Australia is considered to be one of the best countries for quality higher education. According to the 2020 QILT Rankings, Australia’s top public universities are in the top 2.5% in the world, which means that studying in Australia will give you a world class education. The standard of excellence is set by universities with recognizable groups like the G8, ATN & the IRU. When looking for work in the future, this can be a great selling point in your favor!
Population: Approx.2.58 Crore (25 mn)
Capital: Canberra
Area: 7,617,930 km2
Currency: Australian DOLLAR $AUD
Popular Cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane & Gold Coast
Australia has 37 government-funded universities and two private universities, as well as a number of other specialist institutions that provide approved courses at the higher education level. The University of Sydney is Australia’s oldest university, having been founded in 1850, followed by the University of Melbourne three years later. Other notable universities include those of the Group of Eight leading tertiary institutions, including the University of Adelaide, the Australian National University located in the national capital in Canberra, which is ranked 1st in Australia, and 27th in the world by the QS World University Rankings (2021), Monash University and the University of New South Wales.
According to the worldwide Quality-of-Life Index for 2021, Australia is 4th worldwide for the quality of life and 4 of the top 10 livable cities in the world are in Australia. While the 2011 index shows that all of Australia’s major cities fare well in global comparative livability surveys where Melbourne ranked 1st on The Economist’s 2017 World’s Most Livable Cities list, followed by Sydney and Perth in seventh and ninth place respectively.
The main intakes offered by Universities are in June/July and January/February. Some colleges may also have intakes in March and November
A full-time International student can work part-time as per the given guidelines.
A full-time degree student can work up to 40 hours fortnightly during term-time and full-time during vacations.
A full-time student can also work on a work placement as part of the course.
A student can earn from $16 – $25 per hour i.e. $1,280 – $2,000 per month.
After the successful completion of a Bachelors or Masters a student can apply for a 2 year Post-Study Work Permit.