Universities and Higher Education in Australia

<div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;"> Higher education courses can be taken to earn an advanced degree and continue your studies in Australia. There are three main types of higher education which lead to Bachelor, Master and Doctoral Degrees.</div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;"> In Australia it is quite common for students to enrol in a double or combined Bachelor Degree program which leads to the award of two Bachelor Degrees. This is most common in the fields of arts, commerce, law and science.</div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;"> Australian institutions offer a wide range of courses – from science to management and commerce, humanities to engineering, and law to health sciences. Australian institutions rank among the world’s best by discipline, particularly in engineering and technology, medicine, environmental science, and accounting and finance.</div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;"> There are 43 universities in Australia (40 Australian universities, two international universities, and one private specialty university). Along with our universities, many other institutions offer higher education courses. You can search for institutions and courses using the Institution and Course Search on this website.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L3Eoog9DTgM/U5RXimd92wI/AAAAAAAAACI/onUhhb_J9X8/s1600/sydney-harbour-bridge-australia-v2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="273" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L3Eoog9DTgM/U5RXimd92wI/AAAAAAAAACI/onUhhb_J9X8/s1600/sydney-harbour-bridge-australia-v2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <h2 style="color: #333333; font-family: UnlimitedProMedium, arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> Our quality assurance</h2> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;"> Australia has a national regulatory and quality agency for higher education – the <a href="http://www.teqsa.gov.au/" style="color: #1d779f; line-height: normal; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA)</a>. It was established by the Australian Government to monitor quality, and regulate university and non-university higher education providers against a set of standards developed by the independent Higher Education Standards Panel.</div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;"> In addition, the following student rights are protected by law under the Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS):</div> <ul style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px 40px; padding: 0px;"> <li style="margin-bottom: 5px;">The wellbeing of all international students.</li> <li style="margin-bottom: 5px;">The quality of students' education experience.</li> <li style="margin-bottom: 5px;">The provision of up-to-date and accurate information.</li> </ul> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;"> <br /></div>

Universities and Higher Education in Australia

Higher education courses can be taken to earn an advanced degree and continue your studies in Australia. There are three main types of high...

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