Why choosing to study abroad in Australia

January 14, 2009 at 10:09 am | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The country has literally become a hub of students from all over the world in current years, with every other foreign student choosing Australia over US or UK as his/ her dream study abroad destination. The stupendous figure of 390000 students from almost 150 countries is indeed an eye opener in relationship with popularity of the study abroad programs Australia amongst foreign student community in general. And justifiably so, since Australia offers a vast variety of disciplines across levels, from short-term English language courses to award of Post-doctoral degrees – all of them acknowledged and reckoned for their better quality by the target International audience.

However, when choosing to study abroad in Australia, one must pay focus to his/ her ease with usage of English language. Australia is a place where extra importance is laid on use and know-how of English.

In order to make their overseas students comfortable with English language, Australia conducts special ‘English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students’, which is formally known as “ELICOS”. “The National English Language Teaching Accreditation Scheme” (NEAS) is responsible for maintaining the high standards of Australia’s ELICOS courses. Studies in Australia become significantly easier, once you are comfortable with English language.


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