International Student Admission to Australian Universities: A Report

This report provides a detailed overview of the admission procedures for Australian universities, specifically targeting international students. It covers the necessary documentation, academic requirements, English language proficiency, and financial support needed for admission. The report compares the Australian admission process with that of UK universities, highlighting similarities and differences, and also discusses the popularity of engineering programs in Australia, including the leading universities in the field. Furthermore, the report explores the desirability of engineering, emphasizing the growth in the field and the increasing number of international students pursuing these courses. It also touches upon sustainability in engineering admissions and the information technology profession. The report aims to guide prospective students through the admission process, offering valuable insights and information to help them navigate the requirements and make informed decisions. This report is a valuable resource for students seeking higher education in Australia.

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Previous attempts to regulate the entry standards to Professional Universities
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For every student present within the global student forum, getting admission to one of the
Australian universities is one of the main aims that they opt for. The Australian Universities
provide various courses in almost every subject and also offers undergraduate and postgraduate
degrees to the students. Students applying to multiple universities across Australia such as
University of Western Australia, Victoria University and Australian University needs to provide
certain documents while fulfilling the university criteria in terms of academics and English
language competence to stand eligible for the admission to the Australian universities (Martin
2015). In the case of postgraduate lessons, the students have the option of direct access based on
their performance and also this facility is available only for the school leaving applicants. For the
students living abroad, they can drop their application in the university websites and needs to
wait until the university confirms their use and sends them an electronic confirmation regarding
the letter of enrolment (eCoE) into their system.
The students are also provided with Student Visa, which can be availed by the abroad
students after getting confirmation and with this student visa, they can enter into the specified
universities. The other aspects that are necessary apart from the admission criteria include the
previous academic documents and a good command over the English language that would help
them for further evaluation (Chesters, Watson and Hagel 2013). The student also needs to
provide proper evidence for their funding support that will help them in future. Along with this,
as per the government norms and regulations, the student also needs to have overseas health
coverage. The admission system is guided by specific educational service-based agents in the

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student’s country itself, who helps them throughout the admission process. Such agents conduct
the entire admission process on behalf of the students and often charge a high rate of expense for
their services. The official list of such agents have been uploaded in the university’s websites,
and they are regarded as the official admission agents working for the university itself (Edwards,
Friedman and Pearce 2013.). The admission to any foreign university such as Australian
universities requires documents of various recommendation letters and resumes which are to be
submitted at the time of the admission process. One of the central parts of the entire admission
process in these universities includes the availability of visa. Students applying for the student’s
visa in Australia needs to attend an interview process with the High Commission or Australian
Embassies to get the approval for the student's permission. The interview of the student widely
depends on the visa, and without any proper authentication of the permit, no student is allowed
for admission within any of the universities. The students also need to know about the local
Australian cultures and heritages and even their perspectives in daily lives to get accustomed
with the customs and social lives of Australians (Norton, Cherastidtham and Mackey 2016).
Along with the social and cultural knowledge, the students also need to know the necessary
academic and behavioural factors to get selected in the interview process.

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Figure 1: International student’s admission percentage and net score
(Source: Martin 2015)
Students can also directly apply to the Australian universities by either online methods or
by posts. The online and offline applications are available at the institute’s website, and thus the
student needs to fill up the specified details including their details, education qualifications,
employment details (if any) and also the choice of the course (O’Loughlin 2013) that the student
is particularly interested about. The admission process of the students starts by differentiating the
applications based on their mode of use that is via an online or offline method. This is mainly
done by the university officials, which is again crosschecked by the higher authorities of the
university. After detailed scrutiny, the confirmation of the application of the students is hence
processed. In many instances, it is seen that the student also needs to pay the entire tuition fees
after the institutions accept their enrolment. Therefore the student needs to provide the
registration of confirmation to the high commission of Australia to process their student's visa.
As per regulation, the accommodation and financial information in Australia are to be managed

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by the student itself, and only several universities in Australia provides the facility of the hostel
to their candidates. Within the admission process, the health insurance and validation of the
criminal record is also done within the Australian universities to check the backgrounds of the
students who are applying for admission. After passing all the tests and documentation process,
the applied candidates receive their confirmation for enrolment within the university. The
student’s visa is obtained after the entire process only after which they are allowed to go to the
universities and present there 90 days before the commencing of their preferred course (Forbes-
Mewett and Nyland, 2013). Thus the admission procedure in Australia can be summed up as the
process of applying, getting confirmation of enrolment and qualifying for the student’s visa after
the entire interview process.
The various socio-economic conditions and backgrounds of the Australian universities
should be checked earlier before students opt to get admission to a particular university and
should plan their trips accordingly based on circumstances. Thus this section of the report deals
with the investigation of various processes of getting admitted into the Australian universities to
obtain higher studies from reputed universities (Devlin 2013). According to multiple reports as
published, it is seen that about 2 % to 45% of the students studying in Australian universities are
international students who are mainly interested with studies based on the Australian curriculum
and educational standards and the number is increasing day by day. Among the various
universities of Australia, it is seen that Bond University has the maximum number of
international students pursuing their courses through different departments of the university.

