AUSTRALIA HIGHLIGHTS

When one think about Australia, what comes in mind is greenery, Kangaroos, Koalas and Clean air and clean water. Australia offers friendly environment, excellent education system, high standard of living and quality education and thus many international students prefer to study in Australia.

Australia covers the entire continent. Among largest cities on the earth, Australia is the one. The climate is best suitable for people in the Southwest and Southeast regions and thus most australian cities and farms are located in these regions. Though one third of Australia’s land is a dessert, it is very rich in natural resources and has a lot of fertile land. Australia has very different species of animals which can be found nowhere else in the world like platypus, Kangaroo, Koala, echidna etc.

International students can get a diverse range of study options where there are more than 1200 institutions and over 22,000 courses to choose from. An international student must study with an institution and a course that is registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas students (CRICOS). This registration guarantees that the course which student has taken meet the high standard of education as expected by international student.

Some of the Benefits to Study in Australia

• Behind United States and UK, Australia comes on the third position for international students. Because of Australia’s cultural diversity, friendly natives and high quality of education, many international students choose to study in Australia.
• A large amount has been invested by the Australian government for the scholarships of international students and this is the reason why Australia stands third in the listing of highest number of international students.
• 8 universities in Australia are among the top 100 universities in the world. Australia provides quality education to students. It has 1,100 universities which offer more than 22,000 courses for students.
• According to Australian law, international students are allowed to work for 20 hours per week. For students who have enrolled in various courses, there are a large number of jobs available in various sectors.
• There are many friendly cities in Australia, thus Australian universities have a very student friendly atmosphere. Students get many perks like discounts on food, discount on public transport while travelling etc.
• The population density in Australia is only 3.1 people per square kilometer compared to India with 382 people per square kilometer. And thus, as lesser people per square kilometer, less air pollution and best services, best emergency and disaster control services can be provided to the citizens. Thus, students can enjoy better living standard in Australia.
• There are many good job opportunities for International students in Australia. International students are allowed to stay for an additional time term by the Australian government so that they can find a good job and can also stay in Australia if they wish to. There is a huge demand in the technical, architects and medical sciences field etc. because Australia is less densely populated country, so it always lacks skilled people.

Business Management:

Thousands of international students choose to study a management course in Australia. It can have two options :- 1) Studying a general management course or the master of business administration. There are a number of management courses and good management schools in Australia.

MBA or management in Australia is recognized globally. It is of very high quality and it can improve a student’s career path anywhere in the world. In Australia, there are more than 75 globally accredited internationally recognized MBA programs. Management courses in Australia are best examples of theoretical and practical knowledge and they focus on development of student’s personal skills, communication skills, and leadership skills. The Australian courses encourage students to think creatively and independently.

International students can get the opportunity of an internship or to complete an international exchange or study tour by which they can gain a very good experience. In Australia, students can meet other students who are from many different cultures and thus it can give them a broad cultural perspective on management. Australia's business or management schools have excellent teachers and teaching aids and thus they give a high quality education to students.

Top 10 Business Management Universities in AUSTRALIA

Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne	Melbourne
AGSM MBA, University of New South Wales	Sydney
College of Business and Economics, Australian National University, ANU	Canberra
La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University	Melbourne
Monash Business School, Monash University	Melbourne
UQ Business School, University of Queensland	Brisbane
Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong	Sydney
Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Macquarie University	Sydney
Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University	Melbourne
UWA Business school, University of Western Australia	Perth

Eligibility Criteria:

• The eligibility criteria to study Business Management in Australia for Indian students is as follows:
• A student must be an Indian.
• A student must be at least 18 years of age on 31st December of that particular year with good health.
• A student must have completed 10+2 years of education for an entry into a graduate(Bachelor) course.
• A student must be proficient in English language. If not then to prove language proficiency, he /she will need to qualify IELTS or TOEFL exam with good scores.
• For studying a Master’s degree in Business management or MBA, applicant must have completed a degree equivalent to an Australian degree or graduate diploma or graduate certificate with a minimum 65 percent average credit score from a tertiary institution.
All the 3 years bachelor’s degrees from India are equivalent to Australian Bachelor’s degrees and hence they are accepted in almost all the Australian universities. Some universities may demand for 16 years of formal education which means courses which have 4 years duration like B.E., B.Tech. etc. are needed.

