Annual Report - Swinburne University of Technology

Swinburne University of Technology
Vietnam
■ Access Network Technology – Customised short course
training provided in Australia for the Hanoi Post and
Telecommunications.
Saudi Arabia
■ Quality Training Framework Study Program –
Customised program for the General Organisation for
Technical Education and Vocational Training in Saudi
Arabia with the outcomes being a draft Quality
framework and an implementation plan.
Papua New Guinea
■ Balus Project – Short course series presented in a range
of generic management areas for the Civil Aviation
Authority of PNG.
Singapore
■ Out of School Hours Care – Facilitated a study tour for
Singaporean child care workers
■ Graduate Certificate in Parent Group Leadership –
Delivered in Singapore with 45 graduates.
People’s Republic of China
■ Local Government Management Training – Customised
training for Guizhou Local Government with the support
of the Maroondah and Yarra Ranges local councils.
French Polynesia
■ Frontline Management – 12 week customised frontline
management program for existing and potential small
business owners/operators from French Polynesia.
Vanuatu
■ Frontline Management – Ongoing program at Certificate
and Diploma levels for the staff of the Vanuatu Institute
of Technology.
Staff from the TAFE and Higher Education Divisions have
been involved in the delivery of the programs, many of
which have been undertaken jointly with Australian and
offshore associates.
Contractors have included International Training Australia,
RMIT International, Philippines Australia Governance Facility,
Philippines Australia Short Term Training Facility, IDP
Vietnam, and the Overseas Projects Corporation of Victoria.
Off Shore Delivery
In addition to the University’s presence in Sarawak and
Thailand, individual Schools and Divisions continue to build
significant off shore delivery profiles.
The School of Information Technology is offering a
program in Bachelor of Science (Information Technology) in
Hong Kong. The program is a partnership with the Hong
Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi). Swinburne
staff deliver the lectures for this program in Hong Kong
and Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education staff
provide the tutorial/ laboratory support. The program is
delivered in block mode, with each subject conducted over
an intensive six-week period. Swinburne staff moderate
assignment marking and conduct all exam marking. The
first intake included well over 100 students.
The Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship
has finalised a licensing agreement to run the Graduate
Diploma of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Singapore,
building on the successful operation to deliver the Master
of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Israel.
Planning for the delivery of National School of Design
programs in Hong Kong and Singapore is underway. The
School was approached by international providers in these
areas to deliver these programs, an indication of the
School’s growing international reputation.
Swinburne Lilydale has signed an agreement with the
China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT) for
provision of the Bachelor of Business (eCommerce) in
China. Chinese students will undertake two years of study
in China followed by two further years of study in
Australia. The first students are expected to arrive in 2004.
In the TAFE Division, a Diploma of Information Technology
(Multimedia) was developed for China, and opportunities
for nursing training were explored with the Chinese
Women’s Federation.
Subjects offered at Swinburne’s overseas campuses are
being aligned with TAFE Diplomas in computing, network
engineering and software engineering. Negotiations are
also underway to offer TAFE eBusiness programs in mixed
online and attendance mode at the Institute of Vocational
Education in Hong Kong.
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