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Comparison with universities of other countries and desirability of admission
in the engineering field
This part of the report includes a detailed comparison of the universities of other
countries as compared to Australian universities. The admission procedure in the UK universities
includes several stages like – registering into the universities, selecting a course of interest by the
student, finding the best possible university providing the chosen path, filling out all the
credentials needed by the university and thus waiting for the reply by the universities (Boliver
2013). The process of admission is divided into two significant parts, namely – Non-EU student
admission and EU student admission. The Non-EU student admission process includes the
submission of an application to the UCAS based on the admission process of the previous year.
After the application process, immigration, as well as the accommodation process, usually starts.
However, in the case of the EU students, they stand eligible for scholarships granted by
the universities. They are also likely to get certain extra benefits which are quite different from
that of the Australian universities where the students do not get any such opportunities. The UK
universities also provide better security and safety to the students compared to Australian
universities. Thus, UK Universities assure their students with proper accommodations as well as
safety while studying under their curriculum and standards (Croxford and Raffe 2014). However,
the weather and climatic conditions of the UK are extreme when compared to Australia, and thus
students must be aware of the requirements to avoid them during their trip. However, getting
adapted to the UK culture might stand as a problem for the international students studying there.
For every student, they need to clear the English language test while applying for student's visa
to take admission to the UK universities, which is just a similar case as that of the Australian
Universities.

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The further process of admission to the UK universities are very much similar to that of
the Australian universities, and the students need to organize themselves for financial support to
pay the tuition fees for studying in those universities. The process starts with the detailed
scrutiny of the applications that are submitted by students via the online or offline method by the
university officials. The higher authority again cross-checks the requests, and finally, the
confirmation of the student is made. In many instances, it is seen that the student also needs to
pay the entire tuition fees after the institutions accept the enrolment confirmation. In this case,
the enrolment of evidence is provided to the high commission of United Kingdom to process the
student's visa (Waller, Ingram and Ward 2017). As per the report, the number of students that get
admitted to the UK universities varies between a range of 450,000 to 458,490. Another criterion
of admission that is almost similar to that of the Australian universities is the shift in the climatic,
environmental and cultural aspects, that needs to be kept in mind before coming into the UK for
higher studies. Thus the admission procedure in the UK can be summed up as the process of
applying, choosing a favourite course of the subject and qualifying for the student’s visa during
the interview process and finally getting a confirmation from the university (Denson and
Bowman 2013).

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Figure 2: Graph of admission average and various fields
(Source: Borutzky 2017)
The engineering field is one of the most desirable areas all over the world, and the
Australian universities also facilitate courses based on the information technology study and
research-based curricula based on this field. Information technology is regarded as one of the
most researched and studied topics in the modern era, and thus, the Australian universities
provide various courses in the information technology field. The fact that many students over the
globe are opting for the engineering field is due to the rapid growth of innovations and
discoveries throughout the world. The students from abroad as well as the local students choose
for courses based on different and varieties of field, however, the number of students in the
engineering field are more significant and is most common among the international students. The

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study of engineering requires a lot of efforts and practice and thus may be considered as one of
the toughest course among all the choices. The most significant universities in Australia that
provide Information technology courses include the RMIT, Monash University, QUT and many
more. Among the universities offering the information technology courses, the RMIT is the
leading university in terms of providing the best courses under the engineering field while
delivering new services to its students. The urge to study engineering is increasing day by day,
and it can be concluded that the popularity of the engineering courses in the Australian university
attracts more and more students to get admission both from the foreign as well as the social
backgrounds (Morgan 2013). The students taking admission in Australian universities also gets
one of the best engineering study experience which makes their entry a notable as well as a
fruitful one.
However, the universities while giving admission does not take any technical test, and the
students are decided based on their previous academic marks and qualifications. Recent studies
have revealed that among most of the students who seek admission to the Australian universities,
30,000 to 40,000 students are mainly international students. The most significant part of the
Australian engineering universities is that they provide a three-year Bachelor of Science degree
based on any desired area related to the course of engineering. The most famous university
providing engineering course in Australia is the University of Melbourne, and most of the
engineers passing out from Australia belong to this university.

