Deakin University Essay: International Student Exchange in Australia

This research essay examines the crucial role of international student exchange (ISE) in Australia, addressing its significance and long-term impacts. The paper begins by defining ISE and its benefits, highlighting the experiences of international students. It then delves into the importance of ISE for Australia, discussing factors such as its status as a growing destination, global recognition of its education system, cost of living, educational diversity, technological advancements, and work opportunities. The essay further analyzes the long-term effects of ISE, including increased intercultural competence, personal development, international networking, and enhanced career skills. The study draws on various scholarly sources to support its arguments, concluding that ISE plays a vital role in fostering cultural exchange, enriching the educational landscape, and contributing to Australia's global standing. The essay follows the assignment brief, answering the research question with a thorough analysis of the topic and proper referencing.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Discussion..................................................................................................................................2
International Student Exchange.............................................................................................2
International Student Exchange in Australia..........................................................................4
Importance of International Student Exchange in Australia..................................................5
Long-Term Effects of International Student Exchange in Australia.....................................6
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................7
Reference....................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
The program of student exchange is the program of study, in which education is
pursued by the student at international institution. In this programs, students from university
or secondary school studies abroad at one of the partner institutions of institutions. The
students of exchange live in the designated place, for instance apartment, hostel or with the
host family. International Student Exchange helps in fulfilling the mission of educating the
leaders of tomorrow with the help of bringing together exchange students as well as volunteer
host families. The ISE program allows the international students for becoming familiar with
country’s way of life by attending the local high schools, participating in the service of
community and experiencing life of authentic family (Abbott and Silles 2016). Hence, this
research paper aims to answer the question that why international student exchange is very
much important for Australia and the long-term effects of this.
Discussion
International Student Exchange
Studying in overseas opens up the world for the student. They experiences different
cultures, makes new friends and may learns new language. This helps in bringing fresh
perspective on the degree of student and they get out from their own comfort zone. The study
programs of overseas ranges from the short tours of study and it lasts for couple of the weeks
to year-long exchange of student. The credit from study depends upon the choice of course by
the student but awarding of credit amount depends upon the academic system of the
institution. There are two kinds of overseas study programs, which are programs of Formal
student exchange and the second one is study abroad programs (Akanwa 2015). The former
programs is consists of swapping one’s place at one’s home institutions with the other student
from partner institutions for duration of exchange, mainly for one or two set of semesters.

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The later programs allows the students enrolled at institutions for undertaking study with the
overseas institutions but the students are normally not covered by the agreements between
their provider of home and their institutions of host (Beech 2015).
While the tours of study offers structured tour in predetermined country that is
organized by the course faculty or coordinator, the study abroad programs and exchange are
basically the institutions-wide programs, which are run by exchange office and special abroad
programs. It means that they help in enabling lot more choices. The determination of
country’s choice for exchange programs might be done by institutions and arrangement that
are having with the overseas partner institutions (Geddie 2015). However, at the other
institution students are having wider ranges of the countries and institutions for choosing
from. In case of students exchange programs, students may make the choice to pick the study
destination more than one, when exchange office is not able to secure first preference of
students. There are some of factors that needs to be considered, while selecting the study
destination of overseas. These factors includes language, cost of living, countries of interest,
further travel and course (Bohman and Borglin 2014). If the student is not comfortable
studying and living in counties, where they language of that country is difficult for them.
Further, if the cost of engaging and living in the particular country is higher, then they might
have to incur higher costs for socializing, seeing sights and other activities. The student
chooses that country, where they have always dream for visiting. Moreover, students are
more likely for choosing country, which they would like to travel after or before completing
course of the overseas study. Lastly, for availing full benefits of the exchange, one needs to
try to pick destinations, which excels in the industry. It will enable the student for learning
further, begin for making contacts with industry and possibly completing the internship
(Collins et al. 2014).

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International Student Exchange in Australia
When someone think about Australia, they see wider open spaces of the outback bush,
koalas, water, clean water and kangaroos. Australia offers much more than usual
expectations. Australia is chosen by various international students for studying due to its
higher living standards, excellent system of education and laid back nature. Every year,
thousands of the international student chooses for studying in Australia due to excellent
reputations of its programs of education and great travel and lifestyle opportunities (Geddie
2015). The students who are already studying in overseas and who would like to have
experience of studying in Australia, they can choose between studying abroad programs and
student exchange. Australia is having world-class universities, carefree and affordable
lifestyle and plenty of the warm sunshine for going around. There is no wonder that the
students from all over world move towards Australis for studying every year and they could
easily join in on fun (Geddie 2015).
When it comes to the Australian foreign exchange, the first step includes figuring out
ideal location for studying abroad. When someone think about Australia then Sydney is
iconic city, which comes to mind. As a student, Sydney serves to have all benefits of city
from transport convenience to the beautiful beaches. It is considered as the most diverse
culture of old friendly cities. Hence, it is heaven for those students, who wants to study in
Australia. Sydney is home for some most reputed universities in country (Harris et al. 2017).
Further, Melbourne is known lesser than Sydney but it is renowned as Australian cultural
capital. It is the ultra-trendy hub for culture and arts with the hidden artistic graffiti enclaves,
funky bars and coffee shops at every corner and hook, tons of the arts events and live music
and well-known European like laneways. It is the university mecca. There includes various
prominent universities, which calls Melbourne home (Gomes 2015). Lastly, Perth is perfect
city for those, who wants true-blue experience of Aussie on the student exchange. It is the

