SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Universities create and stimulate great minds to do incredible things . Swinburne University of Technology is harnessing this energy in its innovative digital transformation , CIO Sean Elwick tells us
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T oday ’ s students can forget the days of trawling through library book indexes for specific keywords and frantically hand-writing notes in unengaging lecture halls . Technology is at the forefront of academia , from the ways students consume information through e-learning portals and networks , to utilising virtual and augmented reality technologies as a part of everyday life .
Sean Elwick , CIO at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne , Australia , tells us of the institution ’ s ongoing digital transformation .
Swinburne is in the world ’ s top 400 universities , according to the 2019 QS and Times Higher Education university rankings , and “ has an international reputation for quality research that connects science and technology with business and the community .” Innovation runs through every aspect of the university , and its progressive agenda with an emphasis on the importance of utilising technology sets Swinburne apart from other institutions .
DECEMBER 2019