Victoria University is offering a 10% reduction on tuition fees (Tuition Fee) to new international students starting a Diploma, undergraduate or coursework postgraduate programme in 2023. The scholarship is called the VU International Scholarship.

After you submit your course application, the university will assess your eligibility internally (if you have already applied for another type of scholarship, you cannot apply again). Victoria University has long been known for its low tuition fees, and with this additional 10% reduction, it is outstanding value — less than AUD 30,000 in tuition fees a year. What are you waiting for!?

Scholarship information link:

https://www.vu.edu.au/study-at-vu/fees-scholarships/scholarships/international-scholarships

Charles Darwin University (CDU) has launched a brand-new STEM Program for students in its humanities and social sciences disciplines. The program offers a range of STEM subjects, designed to draw arts and humanities students into the fields of science, technology and innovation, and also introduces a new course on advances in science and technology. The aim is to strengthen humanities and social sciences students’ understanding of science and technology (across subjects including physics, chemistry, biology and IT), so as to boost their employability in the future job market.

The university will also work with industry partners to provide STEM-based micro-credentials to students who complete the program.

STEMCourse information:

https://www.cdu.edu.au/news/new-program-upskill-arts-students-stem-knowledge

ANU and Macquarie have reached Australia’s first teaching-collaboration agreement of its kind:graduates and alumni of either institution can receive a 10% tuition fee reduction if they re-enrol in the future.

Both universities offer alumni postgraduate support programmes to help their graduates return to study and upskill. The new fee reduction is just the first step in the collaboration between the Australian National University and Macquarie University, which also gives international students at both universities the opportunity to undertake exchange study at the other institution, broadening their Australian experience.

Eligible alumni can apply for the postgraduate support programme through the scholarships page on the university website.Applications for the exchange programme open on 1 May 2023, and the exchange programme will commence in the first semester of 2024.International students can apply by visiting the student exchange webpage of their own university.

Related information:

https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/media-releases/anu-and-macquarie-university-forge-australian-first-agreement

The University of Newcastle is offering scholarships of up to AUD 10,000 to academically outstanding Chinese international students.

The China Excellence Scholarship was established to attract outstanding students to study at the University of Newcastle. It is a merit-based scholarship that recognises international applicants with strong academic backgrounds and encourages them to keep striving to do their best.

The scholarship is awarded automatically to students who have received an offer for an eligible non-quota course and will begin their studies at the University of Newcastle in 2023 or 2024.

Eligibility criteria:

— Hold a passport of the People’s Republic of China.

— Be commencing your first study programme at the university in the current intake.

— Be commencing an eligible undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree at the university (excluding ELICOS, Enabling, non-award programmes, higher degrees by research, and higher degrees delivered at offshore campuses).

For more information, see:

https://www.newcastle.edu.au/scholarships/UNI_042

Monash will hold an online TESOL master’s course webinar on Thursday 27 April 2023, 16:30 – 17:30 (Beijing time) / 18:30 – 19:30 (Australian Eastern time).

The TESOL course suits professionals, educators and high-achieving individuals about to enter the education sector who teach English in international or local settings. On completing the course you will gain a globally recognised postgraduate qualification. The webinar will cover all course information, with detailed introductions from the course coordinator, lecturers and alumni, and will answer all your questions about the course.

Interested students should register their place via the link on the university’s official website.

Registration link:

https://www.monash.edu/education/events/public/master-of-tesol-webinar

Tasmania’s first behavioural insights research lab — the Tasmanian Behavioural Lab — has been established!The lab is now officially operational at the University of Tasmania’s Hobart campus. Its significance is clear: behavioural research underpins much of the public policy that governments develop, and it also informs the business decisions made by company and organisation executives. It is therefore highly valuable in areas such as public policy development, marketing, user experience design, education and social psychology.

The Tasmanian Behavioural Lab is currently located in the KPMG building at the University of Tasmania’s Hobart city campus, with plans to open a further lab in Launceston in the future.The lab boasts advanced research facilities. It will not only contribute to numerous Australian Federal Government research projects, pursue international collaboration across education and business, and provide research support to local businesses and organisations, but will also offer students opportunities to research and study. Students will have the chance to learn in a state-of-the-art behavioural lab — don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Lab information link:

https://www.utas.edu.au/courses/bus/courses/c5v-graduate-certificate-in-behavioural-insights#

In December 2022, the University of Adelaide signed an agreement with the South Australian Government, the Australian Government and the University of South Australia, committing to create a university for the future
.Recently, the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia have agreed to formally advance merger discussions. The new university will be called Adelaide University and is expected to begin operating in 2026.The new university is estimated to have more than 70,000 students, and the merger of the two universities will push the new Adelaide University’s world ranking even higher! South Australian Premier Malinauskas said the merger of the state’s two largest universities will drive the future economy by developing a skilled workforce and new technologies, thereby supporting South Australia’s long-term growth.

University of AdelaideFounded in 1874, it is South Australia’s first university and one of Australia’s Group of Eight (Go8) — the country’s answer to the Ivy League. Australia’s first Nobel laureate and its first astronaut to travel to space both came from the University of Adelaide. The scientist who purified penicillin and the discoverer of Helicobacter pylori are also University of Adelaide alumni.

University of South AustraliaIn the 2022 THE Young University Rankings it placed #46 in the world and in the top ten in Australia. In the 2022 QS Stars Ratings 5 Star Plus overall rating of excellence, the University of South Australia was awarded five stars for research, employability, teaching, facilities, internationalisation, inclusiveness and innovation.

We believe this powerful partnership between the two universities will further enhance cultural diversity and attract even more international students to chase their dreams here!