Total Fees for Business Management Course

• The course duration for bachelors in business management courses can be of 4 years. The different colleges which offer bachelor’s or master’s degrees in business management are University of western Australia, university of Melbourne, Monash university, Australian national university, University of New South Wales, The university of Sydney etc.
• The fees for business management courses are different at different universities. They can range from Rs.15 - 20 Lac Per Annum. Also the living cost for a student is around Rs.13 - 15 Lac Per Year. Thus, the total expense to study a business management course at an Australian university goes up to 95 lac for 4 years

Engineering: Some of the Benefits of Studying Engineering in Australia-

• International students can attain high skills and qualifications in any of the faculties of engineering in a highly practical environment in Australia.
• With its achievements in the field of engineering Australia has a great history of engineering
• An international student can get a wide variety of choices for place, school size and its approach towards education in Australia as there are 37 engineering schools.
• Engineering schools is Australia not only provide high quality of education but they also give a strong research focus to students. While in some engineering schools students can handle real world engineering as the schools are closely related with the industries.
• In Australia, there are many universities which offer a variety of postgraduate courses in Engineering.
• Australian engineers can be found everywhere in today’s world and at very higher positions or they are having their own companies.

Top Engineering Universities in Australia:

University of New South Wales	New South Wales
University of Technology	Sydney
University of Adelaide	Adelaide
Monash University	Melbourne
Curtin University of Technology	Bentley
University of Queensland	Brisbane
RMIT University	Melbourne
University of Sydney	Sydney
University of Newcastle	Newcastle
University of Melbourne	Melbourne

Eligibility Criteria:

• The eligibility criteria to study Engineering in Australia for Indian students is as follows:
• Nationality: Indian
• If a student wish to go for graduate level engineering course in Australia, then Students should have passed 10+2 (Physics, Chemistry & Maths) from any recognized Board of India or abroad. Minimum 50% aggregate of PCM combined.
• If a student want to go for post graduate program then he must have completed a relevant undergraduate course and must have scored good marks in it. The project which students have completed at their final year will be given maximum importance.
A good score in entrance exams like TOEFL, SAT, GRE, GMAT, IELTS etc. is required. Students should have strong academic background.

Total Fees Structure for Engineering Course in Australia:

• In Australia, the undergraduate engineering courses are of four years duration and the postgraduate engineering courses are in between 18 months to 2 years of duration. Cost to study engineering in Australia depends on the university and the specific course selected by the student.
• Approximately the fees for an undergraduate engineering course is between $32000 - $35000, that is in between Rs.16 to 18 Lac Per Year. Thus, the total cost to study an undergraduate course in engineering would cost up to Rs.1.3 Cr.
The fees to study a postgraduate engineering course is in between $29000 to $32000 per year. That is in between Rs.14 to 17 Lac Per Year. Thus, the total cost to study a postgraduate course in engineering would cost up to Rs.65- 75 Lac.

Accounting:Some of the Reasons Why Students Should Study Accounting in Australia:

• To teach accountancy in Australia, the state of the art technology available in the field of Accountancy is used.
• Students get a chance to learn from highly qualified and experienced accounting educators with different backgrounds.
• Various disciplines can be explored by international students so that they can understand the practices in the other parts of the world also.
• Australia has 3 professional accounting bodies, CPA Australia, Institute of Chartered Accountants and Institute of Public Accountants. If a student completes an accredited degree from a well known university or institute then it is the recognized pathway to associate membership to CPA Australia and Institute of Chartered Accountants
• This field provides a lot of job opportunities to students like :- Taxation officers, Bankers, Entrepreneurs, Forensic accountants, Investment managers, Auditors, Traders, Financial advisors etc.
• This field opens a door to the large number of job opportunities. So, there will be no shortage of accountancy job vacancies in near future for the students. So this gives job security to students.
The need for accounting graduates will be there always and that too globally. As accountancy professional are needed in any industry.

Top Accounting Universities in Australia:

Murdoch University	Perth
La Trobe University	Melbourne
Flinders University	Adelaide
University of Sydney	Sydney
University of Adelaide	Adelaide
University of Southern Queensland	Toowoomba
University of Technology Sydney	Sydney
University of Wollongong	Wollongong
The Australian National University	Canberra
Victoria University	Melbourne

Eligibility Criteria:

• The eligibility criteria to study Accounting in Australia for Indian students is as follows:
• A student must be an Indian.
• A student should have Physics -Chemistry-Maths at 10+2 level in Science stream. That is, a student must have completed minimum 12 years of schooling.
• Students should be proficient in English language. If not they need to prove their language proficiency by giving exams like IELTS or TOEFL and scoring to a required extent.
• If a student wants to apply for the post graduate course then he/she should have relevant work experience.

Total Fees for Study Accounting in Australia:

• The bachelor in Accounting course is of the duration 3 years. The fees for the bachelor course in Accounting in Australia is in between Rs.12,75,000 to Rs.15,30,000 Per Year. Thus, it would cost around Rs.38 to 46 Lac for the total course. If other living expenses are added to the above cost then it would cost around Rs.1 to 1.2 Cr.
• The fees for the Master’s in Accounting course are Rs.11 to 16 Lac for one year. Thus, the total fees for the duration of 1.5 to 2 years would be in between Rs.16 to 25 Lacs. Adding other living expenses etc. the total cost of a masters course in Accounting will be around Rs.35- 55 Lacs.