Want to study and live in Australia? The largest island in the world launches a digital platform to help students from Brazil and across Latin America discover the best of Australian education
The Australian government has just launched a new official student platform focused on Brazilians and other Latin Americans: the Study Australia Experience. Specially designed to inform and encourage students from all over Latin America to study in Australia, now that international students have completed their vaccination schedule and can now re-enter the country.
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With one of the best higher education systems in the world, Australia has seven major cities – Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth and Gold Coast – in the global top 100 of the QS Best Student Cities, which demonstrates the quality of the courses , the positive student experience and employability prospects.
As part of a diverse student population, 2,5 million international students have graduated from Australian higher education institutions over the last 50 years. Among these international students is a growing number of international scholarships. Australia offered, in 2019, more than 3.000 scholarships and short courses at the Australia Awards, for students from over 55 countries.
To encourage Brazilian students and students from all over Latin America to go to Australia, the platform will offer content in Portuguese and Spanish
And to further encourage this exchange to Australia, the platform will also offer a wide variety of content in Spanish and Portuguese, from January to June 30, 2022, such as weekly updated videos, webinars, masterclasses, in addition to virtual student fairs. Also, on the 27/01th, the first live, “Study and Work in Australia”, will take place at 19 pm, with the latest news about the platform, opening borders for international students, and what it is like to study and work in Australia. For those who can't watch it live, the live will be available on the platform.
Interested students will also be able to count on information about the benefits of studying in Australia, including tips about the country, cities, educational institutions, cost of living, tuition, lifestyle, jobs, scholarships, visas, entry requirements and a lot more.
Craig Ford, Commissioner of Trade & Investment and co-leader of Austrade's Latin America Education Team, says that universities and colleges in Australia are very excited to welcome back students from Latin America: "The world has faced significant challenges for the past two years and it's amazing to be able to safely welcome international students again. Australia has its doors and arms open to international students. We have one of the best higher education systems, including six of the top 100 universities in the world. In recent years, an increasing number of higher education students from Latin America have chosen Australia and we look forward to welcoming many more in 2022.
In addition to having six of the top 100 universities in the world, according to Universitas 21, seven major Australian cities – Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth and the Gold Coast – are included in the QS Best Student Cities global top 100, which demonstrates the quality of the courses, the positive student experience and the possibility of working in these cities.
Students from Latin America are invited to visit the site studyaustraliaexperience.com to find out more about available courses, educational institutions and qualifications, student life and long-term career opportunities.
