can anyone pls tell me how good the australian education syatem is??

Question

i am planning to do my mtech or ms in computer science in australia....can someone pls help me out fast....i have to take a decision...

Answer 1

G'day,

I used to be an international student from South East Asia in Australia. I will try to help you abit...

There are only 39 universities in Australia, therefore the quality and recognition of their graduates are equal from whichever Australian university you are studying from. The most important thing to apply to a Masters course is that your bachelor degree qualification must be equal to Australian Bachelor degree. The only way to find out is to apply to the university.

Tuition fee may vary from uni to uni. Your course in Comp Sci is abt AUD$19,000 to $25,000/year. On top of that you will need to pay for campus fee (vary from each uni), Overseas Student Health Cover (abt AUD$350/yr) and text books (abt AUD$200-$500). These are the rough estimate of the fees for your study.

Before coming to Australia, you will need to pay the fee for student visa processing and health check-up. You may also be required to take an IELTS test for indication of your English proficiency (depending which country you come from) for application to uni and for visa.

Living cost... Sydney and Canberra have the highest living cost, followed by Melbourne & Brisbane, then Perth, Darwin, Adelaide & Tasmania the lowest. I am attaching a weblink from one of the uni in Melbourne as an indication.

To find out the course that you are taking and where it is offered, I suggest you to go to IDP Education Australia website (www.idp.edu.au). IDP is an organisation that gives information to international students who wants to continue their study in Australia. Once decided on the uni, fill in the application form and send it together with certified copy of your academic qualification (in English and original language).

I'm living in Melbourne and this is what you're going to find in Melbourne:
1. First of all... some people do not like the weather in Melbourne (you can have 4 seasons in one day). However, if you read the second weblink from The Age newspaper, you will find out that the weather is still more preferable than the other cities. Sure you can have 42C day like last month, but almost immediately you'll get a much cooler weather pretty soon afterwards. It is very rarely that you got 2 or 3 consecutive days of hot weathers (unlike Sydney, Brisbane or Perth).
2. Melbourne is a city of diversity. If you are a newcomer, and you do not look 'Anglo-Saxon', you do not feel like an 'alien', since you can find almost every race in the world walking in the city. They are both immigrants and overseas students.
3. THE FOOD!! Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Thai, All-you-can-eat, African, Lebanese, Mexican, Sea Food... anything else? All available and lots of them in a very-very-very affordable price
4. Pretty good public transport system. With one ticket, you can switch from train, tram and bus. They do not always come on-time, but still reliable and improving (www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au). Good for students, since not all can afford car.
5. SHOPPING!!! Original branded clothing sold very cheap. There are even shopping tour, where the participants are taken to retails outlets just for shopping. Big temptations for ladies.
6. Crime rates... just read the third article on the bottom.
7. Night Life... hmmmm... I'll say the centre of nite activities will be Crown Casino and Docklands. Altho there are still plenty of cafe's and clubs scattered around the suburbs as well.
8. Tourist attraction. This is the area that I think Sydney is better than Melbourne, since it has most of it's attraction within its suburbs. Most Melbourne attraction are pretty much out of Melbourne, such as the gold mines in the cities of Bendigo and Ballarat, The Great Ocean Road, Lakes Entrance, Grampians, skiing in Mt. Buller etc.

Hope this helps & fast enuf. Good luck on your studies :)

Answer 2

Education is excellent, there is also help for studying techniques, Educational officers can help.

You can share a house with a few people if you like by looking in newspapers or at realestate.com.au

If your a citizen you can apply for Austudy and recieve money if your full time study person.

There are many avenues in Australia. If you find your career is crap become a security officer and earn quick money.

Visit secta.com.au for security courses! you can even do part time and earn money and study.

hope this helps