Why Study in Saito

Work & Study Pathway

At Saito UC, our Work & Study Pathway is designed to ensure students are future-focused, independent and resilient. We provide students with 2 types of Work & Study Options:

Flexible Work Option

This option is for students who choose to work in areas that are not directly related to their course of study but would like to widen their experience and build an enriched personal portfolio. Towards this end, the University provides a periodically updated list of available jobs via the Student Portal.

Career-focused Work Option

The University provides lists and contacts of employment opportunities that students can apply for, based on their discipline and career choice. This would give the students a feel of the work expectations in their chosen field and allow them to gauge their suitability for that career choice.

All new students must attend a Work & Study preparation session as part of their student orientation and the university is committed to providing support to students who choose either of these options. We will ensure that the class schedules are designed to support the Work & Study Pathway students.

Applied Learning and Work-Integrated Learning

We provide opportunities for students to open their minds and experience learning in realistic contexts and actual workplaces. This helps them appreciate the relevance (Theory in Action) and the value of the subjects beyond just the classroom. This also goes a long way in building confidence and character which will set them apart from the rest.

Applied Learning

Our students will be learning most engagingly as the subjects are rich with realistic and current examples, context-based learning focus and hands-on projects that will enable them to see how the theory and its context is relevant and applicable in different jobs.

Work-Integrated Learning

We design our curriculum purposefully to ensure students learn-by-doing. Students will perform subject-related work while working with industry or community partners and this reinforces the relevance of the subjects.

Students will be appropriately guided, mentored, monitored and evaluated by academic and industry supervisors – this familiarise and prepares them for stakeholder feedback and expectations. Students will enhance life-skills and will step into the workforce with a university qualification and actual industry references.

Good Teaching

We believe that students come to us because we care about them and we understand that transitioning from high-school to university can be daunting. This is our promise:

We genuinely care for our students and we prioritise making our classrooms a safe and enjoyable space for growth
We understand individual differences and the changing characteristics of the changing generations and take an earnest interest in our students’ well-being
We listen and respect all students without bias /alike
We are accessible – holding both real-time and virtual office hours
We make learning fun - we are resourceful, innovative and use technology effectively
We are passionate in our teaching and our discipline - we bring the subjects to life through our personal field-experiences and industry connections
We value/believe in openness in communication and we nurture /develop lasting intellectual curiosity.