Higher
Education in
Australia
Setting
the Global
Benchmark
Australia
is emerging
as one of the
most sought-after
destinations
of higher education
for students
across the world,
especially India.
Global standards
of teaching
and faculty
facilities,
better quality
of campus life,
plenty of job
opportunities
and, most important,
an invitation
to migrate and
settle down
in a country
of great promise
are the key
factors drawing
international
students in
large numbers
to Australia.
Australian universities
vie with each
other, in a
healthy competition,
to offer scholarships
and better facilities
to students
from abroad.
They successfully
conduct road
shows every
year across
many Indian
cities, drawing
enthusiastic
response from
students having
potential. In
a way Australia
is attracting
the cream of
educated youth
from across
the world. The
Australian government's
policies and
education reforms,
constantly reviewed
to dovetail
them with the
growing demands
of global professional
standards.
The
Australian Government
has also established
a running scheme
called “Endeavour
Programme”
to showcase
Australia's
education sector
and its research
strengths and
attract high-performing
students from
around the world
to study in
Australia.
Currently the
Australian Government
invests $25
million per
year for the
Endeavour Programme.
This is an academically
elite, two-way
global programme.
It currently
brings about
1,000 high achieving
students and
scholars from
Europe, the
Americas, Asia,
the Middle East,
Africa, and
the Pacific
to Australia
each year to
undertake short
or long term
study or research
in a broad range
of disciplines.
It also encourages
Australian students
to undertake
study or research
overseas as
part of their
undergraduate
or postgraduate
education and
to learn other
languages.
Australian universities
offer a number
of scholarships
that open up
a variety of
educational
and professional
opportunities
to high achievers
from the Asia-Pacific
region. These
scholarships
offer two-way
opportunities
for citizens
of Asia-Pacific
countries to
come to Australia;
and Australian
citizens to
go to countries
in the Asia-Pacific
region. Australian
Scholarships
aim to strengthen
partnerships
and links between
Australia and
other countries
in the Asia-Pacific
Region.
Australian states
openly invite
students and
other professionals
to migrate to
Australia. Urging
potential candidates
to “join
the thousands
of people who
have immigrated
to Victoria,”
the states Website
proclaims: “Our
safe community,
world-class
education system,
seasonal climate
and strong economy
help make Melbourne
one of 'the
world's most
livable cities'
- and Regional
Victoria the
future that
you are looking
for. So why
not see if you
can immigrate
and live in
Victoria?
“Though
Australian higher
education enjoys
a domestic and
international
reputation for
excellence,
we must take
steps now to
ensure its future
is built on
solid foundations,
“ says
Australia's
Minister for
Education, Science
and Training
Brendan Nelson,
in a policy
statement.
Our Universities:
Backing Australia's
Future presents
the Government's
blueprint for
reform. It proposes
increased Commonwealth
investment of
$1.5 billion
over four years
linked to progressively
introduced reforms
in areas as
diverse as teaching,
workplace productivity,
governance,
student financing,
research, cross
sectoral collaboration
and quality.
“Globalisation,
massification
of higher education,
a revolution
in communications
and the need
for lifelong
learning, leave
Australian universities
nowhere to hide
from the winds
of change,”
says Nelson.
“Resilience,
both economic
and human, is
driven by education,
and universities
in particular.
The kind of
Australia, the
standard of
living enjoyed
by its citizens
and its values,
will be largely
driven by research,
teaching and
scholarship
undertaken by
Australian universities,”
he adds.
“To their
great credit,
the numerous
stakeholders
in the higher
education sector,
from academics,
unions, students,
and vice chancellors
through to industry
and regional
communities,
engaged in the
'Crossroads'
review constructively,”
Nelson says.
Under these
proposals, students
will contribute
through an income
contingent loan,
on average approximately
27 percent of
course costs.
No student,
including those
who take up
a full fee paying
position, will
be required
to pay fees
'up front'.
“This
package represents
a balance of
sound policy
with the pragmatism
required to
deliver what
Australia needs
and the future
demands. It
also meets the
reform priorities
of Sustainability,
Quality, Equity
and Diversity,”
Nelson says.
