Friday, September 10, 2010

Why Study in Australia?


Mostly when people think of Australia, they see wide open spaces of outback bush, kangaroos, koalas and clean air and water. Not a bad picture to be portraying to the world! However, Australia has much more to offer than just these conventional images. What has Australia to offer to an international student?

Global Recognition
Degrees acquired from Australian universities are renowned all over the world, and there is the added enhance that the Australian higher education system is federally regulated. Which means the Australian government standardizes all universities in the country each year to ensure they are maintaining their high education standards.

Growing Destination
Australia is speedily growing as one of the most admired destinations for international student. Presently Australia has the third largest international student enrollment behind the USA and the UK.

Cost of Living
The cost of living in Australia is much lower that compared to the USA or the UK. These lower costs make it more affordable for students to attend a school in Australia and still have a high standard of living.

Technology
A well known fact that Australia is in the top 10 spenders in the world for research and development and 2% of all scientific papers in the world come from Australia, putting Australia at the front position of new technology and innovations. From only a inadequate population of 19 million, there have been 7 Nobel Prize winners.

Work
The Australian Immigration system permit students visiting the country on a student visa the chance to work up to 20 hours per week during the term, and during vacations students can work full time. In this way Students can earn enough to contribute towards their tuition fees.


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