UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
The multicultural community of Greater Western Sydney (GWS) is one of the most diverse in the world with over 100 nationalities calling GWS home. One in 10 Australians choose to make Western Sydney their home and almost half of the population in the region is under the age of 30. With a population of four million people, Sydney is the largest and oldest city in Australia. It has an oceanic climate with warm summers and mild winters. The warmest month is January, with an average air temperature of around 28 °C. Winters are crisp and sunny, and the temperature rarely drops towards 0 °C.
UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY
The University of Western Sydney (UWS) has six campuses located in Greater Western Sydney. The UWS is one of the largest universities in the country, and it has three colleges of Arts; Business; and Health & Sciences respectively, all divided into five or six schools. UWS has 2000 staff and some 35,000 students from all over Australia and around the world. The International Student Mentor program provides all new international students with a ' Mentor' – a senior student who will assist you in your transition to Australia and to university life.
ASSORTED FACTS
TUITION
Standard annual fees range between $14,400 and $19,200 for undergraduate studies, and $14,100 to $ 33,000 for postgraduate studies. Study Abroad fees are $7,400 or £8,500 depending on number of Units (3 or 4).
ACCOMMODATION
Five of the six UWS campuses have accommodation facilities. Depending on standard, weekly costs of accommodation will be $90-190. Travel times to downtown Sydney vary between 30 and 90 minutes depending on the campus you elect.
KEY DATES
Autumn session commeces ultimo February. Easter and intra session break lasts a week, and examinations take place during a week in ultimo June. These are followed by a 3-4 week inter session break before Spring session commences ultimo July. Exams are held ultimo November/ primo December and are followed by Christmas vacation.
VISA
Norwegian citizens need a visa to study in Australia. You should apply for a visa before leaving and you will need a Confirmation of Enrolment from the university to qualify.
CURIO
A resident of Sydney is commonly referred to as a Sydneysider, and 31% of all Sydneysiders are born abroad. Most of these are from places as diverse as the UK, China, New Zealand, Lebanon, Italy and Vietnam, as well as Pacific island states like Samoa and Tonga. Western Sydney, however, has a high concentration of indigenous Australians. As for Sydney, the city was named the world's best 8 times in 1996-2005 by the international travel magazine Travel + Leisure. And the IMAX Theatre in Sydney has the world's biggest screen...
LINKS: THE UNIVERSITY AND ANSA'S COUNTRY PAGES
http://www.uws.edu.au/
http://www.ansa.no/land/australia |
