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About Australia
Australia is the world’s 14th-largest economy. It is a very big island in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the world’s 6th largest country by geographical area. Its economy is driven by natural minerals and agriculture. Apart from this, it has a thriving education, healthcare, construction, finance & insurance industries. Its GDP is $ 1.3 trillion. The education industry makes up 8.5% of Australia’s GDP.
Australia has 6 states and 3 territories – but few dominate in terms of the education sector – New South Wales, Victoria followed by South Australia.
AUSTRALIA Higher Education – a Snapshot
Australia has 43 public universities offering higher education (i.e. undergraduate and above courses) and more than 1.4 million students of which there are 70000 international students enrolled for higher education. International Students comprise almost 50% of all university enrollments in Australia bringing in over USD 1.2 billion inflows every year.
Typical Cost of Studying in Australia entails two types of costs
- Tuition Fees
- Under Graduate Course (AUD 25000 to 45000 p.a)
- Graduate Course (AUD 22000 to 40000 p.a)
- Doctoral Degree (AUD 18000 to 28000 p.a)
- Living Costs include Food / Accommodation / Books / Transport / Utilities –
- Living Halls / Dormitories / Student Hostels / Shared Accommodation (AUD 16-23000 p.a)
- Room in Private Apartments (AUD 22000-35000 p.a)
Australia offers the following types of courses
- Undergraduate / Bachelor’s Degree – 3/4/5 years
- Master’s Degree – Only after Bachelor’s degree and from 1 to 2 years duration)
- Doctoral – (PhD equivalent and takes 4 to 7 years to complete)
Other categorization is – professional degree / double degree/graduate entry degree / Honours degree
Among the world’s top 50 ranked universities (QS rating) – few are in Australia
- The University of Melbourne
- The University of New South Wales
- University of Sydney
- Australia National University
- Monash University
Australia offers a large no. of course / subject options among the following streams across Business Administration / Computer Science / Information Technology / Health Sciences / Law are popular with Indian students.
It takes between 1-3 months for the Student Visa process to be completed although with the recent SSVF process – it has become streamlined and has reduced TAT of 4-6 weeks
Typically Admission Process entails the following steps
- Be aware of various types of programs/courses to apply
- Basis a student’s current skills / educational qualifications/work experience / – a student should prioritize a list of 1-2 courses he wants to study in Australia
- Evaluate and shortlist about 5 universities to apply for admissions based on criteria of affordability / QS ranking/tuition fees / reputation / location etc
- Take English Language Test (Academic) preferably PTE well before applying
- Prepare a Statement of Purpose as asked for by different universities
- Obtain Letters of Recommendation from current/previous professors (Education related) and from your superiors
- Apply to the approved Universities at least 20 days before the cut-off date
Steps to Apply for Student Visa in Australia
- Once the university offers you admission – they will issue a letter of offer detailing the course of study and enrollment requirements. This letter is called the Confirmation of Enrollment (COE) document
- You have to then satisfy the Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) criteria wherein a student has to demonstrate that he/she wants to temporarily stay in Australia for education and the funds to fulfill this need. The student has to mandatorily attend a GTE interview
- Ensure you collate documents showing adequate funds in the SB account for your education/stay in Australia
- Now you have to purchase Overseas Student Health Cover in Australia (to cover your medical /hospitalization costs in Australia)
- Obtain a police certificate (penal clearance certificate) and maybe a certificate from an employer (if the University asks specifically)
- Now a student must prepare an online student visa application form and ensure to keep all documents ready -ie. Financial statements/income proof or sponsor documents / medical certificate /police clearance certificate / attested study certificates / English language test results
- Now seek an appointment with the local Australian Embassy / Consulate
- Then pay the visa fees
- Submit the visa application along with supporting documents as per checklist
