Issue No.295

Australia study-abroad news – a weekly roundup

by Channy

At a glance —

1.Monash unveils its visualisation lab – test real-world solutions in a virtual world

2. WA wins multiple awards

3. WAgraduates – an exclusive pathway, and two popular VET courses worth knowing about

4. UNSW College – important notice on English requirements

5. the University of Melbourne Faculty of Arts – notice of 2024 application changes

6. UTS Orientation Week – a preview of the highlights

7. Offer Show

NO.1

UNSW College – Important Notice on English Requirements

From 1 September, UNSW College will no longer accept any new applications submitted with IELTS Indicator, TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition, PTE Academic
online, or Duolingo

1 September – applications submitted before this date using the above English results will still be recognised.

Any existing application submitted using the above English results, including those with a full offer, will be required to provide new, recognised English results (such as standard IELTS, PTE, etc.) if it is deferred or changes course direction

VEPT internal English testing will continue to be offered.

NO.2

Monash Unveils Its Visualisation Lab!

The Visualisation Lab is Monash’s most advanced laboratory, designed to help students and researchers in civil engineering visualise and analyse data, as well as to explore three-dimensional design solutions, making simulations more tangible, while also developing models and algorithms for engineering applications across construction, transport, geomechanics, water, structures and various resources.

NO.3

UWA Wins Multiple Awards!

A number of UWA’s outstanding staff and students have received awards, scholarships and research funding in their fields of research. UWA regularly recognises its award winners and showcases the university’s research achievements. The following are UWA’s recent outstanding accomplishments:

Winner: Emeritus Professor Marcus Atlas AM – awarded the Alcoa Community Award at the WA Australian of the Year Awards

Nominee: Professor Andrew Whitehouse – nominated for the WA Australian of the Year Award

Winner: Dr Lain Grandage – awarded the Davis McCaughey Cambridge Australia Scholarship

Award-winning building: UWA Forrest Hall – winner of a 2023 WA Architecture Award

Award nomination: Dr Anna Waterreus – a finalist for the 2022 Australian Rotary Health WA Mental Health PhD Student Award

Winner: Professor Llandis Barratt-Pugh – awarded the Ray Barker national vocational education and training research service award

Winner: William McDonald – awarded the 2023 Bok Prize by the Astronomical Society of Australia

Award-winning institution: International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research – awarded the Pleiades Award

UWA’s research outcomes are widely recognised internationally

Hope of restoring motor function for paralysis patients: collagen-scaffold nerve repair technology

UWA establishes a Centre for Applied Bioinformatics, bringing talent together

UWA researchers named among the year’s leaders in their research fields by The Australian’s research magazine

Discuss global infectious diseases with a UWA Nobel laureate – in the StudyAustralia premium masterclass

UWA researchers shortlisted for the “2023 Australian of the Year Award”

UWA visiting scholars help improve apple quality

UWA’s in-house developed driverless bus begins trial operation

UWA’s multimillion-dollar agriculture and ecological restoration project gets under way

UWA partners with the Laurent Scholarship on long-term global lung disease research

UWA botanist awarded the Australian Laurent Scholarship

UWA researcher awarded a Fulbright Scholarship

NO.4

WA State-Nominated Graduate Pathway – Course Recommendations

An exclusive pathway for WA graduates – these two popular courses are worth knowing about

Nursing – AMA College

A diploma course of just 1.5 years, leading directly to Enrolled Nurse occupational accreditation

2-year package course (approx. AUD 37,000)

CHC3305 Certificate 3 in Individual Support (26 weeks)

HLT54121 Diploma of Nursing (78 weeks)

A college under the Australian Medical Association (AMA), with established partnerships with local WA aged-care homes and hospitals offering placement opportunities

After completing the Diploma, with IELTS 7 in all four bands or an equivalent acceptable English result, you can apply for an Enrolled Nurse skills assessment

Entry requirements:

Aged 18 or over

Highest qualification of at least Australian Year 11 (equivalent to Year 2 of senior high school in China)

IELTS 5.5 with no band below 5, or equivalent

Western Cuisine – Stanley College

2-year package course (approx. AUD 26,000)

SIT30821 C3 in Commercial Cookery (52 weeks)

SIT40521 C4 in Kitchen Management (26 weeks)

SIT50422 Diploma of Hospitality Management (26 weeks)

The college aims to train head chefs and runs its own restaurant; practical placements and assessments take place in a commercial kitchen, and entry requirements can be met through an accredited English course

Entry requirements:

Completion of Australian Year 10 (equivalent to Year 1 of senior high school in China)

IELTS overall 5; PTE accepted

NO.5

University of Melbourne Faculty of Arts – Notice of 2024 Application Changes

The University of Melbourne Faculty of Arts2024 application notice is as follows:

Priority for places in popular courses

The University of Melbourne will make its selection based on applicants’ preferred cut-off scores; students who fall below the preferred cut-off but above the minimum admission requirement will be placed on a waiting list and can only be admitted when a place becomes available

Students should choose their preference order carefully. The university assesses preferences in order – the second preference is only considered if the first is unsuccessful – and changing the preference order will affect subsequent assessment timing

The university has set strict application deadlines

Students should note the validity period of their offer letter – an offer not accepted by the expiry date will lapse

For the following programmes, the university will continue to accept applications on a rolling basis, with offers made only to applicants who meet the preferred cut-off score:

Master of marketing communications

Master of global media communication

Master of arts and cultural management

Master of international journalism

Executive master of arts

Master of public policy and management

Master of international relations

Master of cultural materials conservation

Please note:

Courses with limited places cannot defer offers or provide bridging courses

Where both 2-year and 1.5-year course options are available, applicants must specify their choice at the time of application; changes to course length will only be processed if time permits and places remain

Assessment cycle for the 2024 intake:

The deadline for the main assessment cycle is 31 August 2023

Offer lapse date: 31 October 2023

NO.6

UTS Orientation Week – A Preview of the Highlights

UTS’s Spring semester O Week runs from 31 July to 4 August, lasting one week, with the new semester beginning on 7 August. Orientation Week will feature a series of activities to help students new to UTS learn about enrolment, course selection, campus tours, support services, academic and career development, club activities and much more practical information about UTS. The activities are as follows:

a. Get to know the campus – take students on a tour of the teaching buildings and various facilities

b. Library tour – introduce students to the library and answer questions such as how to book rooms for group discussions

c. Ready, SET, AskUTS – the UTS Student Centre and IT Support explain practical information and answer students’ questions

d. O’Day – on the day, the campus offers free snacks and music, fun competitions and games, plus UTS giveaways.

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