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A

JOURNEY

The Flinders University
Of South Australia
A D E L A I D E
WELCOME MESSAGE
FROM SUNWAY COLLEGE TO THE
FLINDERS UNIVERSITY

Added to our existing degree programmes Perth, Australia B.Sc (Computing)
offered at Sunway College is The Flinders
University of South Australia. It was found- The Flinders Bachelor of
ed in 1966 and currently has a student
population of approximately 5,000 University of Economics
Thirty seven students, young men and students. Its academic programme centers South AustraUa Bachelor of
women, have begun a three year journey around eight schools including Humanities, Adelaide, Australia Economics
which will end in July 1990. In the Mont- Social Sciences, Medicine, Earth Sciences (Accounting)
fort Hall of the City of Leicester in the and Education.
United Kingdom wearing the traditional Pre-University A one-year matricu-
cap, gown and hood, they will have con- Under the 'twinning concept' arrange- (T.E.E.) lation course offered
ferred upon them the degree of L L . B . by ment with The Flinders University, degrees by the Secondary
the Chancellor of Leicester University. offered include: Education Authority,
Much will happen to them during that Western Australia.
journey. They will experience life in a Bachelor of Economics Upon completion
different culture, make many friends from Bachelor of Economics of this programme,
another land, eat unaccustomed food, ( A c c o u n t i n g ) students are eligible
participate in the life of the Student to apply for entry
Union, work hard at their studies, have Summary of degree programmes currently to Australian
suffered the rigours of the English cHmate. offered at Sunway College, 1988. universities and also
Goodness knows what other exciting things many universities in
will befall them. This article gives some Name of University Degree Offered America, Canada,
thoughts about the first year of the journey. New Zealand, and
L
Leicester University, L . B the United Kingdom.
These students are the first students United Kingdom B.A. (Economics)
to follow the first year degree studies of B.Sc (Engineering) Finally, Sunway College students and staff
Leicester University at Sunway College. Western Michigan BBA would hke to take this opportunity to
They are Law students. There are students University, United B. . (Communication) welcome The FUnders University and its
A
at the College studying Engineering and States of America B.Sc (Computer) affiliation to Sunway College. Last but not
Economics but they are doing pre- least, Sunway College also would like to
University studies, the so-called Founda- Curtin University Bachelor of Business congratulate the students who, through
tion Years. Although these Law students of Technology, (Accounting) their good results in the recent SPM and
are studying at Sunway College they are Perth, Australia STPM examinations, have been accepted to
fully fledged students of Leicester pursue the courses offered at Sunway
University. Monash University, Bachelor of College.
Melbourne, Australia Economics
Since the beginning of October 1987 University of Bachelor of Economics Wan Abdul Rahman
they have been studying English Legal Western Australia Bachelor of Commerce Sunway College
System, Constitutional Law, Contract Law
and Tort under their lecturers, Ms Sangha,
Ms Hew and Ms L i m . Three very attrac- other by students at Leicester. Because of coach along the M l to Leicester and the
tive young ladies with needle-sharp brains. the eight hour time difference between the University.
Bi^ a combination of lectures, essay writing two countries, it is not possible for the two
There
accommoda-
types
of
two
are
and tutorial discussion, they are learning sets of students to sit for the same paper tion for students at Leicester; the standard
about the law and how to debate and argue concurrently. The Sunway papers will be
points of law. A Law student must be able double-marked by the lecturers at Sunway hall of residence and the self-catering
to consider a point of law, researching and those at Leicester. It is important to accommodation called Student Houses.
the precedents set down in the many law know that the standards applied at Sunway Talks about these types have been given to
journals which are to be found in the are exactly the same as those in Leicester. the students and they have chosen which
Sunway College Library. At the end of June the hst of successful they wish to have. There are six halls of
student
three
and
residence
groups
of
Their arguments are then placed students will be known. We hope that all houses. The University will spread students
in a logical order Particularly important thirty seven of them are successful. I f out over these, giving them every oppor-
is the ability to argue their case convinc- any student is unlucky enough to fail the tunity to meet with students from other
ingly in front of a group of students and examination, all is not lost. They will have disciplines and years of study.
a lecturer. Today they are flexing and the opportunity of a resit examination at
developing their legal muscles by practis- the beginning of September. On October 4, the second year of the
ing on their fellow students. Tomorrow it journey begins with the start of the Aut -
will be the real thing in the courts of the At the beginning of October, the really umm Term of the Second Year. But that is
land. adventurous part of the journey comes. another story for another pen. I hope that
With entry visas from the British High in a future issue of Berita SungeiWay, one
Now the students are approaching the Commission, the students will jet from of those thirty seven students will tell us
first year hurdle. At the end of May, they Subang Airport to Heathrow, London. about all those exciting and new things that
will do their written examinations. The British Airways have agreed to a package have come their way.
papers are set by the lecturers in Leicester deal to take the group of students all
and moderated by an external examiner, together on the same flight. At Heathrow
a professor from another university. Two Airport, they will be met by representatives G. L . Booth
equivalent papers have been set, one to be of the University and taken by private Director of Studies
taken by students in Sunway College, the Leicester University