Swinburne University of Technology

          On next Saturday, I will be presenting about abroad university to speaking final exam. I chose the Swinburne University of Technology in Australia. This institution was founded by the honorable George Swinburne in 1908 and achieved university status in June 1992. On 1 July 1992, Swinburne was proclaimed a university and its first chancellor was self-made businessman and philanthropist, Richard Pratt. Now, the chancellor is Bill Scales AO and vice-chancellor is Professor Ian Young. The 2011 Good Universities Guide has rated Swinburne as the best university in Melbourne for teaching quality for past five years (2007–2011). It has six campuses. There are Hawthorn, Prahran, Lilydale, Croydon, Wantirna, and Sarawak. The five campuses are located in Australia, and the last one in Malaysia. Swinburne University of Technology has six faculties. Till now, Swinburne University of Technology has more than 40.000 students who studies in six campuses. A lot of alumni graduated from this university. Such as Gillian Armstrong as film director, Mark Bolton as Australian Football League player, Ray Crooke as artist, Sidney Nolan as artist, Philomena Tan as author, etc. So, if you want to continue studies abroad, choose Swinburne University as your place to study. Later, you will become the next great person in this world.

Vocabulary:

1. Honorable: showing high moral standards.

2. Chancellor: the official head of a university.