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Why Go International?
By Michael Healy
Deciding which university to apply for and then ultimately attend can be one of the biggest life decisions we ever have to make. Add to this the challenge of having to consider what’ll happen after graduation—with the current financial climate and belt-tightening by companies and organisations around the world...
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What Really Matters
By Sam Parfitt
In Australia, 5 million people volunteer over 7 hundred million hours of service every year, according to Volunteering Australia, a government advisory organization that aims to promote the ‘activity of volunteering as one of enduring social, cultural and economic value.’ According to the World Giving Index 2010...
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Top Tips for Choosing
By The Diplomat
We've compiled some must-know tips for choosing the right school - for you. After all, when you apply to a university, it’s a great leap of faith. Unless you have studied there previously, you are generally relying on second and third-hand reports and claims by the institution itself about the quality of a particular course.
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Got Culture?
By Amy Green
Each year, Australia’s post-secondary schools, combined with the country’s vibrant and diverse culture, draw in hundreds of thousands of students from overseas. For many, their time spent in Australia, living and studying, is the opportunity of a lifetime.
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Going The Distance
By Jenghiz von Streng
The ways of undertaking higher education are constantly evolving. One increasingly popular and wide-spread form of university education is the phenomenon of distance learning. Long regarded with skepticism by many traditional higher education institutions, distance education has now moved firmly into the mainstream.
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A National ‘Religion’
By Sam Parfitt
Sport is at the heart of Australia—so much so that it’s often referred to as Australia’s national religion. According to government statistics, over 70 percent of the nation’s people over the age of 15 participate in sports more than once a week. Meanwhile, the Australian Institute of Sport, a sports training institution...
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