Why study in the Australia ?
Australia, the land of kangaroos is fast becoming a preferred destination among Indian students for pursuing higher education. Studying in this land of kangaroos provides international students with an excellent opportunity to explore, study, and experience world class education system. Did you know? Currently, Australia is the third largest destination for international students to pursue higher education apart from U.S. and U.K. Because of friendly nature in Australian citizens, high quality in education system, and cultural diversity; many Indian students would like to visit Australia for abroad education.
Growing Destination:
Australia is rapidly growing as one of the most popular destinations for international student to attend. Currently Australia has the third largest international student enrollment behind the USA and the UK.
Global Recognition:
Degrees obtained from Australian universities are recognized all over the world, and there is the added boost that the Australian higher education system is federally regulated. Which means the Australian government regulates all universities in the country each year to make sure they are maintaining their high education standards.
Cost of Living :
The cost of living and tuition costs in Australia are 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.
Diversity :
Institutions in Australia offer a wide variety of course and degrees, making it easy to find a fit that is right for you!
Work:
The Australian Immigration system allows students visiting the country on a student visa the chance to work up to 20 hours per week during term time, and during vacations students can work full time. This opportunity makes it much more affordable for students who can attend school and still fund their education with some work.
Excellent academics:
Australian universities are widely recognized in world as excellent in terms of academics in various disciplines of study. Australian universities are known to deliver practical and career oriented training to students so that their can equip with skills. Besides Australia is globally recognized to provide innovative version of training in vocational and technical education. Fifteen(15) Nobel prize laureates are from Australia.
Globally recognized degrees:
Australian degrees are globally recognized and worldwide respected. This is because universities in Australia are constantly rank high in terms of quality teaching, research, and graduate employment. Because of high quality in teaching, Australian qualifications are widely recognized among employers and top educational institutions in world.
More Job opportunities:
More number of international students are discovering Australia as a land of job opportunities in multiple streams and disciplines. This is because the United States of America is concentrating on IT stream and offering more job opportunities to IT professionals whereas UK provides employment opportunities only for doctors. But Australia provides various job opportunities in different streams like Agriculture, Aeronautics, Accounts, Media, Publishing, and Engineering etc. which is attracting more number of international students towards Australia. Besides it also offers work permits to foreign students.
Australian scholarships for Indian students :
In order to attract huge number of foreign students to study in Australia, it offers more scholarship opportunities when compared to U.S.A. and U.K. Do you know? Australian government spends annually $2,000,000,000 on international student scholarships.
But grant for scholarship is solely based on merit and students have to demonstrate their eligibility for scholarship. But there are no specific examinations to demonstrate the need for scholarships. The only exam is to take is IELTS to demonstrate English language capability of students.
There are few Australian scholarships where Indian students can apply for it. They are:
Australian awards.
Endeavour awards.
Postgraduate awards.
Research awards.
Vocational education and specific awards.
Executive awards.
Institution specific scholarships.
Semester system in Australia:
There are four semesters in Australia that starts in late january or early february.
There are two semesters in vocational education and training which starts from February and length of the course extends from 1 to 4 years.
1.Vocational education and training:
There are two semesters in vocational education and training which starts from February and length of the course extends from 1 to 4 years.
2.Undergraduate:
Typically three years for undergraduate study and 4 years for honours degree. There are two semesters in undergraduate study which starts in March.
3.Post graduate:
In postgraduate study, there are two semesters although few institutions conduct three semesters. Usually the course starts from march and length of the course extends to one or two years.
4.Doctoral:
It involves three years of study program and there are no formal semesters. The start coursed state course has to be discussed with your supervisor.