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famous for being most isolated cities in world that pretty much equals the culture overload of
Australia. The inner city of Perth has plenty things going on but in true fashion of Aussie, it
takes the life at slow pace. Perth, in the recent past years has become quite trendy spot for
studying. The undiscovered mystique has made it popular with the millennials and the
students studying abroad, who wants more off beaten track experience of Australia. It is
having plenty options of top-notch university for the foreign exchange students such as
Western Australia and Curtin University (Hegarty 2014).
Importance of International Student Exchange in Australia
Following are the reasons why International Student Exchange in Australia is
important:
 Growing Destination: Currently, Australia is third most renowned destination for the
international students in the world of English-speaking behind UK and United States.
There are various international students, who chooses to study in Australia due to
higher quality education, friendly natives and cultural diversity (Geddie 2015).
 Global Recognition: Graduates from the schools of Australia are sought highly after
because of impressive international reputation of Australian education system. This
particular system is regulated carefully by government for maintaining higher
educational standards associated with country (Hutteman et al. 2015).
 Cost of Living: The standard of living of Australia is highest among the world. The
tuition and living expenses cost are lower in the Australia than that of United
Kingdom and United States. The international students are having ability for working
part time, while studying. This allows them for offsetting their costs of living. There
are also scholarship possibility that helps studying costs for the international students
(Jon, Lee and Byun 2014).

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 Diversity of Education: The Australian institutions helps in offering wider variety of
degrees and courses. Hence, international students finds fields and schools easily,
which are right for them. When choosing the degree programs, the first decision taken
by the international students is that which schools is able to cater most of their
interests and needs. The students chooses between the universities, English language
training and vocational education. If required, this is easy for the students are required
for moving between one level of qualification and from the institutions to the other
(Menzies and Baron 2014).
 Technology: The most appealing aspects for the international students of Australia is
emphasis on the scientific research. Australia is considered to be forefront of the new
innovations and technology. The students studying in Australia can take the advantage
of impressive resources and technology of country (Abbott and Silles 2016).
 Work: The international allowed for working twenty hours per week, while studying
in the Australia. This is considered to be great opportunity for the students, who
would like to earn the money for offsetting living expenses, while they are studying in
country, and for the students, who would like to gain the work experience in the own
field of interest (Miles et al. 2016)
Long-Term Effects of International Student Exchange in Australia
The universities of Australia have been endeavoring for encouraging more students
for going overseas for period of their study. This opportunity is increasingly becoming
relevant to fast-growing requirements for the graduates to become competent globally.
However, some of the evaluations has been conducted on value of exchange that is
experienced shortly after return of students from finishing their programs of abroad. The
results of the various has found that period of the study in other cultures and country has able
to brought benefits to majority of these students of University of Melbourne. Specifically,

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major positive outcomes that has appeared to be increased intercultural competence and
personal development, high level of international networking and continued contact,
enhanced skills for the careers and employability as well as enhanced interest in the further
study (Zheng 2014).
The long-term effect of studying overseas is separating the respondents into two
major categories, which includes short-term and long-term. The short-term respondents
indicates significantly stronger influence from the studying overseas on their behaviors than
the respondents who are studying for long-term. This is not surprising that the respondents
who are closer to actual experience would be reporting more influence in various areas such
as the respondents who have graduated greater more recently would be closer to land their
opportunity of first career resulting in remembering greater impact on process of job search
(Beech 2015). Likewise, in today’s increasing complexity of global marketplace, the
international experience might be having more valuable assets on resume for the various jobs
in the way that it was not before. Further, in categories of the deepened relationships with
overseas national, peers and faculty, the students who studies in overseas from last reported
ten years, significantly have higher influence of their experience of studying abroad in
developing of relationships (Zuchowski et al. 2017).
Conclusion
Therefore, this report concludes that International student exchange helps in bridging
together the world cultures with the help of connecting exchange students and host families.
The exchange program of student helps the students for pursuing education at the
international institutions for the period of 6 months to 1 year. The purpose of these programs
are for providing the students with opportunity for becoming personally acquainted with
different countries, fully immersing in foreign exchange and familiarizing oneself with the
other country, its culture, people and customs. It is through familiarization with the partner,

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one can hope that the shared sympathies can may arise. This encourages the students for
developing interest in their partner of exchange and her or his culture. It helps in fostering the
intensified culture. Further, it has been analyzed that international student exchange are
important to Australia because of various reasons such as growing destination, global
recognition, living costs, technology, diversity of education and work. Moreover, it has been
analyzed that long-term effects of the experiences of student exchange results into positive
outcome such as increased intercultural competence and personal development, enhanced
further study interest, higher level of international networking and continued contact and
lastly, enhanced skills for the careers and employability.

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