Australia is a country, and continent, surrounded by the Indian and Pacific oceans Its major cities are Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide.
LOCATION: Located to the southeast of the mainland Asian continent and to the southwest of North America.
CAPITAL: Canberra
MAIN LANGUAGE: English
CURRENCY: Australian Dollar ($) (AUD)
GDP: : $1.39 trillion (2017 estimate)
MAJOR INDUSTRIES:
- Mining -Transportation Equipment - Chemicals
- Industrial - Food processing - Steel
WHY STUDY IN AUSTRALIA?
Australia is a leading global education powerhouse with some of the world's best facilities and educators, providing local and international students with a range of quality study options.
ADVANTAGES:
Has the third highest number of international students in the world behind UK & USA.
Population of only 23 million
Have 7 of the top 100 universities in the world, with over 22,000 courses across 1,100 institutions,
It sits above the likes of Germany, the Netherlands and Japan, ranking 18th in the Universities 2012 U21 Ranking of National Higher Education Systems.
Have five of the 30 best cities in the world
More than $200 million provided by the Australian government each year in international scholarships
There is every chance Australia has you covered, with at least one Australian university in the top 50 worldwide across the study areas of Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Life & Agricultural Sciences, Clinical Medicine & Pharmacy, and Physics.
More than 2.5 million former international
Australia has produced 15 Nobel prize laureates and every day over 1 billion people around the world rely on Australian discoveries and innovations including penicillin, IVF, ultrasound, Wi-Fi, the Bionic Ear, cervical cancer vaccine and Black Box Flight Recorders to make their lives, and the lives of others, better.