinburne's Prahran campus into centre for creative arts". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 August 2013.
  24. ↑ "Swinburne opens new training centre". CareerSpot. 26 April 2013.
  25. ↑ "Wantirna campus". Swinburne University of Technology. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  26. ↑ "Croydon campus". Swinburne University of Technology. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  27. ↑ Priess, Benjamin (29 July 2013). "Circus Institute nets $13 million in federal funding and will stay at Prahran campus". Sydney Morning Herald.
  28. ↑ "About Swinburne - Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak, Malaysia". Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  29. ↑ "Swinburne Online". Swinburne Online About Us. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  30. 1 2 "QS World University Rankings 2019". Quacquarelli Symonds Limited.
  31. ↑ "World University Rankings 2019". TSL Education Limited.
  32. ↑ "Academic Ranking of World Universities 2018". Shanghai Ranking Consultancy.
  33. 1 2 "CWTS Leiden Ranking 2017". Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University.
  34. ↑ "Swinburne University of Technology". The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation and swissuniversities. Retrieved 21 Feb 2017.
  35. ↑ "THE 2019 - Australia". Times Higher Education.
  36. ↑ "Academic Ranking of World Universities 2018 - Australia". Shanghai Ranking Consultancy.
  37. ↑ "Australian University Rankings". Australian Education Network.
  38. ↑ "Academic Ranking of World Universities". ARWU Subject rankings. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  39. ↑ "QS World University Rankings by Subject". QS World University Rankings by Subject. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  40. ↑ "ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects". ARWU Subject rankings. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  41. ↑ "QS World Rankings of Universities". QS Subject rankings. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  42. ↑ "Swinburne College". Swinburne University of Technology. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  43. ↑ "Services". Swinburne Student Union. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  44. ↑ "Student Achievements - Persuading, changing and influencing: Mark Hartley". Swinburne. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  45. ↑ "Laurence Scott Pendlebury (1914–1986)". Kew Gallery. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.

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