| Location | Kuching, Malaysia | Funding Type | Private |
|---|---|---|---|
| No of Students | 4000 | Establishment | University |
| Founded In | 2000 | Estimated Cost of Living | 24000 MYR |
| Address | Q5B, 93350 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia |
Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus is the international branch campus of Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. The Sarawak campus opened in Kuching, the capital city of the Malaysian state of Sarawak, in 2000.
The campus is a partnership between Swinburne Australia and the Sarawak government. The campus is part of a long-term strategy by Swinburne Australia, established in 1908, to globalize its operations and provide its students with international living, working and learning opportunities.
Since it was first set up, Swinburne Sarawak has been growing rapidly. The custom-designed campus has a current student population of 4,000. Apart from Malaysia, students hail from more than 60 countries, making it a truly international university.
Only 15 minutes away from the heart of Kuching city and nestled within commercial and residential areas, the 16.5-acre campus offers undergraduate degrees in engineering, science, commerce, computing and design that are identical to those of its home campus in Australia. Also offered are postgraduate research programs at PhD and masters in these disciplines as well as the MBA (International) and MA (TESOL). Also included is the one-year foundation programs in business, design, information technology/multimedia, engineering and science. A range of English language proficiency programs are also available.
Students may complete their degrees entirely in Kuching or transfer to one of its campuses in Melbourne to complete them.
These courses are a fraction of the cost of studying in Australia and parchments are awarded by Swinburne Australia.
Applied professional emphasis and direct placements in industry are a feature of many of its undergraduate courses. The focus on practical training is an integral part of the course structure and the university is well known for producing employment-ready graduates.
Swinburne Sarawak maintains a strong technology base and important links with industry. It aspires to be a research intensive university and is developing its research capability with a focus on areas relevant to industry. With state-of-the-art facilities, it conducts research on information security, mechatronics engineering, software engineering, business as well as education and e-learning.
Swinburne Sarawak is rated Tier 5: Excellent, the highest rating achieved by any university in the Malaysian Qualifications Agency’s Rating System for Higher Education (SETARA) for 2009, 2011, 2013.
Swinburne Sarawak successfully retained its 5-star rating in the Ministry of Education’s latest Rating for Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia (SETARA) 2017 for the fourth consecutive time, with this year being the first under the Mature University category.
The MQA is responsible for monitoring and overseeing the quality assurance practices and accreditation of national higher education in Malaysia.
The 16.5-acre city campus is only about 15 minutes from the central waterfront area of Kuching. Student numbers have grown from the original intake of about 130 students in August 2000 to about 4000 currently and this is expected to reach 5000 students in several years. International students currently come from more than 60 countries.
The Sarawak campus was expanded in 2008. Completion of the RM110 million project sees eight new custom designed buildings added to the campus, increasing the total number of buildings to 12. These greatly improve teaching, research, student accommodation and other facilities as well as permit further expansion of courses and students, particularly in engineering and science.
Full-Fledged University
Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus is the only international branch campus of Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.
The Sarawak campus in Malaysia offers Australian quality education. A wide range of courses, from foundation to postgraduate programs identical to those offered by its home campus in Melbourne, are available at the Sarawak campus.
Australian Qualification
On completion of your degree studies, your parchment will be awarded by Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. Hence, you have the opportunity to obtain an education that is of Australian quality in Malaysia.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Swinburne aims to become a renowned centre for entrepreneurship and innovation, which will be a hallmark of everything we do. We will prepare you to participate in the new economy and society of the 21st century and heighten your awareness of, and capacity to make the choice between, employment and self-employment.
Internationalisation
Swinburne is committed to an ongoing process of internationalisation. We seek to be held in high regard globally, have an international focus in all we do, an international culture and outlook. We aim to be a university that equips its graduates to thrive in an increasingly globalised environment and to achieve a balance between the academic, social, economic, ethical and environmental dimensions of internationalisation.
Industry-Based Learning (IBL)
The Industry-Based Learning (IBL) program, pioneered by Swinburne Australia in 1963, offers students the opportunity to undertake vocational training within industry. Engineering students at Swinburne Sarawak have an option to complete six to 12 months of IBL relevant to their course of study. Engineering students must go through three months of compulsory industrial training in order to graduate.
Living and Learning Environment
The Sarawak campus is only 15 minutes from the Kuching city centre, the capital city of the Malaysian state of Sarawak. Besides providing a safe and conducive learning environment, the city has good infrastructure and facilities such as banking, telecommunication and transportation.
Apart from the lower course fees, the cost of living in Kuching is also reasonably lower compared to other major towns and cities in Malaysia.
Intercampus Transfer
Flexibility is the hallmark of a Swinburne education. While you have the option of completing your studies in Kuching, you may transfer to complete them in Melbourne, subject to meeting the appropriate criteria. Additional majors are also available in Australia.
Student Exchange Program
If you seek the experience of studying overseas, you may apply to participate in a student exchange program. It offers selected undergraduates from the Sarawak campus (those in the second year onwards) an unmatched opportunity to enrich their tertiary learning experience in Melbourne at Malaysian costs.
Cost Saving
You will find that it is affordable to pursue tertiary education at Swinburne Sarawak as the fees are only a fraction of the cost of studying in Australia.
Financial Assistance
Scholarships, study loans and other financial aid are offered by the government, educational loan and private financial institutions to Malaysian students. These include PTPTN, Yayasan Sarawak, Sarawak Higher Education Foundation (HiEd), Tunku Abdul Rahman Foundation, EPF withdrawal and bank loans.
New and current students who achieve outstanding academic results are awarded scholarships by the university. The scholarships are given to both pre-university and degree students as well as Malaysian and international students. Please make sure you check the application closing dates so you don’t miss out on them.
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