Universities and Program ranks?
It would be very appreciated if you could provides me with related resources (preferably online) on such topics.
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From all the choices above, I’m sure Asia will still be the cheapest in regards to living cost and tuition fees. There are alot of western universities opening their campuses in Thailand, Malaysia and other Asian countries, making it even easier to get western universities degrees from a cheaper places. I will only provide you with Australian international education system ss I have only knowledge abt it.
Some may argue that the university belongs to The Group of 8 (www.go8.edu.au) are the ‘famous’ one. However they group was formed just to unify the promotional effort. The members cannot claim that they are the best at everything that they offers.
There are also plenty of organisations who try to make their own rankings/comparisons for universities from around the world but none without their share of criticisms. One of the quite famous one is from Shanghai Jiatong University. Links provided below.
There are only 42 (soon to be 43) universities in Australia, all of them are fully accredited and they are tightly regulated, therefore the quality and recognition of their graduates are equal from wherever university you are studying from. The most important thing is you have to READ the course information carefully, since some courses may have the same name but different content.
There are quite alot of Australian universities offering the area that you are seeking to international students. To find out the course that you are taking and where it is offered, I suggest you to go to Dept of Education, Science and Technology (http://cricos.dest.gov.au) and 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.
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.
Hope this helps. E-mail me at mikegun(at)studentfirst.com.au if you have more questions abt study in Australia. Good luck for your search 🙂