“We must
appreciate that
these changes
are driven by
a world of higher
education in
which increasingly
the only benchmarks
that count are
international
ones. Australian
universities
are on a long-term
collision course
with mediocrity
that can only
be avoided by
embracing change
now,”
he adds.
Five yers ago,
the Commonwealth
Government conducted
a review of
Australia's
higher education
system. The
Reform package
lays the foundation
for a 10-year
vision for Australian
higher education,
with more than
$2.6 billion
of additional
Commonwealth
funding being
invested in
the sector over
five years.
The reforms
are aimed to
establish a
partially deregulated
system of higher
education, in
which individual
universities
are enabled
to capitalize
on their particular
strengths and
determine the
value of their
course offerings
in a competitive
environment.
There will be
renewed emphasis
on learning
and teaching
outcomes, greater
recognition
of the role
of regional
campuses and
institutions,
and a framework
for research
in which all
Commonwealth
funding is either
competitive
or performance-based.
New arrangements
for student
financing will
encourage lifelong
learning, and
ensure equity
of access to
higher education
- no eligible
student will
be required
to pay their
fees up front
when they enrol
at an eligible
higher education
institution.
Greater access
for disadvantaged
groups will
be supported,
and the market
for private
higher education
will be opened
up, while still
enhancing quality
control. Diversity
will be encouraged
through the
creation of
performance-based
incentives for
institutions
to differentiate
their missions.
Higher education
in Australia
opens the door
to a world of
study that will
fill your life
with knowledge,
skills, and
enthusiasm.
The Australian
higher education
sector offers
a complete range
of programs
and courses
that lead to
highly regarded
and internationally
recognized qualifications.
Australia is
now the destination
of choice for
students from
around the world
looking for
a quality education
at an affordable
price in a safe
and supportive
environment.
Take some time
to check out
the various
universities
and see what
they have to
offer you.
Learning and
studying in
Australia is
the perfect
way to launch
one's career.
Employment opportunities
open up to those
who have degrees
from any one
of the universities,
whether they
study in Sydney,
Melbourne, Brisbane,
Perth, Adelaide,
or at any of
the other higher-education
institutions
located around
Australia.
Students can
read these brief
descriptions
about some of
the institutions
before they
select the university
they would prefer
over others.
Following are
some of the
better known
universities
that are in
the forefront
of Australian
higher education.
University of
Western Sydney
(UWS) Sydney,
NSW. With over
32,000 students,
the University
of Western Sydney
(UWS) is one
of the largest
of the universities
Australia has
to offer. Over
2,800 international
students from
70 different
countries choose
to study at
UWS each year.
UWS is a young,
energetic and
rapidly growing
university with
six campuses
located in the
Sydney region
Victoria University
Melbourne, Victoria.
Victoria University
is one of Australia's
largest dual-sector
institutions
of higher education,
with a TAFE
college offering
a unique combination
of academic
and vocational
skills in a
modern and supportive
environment.
It has built
a strong reputation
for providing
a broad range
of courses that
are up-to-date
and relevant
to the modern
employment environment
and is considered
an innovative
institution
amongst the
universities
in Victoria.
Deakin University
Melbourne, Victoria.
Deakin University
is one of Australia's
most progressive
and visionary
universities.
It has been
noted for providing
a superior and
student-centered
education, Deakin
has become increasingly
popular as a
destination
for international,
with around
70,000 students
studying on
its various
campuses, including
ELICOS studies.
Bond University,
Gold Coast,
Queensland.
Bond University
is Australia's
first and largest
private university
and has grown
to become one
of the Queensland
universities
with an excellent
international
reputation.
At Bond you
will experience
personalized
education by
highly qualified
teachers, innovative
courses and
teaching methods,
an international
student body
and a beautiful
secure campus.
Bond's staff
to student ratio
is the best
in Australia
The University
of Adelaide.
Adelaide, South
Australia. The
University of
Adelaide is
one of Australia's
oldest and one
of the highest
ranking universities
Australia has
in any guide
to higher education
institutions
and is regarded
as one of the
best Australian
universities.
Established
in 1874, it
is a member
of the 'Group
of Eight'. There
are more than
1,800 international
students among
the 14,000-strong
student population.
Southern Cross
University Lismore,
Queensland.
Southern Cross
University is
an internationally-recognised
Australian government
university.
