University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)

The food and everyday expenses are generally cheaper in Australia than in France. Housing is quite expensive in Sydney, it is more expensive than what I used to pay in Reims (France), however the prices for housing between Sydney and Paris are quite similar. Nightlife is much cheaper in Australia than in France but because it is cheaper and because there are only 12 hours of university a week (not including personnal study time and assignments) one ends up going out more and therefore spending more or less the same amount of money on nightlife than back home. I spent more on travel because being in Australia was a good opportunity to visit a lot of different places and because distances within Australia as well as between Australia and anywhere else in the world are very big.

More knowlegde of other cultures and more working skills

Eventhough this university might not be everyone's choice but however, to me this university does provide a sufficient knowledge to students . There are various courses that you can apply for. This university is well acknowledged by the companies in Australia and Malaysia. Hence, this gives a better opportunity to obtain a job in the appropriate field.

sydney is a csmopolite and multicultural city, don´t be fooled by the stereotype of the crocodile dundee style aussie.

don´t expect a great campus. engineering is situated in the city centre, which means little space. but sydney is an amazing city, you will love it and its parks will make up for the small campus.

Not really, everything turned out to be very good. The only problem of Australia is its relative lack of culture as it is a very new country. However those are the kind of things one can only understand once he/she has experienced living in the country. Moreover it is only after spending a considerable amount of time in the country (one year or more) that one really starts to feel the need of something else than what is available in Australia.

when going to UTS it is important to make friends at the orientation week because those friends are going to be yours for at least the rest of the semester. They are not only the one who you will go out with and who will make your experience of the country a very pleasant one but a lot of them will also be your study partners.