Swinburne Alumni & Development News
Scroll down to find out the latest news and events on Swinburne University and its alumni in this quarterly news update.
September Edition 2009
New duo heads Alumni and Development
A new duo is leading the Alumni and Development team with the arrival of Director, Alumni and Development, Ruth Rosh and recently appointed Associate Director, Alumni, Linda Sprott...read more
Q&A with Pro Vice-Chancellor (International and Recruitment) Jeffrey Smart
Swinburne is home to more than 6,000 international students from over 50 countries, with a third of these students from India. Following recent attacks on Indian students in Melbourne, the university hosted a delegation of Indian politicians in July...read more
Melbourne to host aerospace manufacturing centre of excellence
Swinburne and aerospace industry leader Boeing have teamed up to establish a new centre to design and develop aerospace technologies...read more
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$10 million funding for green trades complex at Swinburne
The Federal Government has awarded $10 million to Swinburne to develop a Green Trades Complex at the Croydon campus. The funding was announced recently by the Minister for Employment Participation Senator Mark Arbib...read more
New foundation to support public interest journalism
A not-for-profit foundation to help develop new ways to fund and support journalism has been established by Swinburne’s Institute for Social Research...read more
Chancellor's Lecture Series
In the lead up to this year's AFL Grand Final, Sally Capp, Chief Executive Officer, Committee for Melbourne and a director of the Collingwood Football Club will deliver the next Chancellor's Lecture in September 2009 - a Swinburne Seminar Club event...read more
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Online tool for young people with diabetes
Teens and young adults in rural areas dealing with the challenges of living with Type 1 diabetes can now access The Meter – a new website specifically designed for young people with diabetes...read more
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New Australian statistics reveal varying rates of homelessness
Rates of homelessness vary widely across Australia according to eight new state and territory Counting the Homeless reports co-authored by Associate Professor David Mackenzie from Swinburne and Associate Professor Chris Chamberlain from RMIT...read more
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Pioneering online treatment for PTSD
Researchers at Swinburne’s National eTherapy Centre (NeTC) have developed an effective online treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder...read more
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Shared computer keyboards breeding grounds for bacteria
As the popularity of internet cafes and multi-user computer facilities increases, a Swinburne study has found that shared keyboards can be breeding grounds for bacteria...read more
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Business founder who built structure into collapse
Like many Swinburne accounting students Mark Korda saw his studies as a first step into managing a business, but perhaps not the national accounting business which has made him a household name in Australia...read more
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Australia China Alumni Awards
The Australia China Alumni Awards are a new initiative of the Australia China Alumni Association (ACAA) and CPA Australia, and will be held annually from 2009 onwards...read more
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Swinburne Professional Year Program
The more experience you have, the more likely you are to stand out from the crowd when you start looking for work...read more
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