Swinburne first Vic uni to bring Open Day back to campus in 2022

Unique activations

For the first time in two years, there will be campus tours, refreshments, live music, and giveaways. Prospective students, their families and friends will also experience a variety of engaging activations designed to showcase the next-gen spirit of Swinburne.

Some of the Swinburne Open Day activations include:

• All Tech on Deck: Showcasing the capabilities of many of Swinburne’s state-of-the-art tools and technologies.
• next gen_ talks: Leveraging Swinburne’s relationships with industry, key experts will share inspirational talks about their industries’ present and future.
• HI Hub: Interactive Human Intelligence (HI) Hubs located throughout the campus with current students available to help guide and plan attendees’ day.
• Swintopia [AR]: Swinburne’s virtual campus Swintopia comes to life. Animated ‘Swintopians’ take guests on a campus tour and discover Swinburne facts, campus-life tips and more.
• Earthquake Simulator: The only technology in the Southern hemisphere that can simulate a bridge in an earthquake.
• Innovation Challenge: Brainstorm solutions to prepare humanity for the next pandemic and discover Swinburne’s new Bachelor of Applied Innovation degree.
• Neuroimaging: Cutting-edge research from Swinburne’s Neuroimaging facility to help further understand the human brain.
• We’ll print this city: The future of construction at the Digital Construction Lab in action with Swinburne’s 3D concrete printers.

An experience in technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, Swinburne’s Open Day will exhibit the wide range of courses on offer at the university across 17 areas of study including Business, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Design, Engineering, Law, Psychology, Science and more – all upgraded to meet the job needs of the future.

Professor Quester says, “As a prototype for a new and different kind of university, we are innovative and offer our students world-class learning opportunities, utilising the latest technology.

“At Swinburne we are not just preparing our students for the workforce of the future, we are preparing the next generation of leaders, visionaries, challengers and entrepreneurs who will shape the future in a variety of professions – some of which likely do not even exist yet.”

This year, Swinburne celebrates its 30th year as a university. This marks decades of pioneering education and innovation in transformative technology, entrepreneurship, aerospace, and medical technology, as well as a youthful and nimble approach to learning for today’s world.

Swinburne’s Open Day will be held on Sunday 31 July 2022 from 10am until 4pm at its Hawthorn campus. For further information and to register head to www.swinburne.edu.au/openday