Since Australia’s borders reopened, UTAS has been generously handing out a range of study and living subsidies to attract students.From 2023, to welcome more students to study at UTAS, the university has launched a brand-new 15% tuition-fee scholarship.

The scholarship is awarded automatically to Chinese international students commencing at UTAS in Semester 2, 2023. It provides a 15% reduction on all enrolled tuition fees and can cover the fee reduction for up to 4 years.

The specific scholarship eligibility criteria are as follows:

– Chinese international students commencing at the University of Tasmania in 2023;

– open to all coursework Bachelor and Bachelor (Honours) degrees (excluding the following courses: Bachelor of Nursing at the Hobart campus, Bachelor of Applied Science (Nautical Science), Bachelor of Applied Science (Marine Engineering), and fully online courses);

also open to all coursework postgraduate programmes (excluding the following courses: Bachelor of Medicine and Doctor of Medicine, Master of Physiotherapy, Master of Laboratory Medicine, and fully online courses);

in addition, students who have already been awarded the 25% Tasmanian International Scholarship, or who have already received credit reduction, are not eligible for this scholarship.

Beyond the brand-new 15% scholarship, all Chinese international students who need to complete an English language course before undertaking their university degree in 2023 will automatically receive 20 weeks of free English language course as a benefit.

The specific requirements are as follows:

The applicant must be an international student recognised by the University of Tasmania,
and must have received a Package Offer for an academic English language course plus a full-time coursework degree, and will commence the English language course in 2023.

UTAS also offers more scholarship discounts for high-achieving applicants.
For details, see:

https://www.utas.edu.au/study/scholarships-fees-and-costs/international-scholarships

USYD recently announced that, from 1 April, it will scrap the special application policies introduced during the pandemic, including changes to English requirements and submission requirements. The specifics include:

English requirements:

The validity of English test results changes from 3 years to 2 years; the IELTS
Indicator will no longer be accepted; the TOEFL Special Home Edition will not be accepted.

Submission requirements:

AP students will no longer be permitted to apply using AP course results alone; students must submit SAT or ACT results together with their high-school graduation certificate;

applicants must provide a valid passport — without a valid passport, only a conditional offer can be issued.

This policy takes effect from 1 April, so those currently submitting or preparing to submit should take extra note and prepare early.

The University of Queensland has long been known for its high research output. In the 2022 Nature Index of high-quality research output, the University of Queensland once again ranked as the highest-ranked university in Australia.

Besides keeping its overall No. 1 ranking in Australia, in Earth & Environmental Sciences (26th globally) and Life Sciences (55th globally), these two subject areas, UQ also ranked No. 1 in Australia.

In addition, in the 2021 ShanghaiRanking Academic Ranking of World Universities, UQ ranked 2nd in Australia and 1st in Queensland — second only to the University of Melbourne — and 51st in the world!

For UQ to rank so highly in both lists is inseparable from its strong research capability and the research outcomes it has achieved. In the ShanghaiRanking, UQ’s key research areas : Nursing, Biotechnology, Food Science and other fields rank very highly, so students interested in these areas may want to take a closer look.

University and course information can be found on the official site: https://study.uq.edu.au/