One of Australia’s best young universities, Macquarie University in Sydney, today signaled its intention to establish its own College for domestic and international students seeking a pathway from high school into university.
The University’s pathway programs are currently managed by private higher education company, Navitas, which operates the Sydney Institute of Business and Technology (SIBT) and the University’s city campus.
SIBT has been providing pre-university Certificate and Diploma Programs. Upon successful completion of a SIBT Diploma, students can enter the appropriate Macquarie University Bachelor degree program as a second-year student. Over 20,000 SIBT graduates have gone on to graduate from Macquarie University since 1997.
By the first semester of 2016, Macquarie University intends to offer its own on-campus pathway programs. Consequently, the University’s contract with SIBT will end at the conclusion of trimester 3, 2015. However, SIBT will continue to place students into Macquarie University as a Streamlined Visa Processing (SVP) partner, subject to annual review.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) at Macquarie University, Professor Jim Lee, said while Macquarie and Navitas had enjoyed a long and successful partnership, the University had evolved and grown to a stage where the time was right for it to establish its own pathway college.
“Now in our 50th year, Macquarie has matured into a well-known and highly regarded research-intensive university.” he said. “Given our trajectory and our new strategic framework under the guidance of a new Vice-Chancellor and leadership team, it makes perfect sense to invest in our own pathway college, as many other prestigious universities have done before us.”
Professor Lee said the University will work closely with Navitas to ensure this administrative change does not impact current students. Students enrolled in SIBT prior to the opening of the new College will still be eligible to transition to Macquarie University upon successful completion of their pathway studies.
The University’s pathway programs are currently managed by private higher education company, Navitas, which operates the Sydney Institute of Business and Technology (SIBT) and the University’s city campus.
SIBT has been providing pre-university Certificate and Diploma Programs. Upon successful completion of a SIBT Diploma, students can enter the appropriate Macquarie University Bachelor degree program as a second-year student. Over 20,000 SIBT graduates have gone on to graduate from Macquarie University since 1997.
By the first semester of 2016, Macquarie University intends to offer its own on-campus pathway programs. Consequently, the University’s contract with SIBT will end at the conclusion of trimester 3, 2015. However, SIBT will continue to place students into Macquarie University as a Streamlined Visa Processing (SVP) partner, subject to annual review.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) at Macquarie University, Professor Jim Lee, said while Macquarie and Navitas had enjoyed a long and successful partnership, the University had evolved and grown to a stage where the time was right for it to establish its own pathway college.
“Now in our 50th year, Macquarie has matured into a well-known and highly regarded research-intensive university.” he said. “Given our trajectory and our new strategic framework under the guidance of a new Vice-Chancellor and leadership team, it makes perfect sense to invest in our own pathway college, as many other prestigious universities have done before us.”
Professor Lee said the University will work closely with Navitas to ensure this administrative change does not impact current students. Students enrolled in SIBT prior to the opening of the new College will still be eligible to transition to Macquarie University upon successful completion of their pathway studies.
