The 2025 Career Practitioners’ Seminar
Friday 14 February 2025
Join us on campus this Valentine’s Day and discover what’s new at Swinburne, from just-launched courses to state-of-the-art learning facilities.
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Get ready to discover how Swinburne can support careers advisory for your students and find out what makes Swinburne and students so compatible at our 2025 Career Practitioners’ Seminar. Here’s what you can expect:
- hear a keynote from Vice-Chancellor Pascale Quester presenting her vision for Swinburne’s new strategic plan launching in 2025
- enjoy a campus tour and get an inside look at our facilities, including health science, film and television, aviation, and more
- experience Swinburne’s practical approach to learning with interactive workshops across different study areas
- fall in love with our courses, including our three new degrees in fashion, biomedical science, and nutrition
- make connections over a free lunch and dessert.
Date
Friday 14 February 2025
Time
8.45am – 2.15pm
Check in
Arrive and register from 8am
Location
Swinburne Hawthorn campus
2025 Workshops and Tours
2025 Workshops
| Study area | Description |
|---|---|
| Architecture and Design | Check out the incredible work from Swinburne’s film and television, screen and media, and games and animation students, then see some of the equipment used in their courses firsthand. |
| Biomedical Science | Learn all about our new Bachelor of Biomedical Science with an interactive session in our Digital Anatomy Lab, including potential career pathways and insights from current students. |
| Business | Hear about our business courses and new facilities coming to Swinburne with a student panel covering majors in Marketing, Human Resources and Finance. Plus, get interactive with the Diploma of Business. |
| Computer Science and Information Technology | As a university of technology, how does Swinburne set students up to thrive in boom IT areas like cyber security? Find out with a hands-on activity, then hear from the students themselves across certificate, diploma and degree. |
| Design (Fashion) | Experience the technology-led, sustainability-focused content covered in our new course, the Bachelor of Design (Fashion). Get an introduction to design thinking, then create your own fashion design mood board. |
| Media and Communication | Ready to dive headfirst into media and communication at Swinburne? Walk through a gallery of student work, watch course presentations, and get an up-close look at Swinburne’s very own radio channel and news publication. |
| Nutrition | Get an overview of our Bachelor of Nutrition with a hands-on workshop in our MasterChef-worthy Dietetics Kitchen. Hear from current students and learn about potential career pathways for Swinburne’s nutrition graduates. |
2025 Tours
| Study area | Description |
|---|---|
| Accommodation / next gen_campus | See how our new Latelab is taking shape ahead of launching in Semester 1, check out some of the latest developments across our next gen_campus, and take an inside look at our student accommodation. |
| Aviation | Swinburne has been leading aviation education for more than 30 years. Take a tour of the facility used to train our aviation students, including an interactive demonstration of our flight simulator and integrated control centre. |
| Creative Media (Film and Television/ Games and Animation | Check out the incredible work from Swinburne’s film and television, screen and media, and games and animation students, then see some of the equipment used in their courses firsthand. |
| Design | Visit our digital fabrication lab and see how students bring their innovative designs to life using advanced technologies like 3D printers, laser cutters, industrial robots and more. |
| Engineering | Experience Swinburne’s practical approach to engineering with hands-on demonstrations of the technology in our state-of-the-art labs. Each stop on the tour will provide a deeper insight into our engineering courses. |
| Health | Tour our cutting-edge health science facilities for an immersive insight into Swinburne’s dynamic learning environment. See how our students develop practical, industry-ready skills that set them apart in the health sector. |
| Pathways and alternative entry options (non-walking option) | Hear from students and play ‘The Pathway is Right’ to explore the various pathways into Swinburne, from UniLink diplomas to TAFE courses. Hear how students can use the Early Entry Program and Free TAFE to their advantage. |
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