Community Bank^® at Swinburne puts people first

Profits from Community Bank^® at Swinburne will support the Swinburne community in a variety of ways including scholarships to support young people, funding grants to help researchers become leaders in their field, sustainable infrastructure projects to make Swinburne an even better place to work and study and support for clubs and societies.

Swinburne Vice-Chancellor Professor Linda Kristjanson AO said Swinburne is pleased to enter into this partnership that puts people first and supports projects that matter to Swinburne.

“The partnership supports our commitment to create social and economic impact within our university and the broader community. The initiative with Bendigo Bank also aligns with our 2025 strategy as an industry connected university that engages staff and students with business,” said Professor Kristjanson.

“Creating partnerships with industry leaders presents opportunities to connect our students and our research with real-time experience, innovation and learning.”

In addition to the opening of a Bendigo Bank ‘customer hub’ at Swinburne’s Hawthorn campus, the partnership brings opportunities to investigate collaboration between Swinburne and Bendigo Bank. These may include research partnerships, masters course co-creation, career development support for Bendigo Bank and increased industry engagement opportunities for Swinburne students.

Welcoming the partnership, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Managing Director, Marnie Baker said

“Our strategic partnership with Swinburne is part of the continuing evolution of the Bendigo Community Bank^®model and represents a further opportunity to build on our partnerships and share value by feeding into the prosperity of the tertiary education sector.

“This new agreement will help us build on our own knowledge base and internal capability, improve productivity and customer experience and assist in accelerating our vision to be Australia’s bank of choice.

“We have a well-established program to engage highly talented university graduates from a range of disciplines that provides experience working across many aspects of our business to accelerate their learning and career development, so the mutual benefits are exciting for both of us,“ Ms Baker concluded.

The Community Bank^® at Swinburne hub will open in the coming months at Swinburne’s Hawthorn Campus. Swinburne staff, students, and alumni will have access to a range of special offers. More details are available at www.bendigobank.com.au/swinburne .