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Sustainability in engineering admission and information technology
profession
The study of engineering and research based on this field is one of the most fascinating
and desiring subjects in the new education field. Engineering covers almost all the aspects of
creation and analysis in terms of new technology and findings. It has several divisions and
departments, which deals with different kinds of studies and subject areas. Students must have
the power of sustainability to take admission in the engineering field and choose their career
based on the information technology profession. It is thus quite necessary for modern engineers
to attain sustainability against the new and emerging technologies while gaining knowledge
about the products that would help in bearing sustainable position (Ralph and Stubbs 2014). To
do so, the information technology field that is selected by the students needs to be analysed and
studied while keeping into account the sustainability factor that serves in the admission process
of the course in Australia. The information technology field in engineering deals with the various
kinds of new algorithm and languages that are learnt by students during the course period. The
area is also associated with the development and study of different new and emerging
technology-related subjects that the students need to be aware of based on their difficulties and
complexities. The admission process in Australian engineering universities involves the same
procedure as that of getting admission to any other courses in the other Australian universities.
The students opting for the courses must have adequate knowledge based on their chosen
path to successfully carry out the entire course and achieve the certificate for an engineering
degree at the end of the course (Adams 2013). It is essential to sustain the departmental studies
of engineering, and it has been observed that almost 40% of the students taking admission in the
engineering departments of various Australian universities take up information technology as

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their subject of choice. The Australian universities along with the study and research of that
particular subject also engage the students with various kinds of interactive curriculums which
includes live projects and presentations that help them in enhancing their knowledge in that
subject area. The students thus need to get well adapted to those activities and prepare
themselves in every possible way to take part in those activities. It is also to be noted that the
study of engineering does not need only theoretical knowledge but also requires a sense of
practical experience that the students must acquire to sustain the admission process as well the
entire course based on engineering field (Ramos et al. 2015). The sustainability issue that often
rises while studying engineering in Australian universities comprises the number of tuition fees,
which are comparatively higher than the rates of accommodation and the necessities required in
everyday life. Thus the engineering field can be described as a sustainable field contributing to
our environment and the human race as a whole. With the increase in several ecological
problems which are impacting our environment, the engineers need to provide more towards
mitigating the sustainability issues that are faced while getting adapted to a new environment.
The admission to the Australian universities also demands a considerable amount of cash for the
international students, as they need to travel to Australia. All the expenses that are related to the
trip thus have to be carried out by the student. Although the Australian universities provide their
international students with various kinds of scholarships and grants, all other expenses related to
the trip must be born by the students themselves, and this creates an area of sustainability in the
admission procedure in Australian universities. Thus the various sustainability issues in the
admission and studying process in the engineering field, especially in the information technology
field of Australian universities have been discussed in this section of the report.

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Information technology as a profession is taken up all over the world, and it is one of the most
practised and accessible business. Information technology is vital in every aspect of human life,
and thus the profession of engineering, especially the information technology field is very much
helpful and therefore a lot of people taking up engineering as a profession. The Australian
engineering institutions are growing and expanding vividly, and the Australian government
generally select and recruit engineers versed with high English language proficiency and with
good knowledge in their respective fields (Hancock and Nuttman 2014). The government also
provides a special kind of visa for the engineers working in Australia, which is known as the
Skilled Recognized Graduate visa. However, many private organizations also provide the
engineers staying abroad the chance to work in Australia as an engineer by giving them adequate
knowledge and training. The engineering profession in Australia is taken up by many individuals
as it is a job based on a high pay scale. Posts related to information technology field requires a
lot of skilled engineers, and hence offers roles with the high pay scale. However, the engineers
working for the Australian government must be authentically certified and must work with
extreme precaution to avoid any misuse of their position. The engineering field is also related to
the economic and social growth of the country, and thus, a lot of qualified international engineers
are opting for engineering posts in Australia (Basart and Serra 2013). The Australian engineer
gets excellent appreciation and recognition against their works and also gets monetary benefits to
get motivated to work with other organisations as well.
The criteria that the individual engineers must fulfil to join any engineering field
includes–the ability to get highly adaptive, analytical, relevant problem-solving skills and also
the ability to process with a large quantity of data or information. The other factors include the
necessary workplace fundamentals that every country or organizations have. The fact that

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information technology is one of the most demanding fields of engineering, the recruitment or
need of such engineers is also increasing in Australia, and thus the rate of students opting for
careers based on information technology is also growing day by day (El-Zein and Hedemann
2016).
Thus, this report states and summarizes the various kinds of methods that need to be adopted to
take admission in the Australian universities while comparing the admission procedure with that
of other countries. The report also discussed various sustainability issues that are often faced
while taking access in the engineering fields and opting for the profession based on the field of
information technology engineering in Australia.

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