Top Four Universities in Australia for International Students
Those Singaporean students who have chosen to study overseas in Australia will need a little information about the university options available in the country. As per Times Higher Education (THE) World University, there are 35 top-ranked universities in the country out of which six universities feature in the top 100, meaning you have plenty of choices.
From Brisbane in the east to Perth in the west, and Darwin in the north to Hobart in the south, the world-class Australian universities have spread across the country. Also, Australia enjoys the reputation of having the third highest number of overseas students in the world- quite impressive for a country of just 24 million people.
Australian National University
Established in 1946, ANU was mainly designed as a postgraduate research university by the Parliament of Australia.
It has six Nobel prizewinners among its alumni and faculty and is currently run by a Nobel laureate. Brian Schmidt won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2011 for providing evidence that universe’s expansion is accelerating, is the Vice-Chancellor at the Australian National University.
University of Sydney
It is one of the oldest and top universities in Australia (established in 1851). At present, 42,000 students attend the university, representing around 134 nations. About 280 overseas exchange programs are in place with more than 30 countries.
Five Australian prime ministers studied at the University of Sydney, including Edmund Barton, who won the first-ever federal election in Australia.
Sydney is also renowned for having many universities.
Monash University
Named after engineer and military leader Sir John Monash, Monash University was the first Australian university to be named after a person instead of a place.
Based in Melbourne, the university has around 44,000 undergraduates and 20,000 graduate students. Monash also has a grad school in Jiangsu Province, China, a research school in Mumbai, India and research and teaching
Famous alumni include Booker Prize-winning novelist Peter Carey, musician Nick Cave, and playwright David Williamson.
University of Melbourne
Established in 1853, the University is the second oldest university in Australia. It’s home to 6,500 staff members and 42,000 students and has more than 280,000 alumni across the globe.
Around 12,000 overseas students are enroled at the university, and if you want to join them, you will be joining students from 130 different countries.
Noble prizewinner Peter Doherty and fellows of the Royal Society David Solomon and David Boger teach or research at the University of Melbourne.
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