Swinburne Open Day
Ready to learn what's possible at Swinburne? Meet us at Open Day and ask someone like Bianca-Jaye Mazzuchelli, who invented chaos-calming ear buds in the second year of her psychological sciences degree. Register now and start planning your day.
What is Open Day?
Sunday 30 July 2023 is your chance to explore Swinburne up-close and meet some incredible people. Like Bianca-Jaye Mazzuchelli, who invented chaos-calming ear buds in the second year of her psychological sciences degree.
Discover Swinburne
Get your hands on some only-one-of-its-kind-this-side-of-the-equator tech. Catch a talk that might just open your mind – or change it. Expand your knowledge, and your horizons.
Meet the locals
Say hello to your future teachers, current Swinburne students, course experts, and the friendly community that makes up our Hawthorn campus’s lively surrounds.
Ask your questions
Ever wondered what our Work Integrated Learning guarantee is? How long is a unit? This is your chance to find out. You bring the questions, we’ll provide the answers.
Leave inspired
Wrap up a big day on campus with a virtual tote bag full of intel – courses, careers, all of it – and a head full of big ideas. Where could study with Swinburne take you?
How do I attend?
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Step 1: Register
Register to attend so we can send you all the need-to-know info and keep you in the loop on any updates. You’ll also go into the running to win the Ultimate Day Out! Travelling to Open Day from a regional area? Check out the Open Day Regional Travel Grant before you register – you could be reimbursed up to $250 for your travel costs.
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Step 2: Plan your Open Day
Choose from hundreds of events and activities set to bring our Hawthorn campus to life this Open Day. Use the Planner to search sessions, then save them to your calendar so you can find them throughout the day using the handy interactive campus map.
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Step 3: Get to campus and find a [h.i.] hub
Find your best way to our Hawthorn campus, located just 10 minutes from Melbourne CBD by train. Once you’re here, head for the nearest [h.i.] hub powered by friendly volunteers – AKA human intelligence.
Everything you need for Open Day
We’ve created some useful digital tools to make navigating Open Day as easy and enjoyable as possible. Start planning your day now using the Planner, then find your way around campus using the interactive Google Map of our Hawthorn Campus – Open Day edition!
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Plan your Open Day
There are hundreds of events and activities to discover across campus this Open Day. Browse the Planner to see everything on offer, then save sessions to your schedule so you can plan your day, your way.
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Map your Open Day
Need help finding your way around the Hawthorn campus? With our interactive map, navigating Open Day has never been easier.
Travelling to Open Day from a regional area?
If you’re a Year 11 or 12 student from a rural area, you might be eligible for the Open Day Regional Travel Grant, which will subsidise up to $250 of your return travel costs to Open Day.
To apply for the Open Day Regional Travel Grant, just fill in the relevant fields on the Open Day registration form. Hold onto any travel receipts, like train tickets and fuel receipts, then bring them to the Student Equity stand when you arrive at Open Day.
Unsure if you’re eligible? Email studentequitygrants@swinburne.edu.au and let us know where you’re travelling from.
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Year 11 & 12 Hub
Preparing to make the exciting leap from school to university? Head to our Year 11 & 12 Hub! Consider this your home for anything you might need to know as you prepare for uni, from VTAC preferences to pathways and everything in between.
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Year 9 & 10 Hub
It’s never too early to consider your options for life after high school. Whether you’re about to choose your Year 10 or 11 subjects, or you're still not sure what your next steps should be, discover what study at Swinburne could look like for you and what you can do now to get started.
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