It has a reputation
for academic
excellence,
and has won
many prestigious
international
and Australian
awards and grants.
The quality
programs offered
by the University
have high academic
standards.
Griffith University,
Brisbane and
the Gold Coast,
Queensland.
Griffith University,
one of Australia's
leading universities
has over 2,500
teaching staff,
27,000 students
including 4,000
students from
over 80 nations.
Griffith has
become a popular
choice for students
deciding that
they want to
study at one
of the universities
in Australia.
Learning never
got more enjoyable
or rewarding
than this.
The University
of Southern
Queensland Toowoomba,
Queensland.
USQ has been
recognized as
a world leader
in the fields
of and tertiary
study initiatives.
USQ is a dynamic,
flexible and
innovative University
whose staff
and students
pride themselves
on being responsive
to the technologically
aware global
market place.
Swinburne University
of Technology
Melbourne, Victoria.
Established
in 1908, Swinburne
has a strong
reputation in
Australia and
overseas as
a provider of
career oriented
education. Swinburne
is a small,
innovative university,
which is rapidly
forming a distinctive
character including
the study of
accounting business
commerce computing
law management
marketing nursing
tourism a character
which reflects
purpose, achievement
and the genuine
quality of its
educational
outcomes.
University of
Tasmania Hobart
- Launceston
- Burnie, Tasmania.
The University
of Tasmania
is the fourth
oldest University
in Australia.
It is highly
regarded internationally
as a teaching
and research
institution.
The University
of Tasmania
offers a pleasant,
enjoyable environment
for study at
all levels of
higher education.
Northern Territory
University Darwin,
Northern Territory,
NT The Northern
Territory University
was established
on 1 January
1989 through
the amalgamation
of the University
College of the
Northern Territory
and the Darwin
Institute of
Technology.
The NTU is the
major tertiary
education institution
in the Northern
Territory and
is unique in
that it offers
both vocational
and research
based programs
and substantial
student guidance.
Queensland University
of Technology
- Brisbane -
is a dynamic
and innovative
institution
that not only
satisfies the
requirements
of its local
and international
student body
but also has
one of the highest
MBA Australia
rankings according
to the Financial
Times 2004 world
listings.
Macquarie University
Sydney, NSW.
Macquarie University
is one of the
leading NSW
universities
and is a modern,
sophisticated
and cosmopolitan
leading provider
of education
in Australia.
With over 24,000
students including
4,000 international
students, Macquarie
is a university
which prides
itself on outstanding
academic achievement
and has excellent
resources for
distance learning
and study online.
Edith Cowan
University Perth,
Western Australia.
Edith Cowan
University is
noted for its
innovative course
content, specialized
research and
creative pursuits.
Responsive and
forward thinking,
it is one of
the universities
in Perth that
is internationally
focused and
an Australian
leader in the
provision of
professionally
focused degree
programs.
University of
Technology,
Sydney, (UTS)
NSW. The University
of Technology,
Sydney (UTS)
is well known
as a leader
of professional
career-focused
education and
is regarded
as one of the
best in Australia.
It offers one
of the most
comprehensive
ranges of innovative
and internationally
recognized degrees
in Australia.
When people
consider one
of the universities
in Sydney then
UTS in a natural
choice.
University of
Canberra Canberra-ACT.
Internationally
focused, the
University of
Canberra enjoys
a diverse student
population from
more than 80
countries worldwide
on the Canberra
Campus. Offshore,
the University
teaches programs
in countries
such as Hong
Kong, China,
Singapore, Malaysia,
Thailand and
Vietnam.
Monash University
Melbourne, Victoria.
Monash University
is one of the
top Australian
universities
and is leading
the way with
its international
focus, ground-breaking
research and
academic excellence.
Since its first
student intake
in 1961, Monash
has grown into
a diverse, multicultural
and energetic
institution
with six campuses
around the state
and has an excellent
international
reputation that
attracts many
students.
The University
of Notre Dame,
Perth, Western
Australia. Inspired
by one of the
greatest Catholic
universities
in the world,
the University
of Notre Dame
in the United
States, Notre
Dame Australia
brings to Australian
education the
vibrant traditions
of a Catholic
university together
with the rich
history.
