Type of housing: With a family

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? In Australia living in a house is wonderfull as the weather is always great you can often enjoy the outdoor.

Personal comments:
Really great! my host mum was really nice and Ihad nmy own space with my own kitchen and bathroom.

Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal comments:
The Down Under Bar, is the best, but in the CBD there's lots of night spots where you can have fun. Any cafe in Queen Mall is the best. EKKA festival, you must go, it's amazing!

Course recommendations:
Try to avoid any courses which have only been running for 1 or two semesters. They will probably be very unorganised. Also, be weary of courses which have the word 'International' in their name. It's only branding to attract a higher fee. Lastly, make sure you complain if the course sucks. If you're international, you're paying big money. I don't think the Uni has realised that it has to deliver to the international students, and many courses I did were just frankly badly organised and badly taught. Some of the CORE courses I did were a joke. But, if they are Core/compulsory courses, it's hard to get out of them…even if you think you would learn more in elective courses. I would ask other students about their experiences with specific courses before you finalise your subjects.

Personal comments:
There was a SERIOUS lack of guest speakers/ guest lecturers (zero in two years). I am doing a masters course in business economics yet there were no 'big shots' from the business world speaking to us about REAL issues as apposed to academic theories. I found this to be most disappointing. The university is marketing to international students and claims to be a centre of excellence, but its not delivering. I found my undergraduate degree at the University of Dundee substantially better in terms of organisation and content; there were frequent guest lecturers.

Language of instruction: English

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
Family

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
Food is cheaper as is eating out.

Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was the same price as at home.

Food: was less expensive than at home.

I wish I had known...
I wish I had known that living in a house was safe enough so I wouldn't have spent all the money I did in the UNILODGE.

In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!