UP Education, a network of private colleges and university partnerships across Australia and New Zealand, featured its three university partners in Australia in an Abcodo webinar held on Nov. 1.
The network’s three university partners introduced in the webinar were Charles Darwin University (CRICOS Provider Code: 0300K), the University of Tasmania (CRICOS Provider Code: 00586B), and Swinburne University of Technology (CRICOS Provider Code: 00111D).
Key Takeaways:
- UP Education featured its three Australian university partners in an Abcodo webinar.
- The three universities were Charles Darwin University, the University of Tasmania, and Swinburne University of Technology.
Ritu Sharma, UP Education’s Senior Regional Recruitment Manager – South Asia, served as the webinar speaker. Meanwhile, Neha Bhatt, Manager Recruitment and Support at Abcodo, facilitated the virtual gathering attended by education practitioners, agents, and professionals.
Charles Darwin University
The first Australian university featured is Charles Darwin University, a public university identified by Times Higher Education (THE) as an elite global group of ‘rising stars’ among the new generation of universities.
CDU boasts its top 5 national ranking for graduate employment and salary outcomes, its commitment to helping create sustainable cities and communities, and most importantly, its diverse range of courses for students.
The university also kept up with the changing times due to the pandemic. It showed its leadership in online learning as CDU has already delivered online programs for almost 20 years.
The study areas at CDU include business, arts, education, engineering, health, nursing and midwifery, indigenous knowledge, public health, tourism and hospitality, and pathway courses.
CDU offers several scholarships that apply to pathway courses and cover 15 to 20 percent of the tuition costs depending on the study program. Scholarships for the 2022 intake are for the foundation, diploma, and master’s qualifying programs.
The university also provides a comprehensive range of student support services in personal support, academic support, time management, and other support services designed to meet the needs of international students.
University of Tasmania
The second Australian university presented was the University of Tasmania. This public research university offers more than 100 undergraduate degree programs and over 150 postgraduate programs across a wide range of disciplines.
Successful completion of a Foundation Studies Program allows students to progress to an undergraduate degree program at the University of Tasmania. The university also provides a Diploma Program for international students, which functions as an alternative first year of an undergraduate course.
Apart from the Foundation Studies Program and International First Year Diploma Programs, the university provides a postgraduate pathway program, a graduate certificate in business studies, and a pre-masters preparation program.
The University of Tasmania has three intakes per year in the months of February, July, and November.
Committed to helping talented students achieve their goal of getting their education at a world-class university, University of Tasmania scholarships are awarded to all students who wish to study for the 2021 intake. The scholarships cover 10 percent for Foundation Studies and Graduate Certificate in Business and 20 percent for International First Year Diploma.
Once enrolled at the University of Tasmania, students may be eligible for a 25 percent scholarship for each year of university study.
Swinburne University of Technology
The third and last Australian university featured in the Abcodo webinar is Swinburne University of Technology, a world-class public research university in Melbourne that focuses on creating future-ready graduates and producing research-based innovations.
Totalling 59,000 students, composed of 8,000 international students, Swinburne students complete the programs on its six campuses: Melbourne, Wantirna, Croydon, Sydney, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
Swinburne offers a wide range of programs in its schools and departments, including business, law, arts, social sciences, humanities, design, health sciences, and engineering.
The university also featured its four-month UniLink Bridging Program, a new offering for students who do not meet the entry requirements for UniLink Diploma.
The Swinburne advantage includes industry study tours, professional degrees, work-integrated learning, industry-linked projects, professional and accreditation placements, and most importantly, work-ready graduates.
Swinburne also provides student support services such as careers and employability, study and learning support, health and well-being, mentoring services, clubs and student organizations, legal advice for students, and more.
If you missed the webinar, you can watch it here.
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