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STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM 2020 - ECU is committed to reconciliation and recognises and respects the significance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ communities, cultures and histories. ECU acknowledges and respects the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as the traditional custodians of the land. ECU acknowledges and respects its continuing association with Nyoongar people, the traditional custodians of the land upon which its campuses stand. Vice-’s Message -

Professor Steve Chapman CBE Vice‑Chancellor

These truly are exciting times at University (ECU). Exciting because for the fourth year in a row, ECU received the top undergraduate teaching quality ranking of all public in , according to QILT (Quality Indicators in Learning and Teaching) survey results. Exciting also because ECU has been named in the Times Higher Education as one of the world’s best universities under the age of 50. ECU was granted university status in 1991 and today we have more than 30,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students. We also have one of the most diverse student populations in Australia, with around 6,000 international students from more than 100 countries. Within our comprehensive range of degrees we offer industry-relevant teaching and research, a supportive study environment, and award-winning facilities. It’s an approach that makes ECU an ideal partner for Study Abroad opportunities. We have existing expertise in offering Study Abroad programs that provide enriching academic experiences for international students. Our long-standing relationships with overseas institutions offer students the opportunities to study globally. We are continuing to grow internationally by further creating partnerships and collaborations to extend ECU’s global presence, attracting high performing students and developing recruitment channels in new emerging markets. An example is our successful relationship with City University. Established in 2013, it is now the largest Japanese-Australian student mobility program in the world. Of course, Study Abroad is not just about academic achievement. ECU Study Abroad is also about giving international students the opportunity to experience Australian culture and study in the same environment as a diverse range of students. Ultimately, it’s a global study experience that contributes to making our students world ready. We warmly invite you to join us on this journey and become a valued partner and member of the ECU community.

3 WHY STUDY ABROAD IN AT ECU?

ECU’s two largest campuses are located in Perth, the capital of .

Perth is Australia’s fastest-growing city and is vibrant, Perth also benefits from sharing a similar time zone to sophisticated and safe, with a high standard of living, and many Asian cities and it’s the closest Australian capital regularly rated among the top cities in the world for liveability1. to cities in Asia, Africa, and Europe. Home to almost 2 million people, and one of Australia’s most 1Source: The Economist’s annual liveability survey. multicultural cities, with around 35% of its citizens being born 2Source: Conde Nast Friendliest Cities in the World 2017. in another country, Perth has also been rated the world’s #2 city for friendliness2. Your Perth welcome As part of the Study Abroad Program, ECU will provide And let’s not forget the weather. Perth enjoys the most complimentary airport transfers for students on arrival days of sunshine of all of Australia’s major cities. The mild and on departure., We also provide welcome packages Mediterranean climate, endless blue skies, fresh air and and certificates. brilliant white beaches are hard to beat!

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Accommodation for students ECU offers Study Abroad students a variety of accommodation options during their semester, including on campus accommodation, off campus accommodation and home-stay. ECU Village Mount Lawley Campus On-campus Student Village ECU has excellent on-campus accommodation on all three of its campuses, making it a convenient option for Study Abroad students. Facilities include an outdoor pool, wireless e-library, sporting equipment, swipe card-operated laundries, communal kitchen, high speed internet access, TV room, BBQs and parking.

Off-campus accommodation Students may choose to rent an apartment, townhouse or house on their own or with fellow students. Private rental accommodation can be furnished or unfurnished. Students should contact live.@ecuvillage.com.au for further information.

Homestay ECU Village Joondalup Campus Students can also choose to live in a private home with an Australian family. The chance to be involved in daily life, the learning of our culture and customs, plus the added advantage of having the company of other people, are just some of the reasons Homestay is popular. Visit https://www.homestaynetwork.org/edith-cowan-university/ for more information.

ECU Village South West Campus

5 STUDY ABROAD AT ECU

ECU offers a range of Study Abroad options, including Direct semester or year-long programs, cohort tailored programs and short-term study tours.

