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Prospective international students preparing to study in Australia should seriously consider their career plans before taking a decision just based on the newly introduced post study work visa for all undergraduate, post-graduate and research graduates.

The current state of the global economy and especially the fall-out from the euro zone is bound to affect the Australian economy in 2012 and beyond.  Although the Australian economy is robust and has out-performed most other western…

Hello all prospective students,

I'm sure you've done your research on the most appropriate study destination for you. USA, UK, Europe are all good destinations; however, here are some reasons you should consider Australia;

1. Quality public institutions - All universities and TAFE's are fully government funded. Being government funded means they are expected to operate at a very high standard as they are accountable to the Australian tax payers. 

2.…

Most students who end-up studying in Australia are advised and counseled by educational consultant. There is absolutely nothing wrong in taking professional advice from them; however, you need to establish the credibility of these people before you act on their advice.  Some of the factors to take into account;

1. Who owns the agency and what is their background?

You will be surprised that most people who own study abroad agencies have not well qualified let alone…

Australia is probably one of the few countries in the world which has such a huge difference between the quality of private and public providers. The recent events within the international education industry has demonstrated the damage done by unscrupulous and low quality private providers on our entire education system.  These events have drastically undermined the reputation of Australian education in our key student markets. 

Countries such as the US has always had the private…