We aim to make it as easy as possible for students to have Direct Study Abroad students also have the chance to a great experience while they study with us. apply for a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) and/or internship element, to enhance their learning and better prepare them Direct Study Abroad Programs for employment. Approved students can access a variety of We know that selecting Study Abroad units can be difficult WIL opportunities, thanks to ECU’s many partnerships with for students, especially if they wish to gain credit towards their business and government agencies. degree back home, create an exciting program that builds on their interests, or take advantage of our Study Abroad fees, Tailored Study which are among the best in Australia. Abroad Programs ECU makes it easy. Students who meet entry can study with us for For partners seeking a bespoke program to match the specific one or two semesters, and they can select from a diverse range needs of one of their cohorts, ECU offers semester-length of competitively priced units in many discipline areas, including: Tailored Study Abroad. We have extensive experience in • Arts Management • Hospitality & Tourism this space, having designed individual programs – including English language, academic, social and cultural components • Biology Management – for over 30 partners from countries including China, , • Human Movement & Sports • Communications Indonesia and the UAE. & Media Studies • Indigenous Studies • Composition & • Journalism Student numbers in Tailored Study Abroad range from a minimum of 10 to upwards of 100. Music Technology • Marketing • Early Childhood, Primary • Nursing Over 750 students have participated in an ECU Tailored Study & Secondary Education • Performance Making Abroad Program to date! • Engineering & Technology • Production & Design • Environmental Studies • Security & Computing • Health Promotion, Nutrition • Visual and Graphic Arts &

Ground-breaking mobility model: In collaboration with Tokyo City University (TCU), ECU has TCU students are supported by ECU student volunteers, who pioneered the largest mobility program of its kind in Australia. gain valuable intercultural skills and on-campus international This award‑winning program combines English classes, tailored experience. ECU and TCU continue to create new opportunities academic content, and a social program which develops the for two-way staff exchange, student mobility, and joint language skills of students, extending their academic knowledge, research. Since 2016 over 600 students have successfully while introducing them to Australian life and culture. completed the semester length study abroad program at ECU.

Tokyo City University (TCU) has been collaborating with ECU since 2015. At TCU, our vision was always clear: to significantly increase overseas academic opportunities for our students. ECU met this with equal ambition and together we built the Tokyo City University Australia Study Abroad Program, which has given over 600 TCU students a tailored international study experience. The specialised program offers a carefully balanced mix of English, Academic, and Social & Cultural components. Our students learn English alongside other international cohorts; they complete academic classes that are credited to their Japanese degree; and they have the opportunity to integrate with ECU students through the Experiencing Australia Buddy Program and the Language Exchange Program.

Professor Chitoshi Miki President of Tokyo City University

6 Each Tailored Study Abroad program includes ECU’s award-winning Experiencing Australian Program (EAP), which In 2018, ECU was focuses on experiential learning through social and cultural engagement. The EAP includes ‘buddy’ support, which links awarded ECU and Study Abroad students; they attend off-campus activities to iconic Perth locations and build relationships that the WA further student success and integration. International Where Tailored Study Abroad includes an English component, classes are delivered through our pathway partner, Edith Education Cowan (ECC). ECC is renowned for its excellent Provider teaching staff, high-quality learning and outstanding facilities. In addition to supporting ECU with Tailored Study Abroad, of the Year they offer the Academic English Program (AEP), preparing international students for university. by the Council

In 2019, ECU was named Finalist for the Progressive Education for International Delivery award by PIEoneer Awards for the (EAP) component of the Tokyo City University Study Abroad Program. Students of

Short-term Western Study Abroad Programs Australia ECU has a range of short-term programs, including Study Tours, which can consist of academic and English components, for the alongside specialised social and cultural activities. Study Tours experiencing are tailored to suit the needs of each group and vary in length from 1 to 5 weeks. australia ECU also offers Intensive Tailored Study Abroad programs. They are generally 3 to 4 weeks in duration and condense study to program. complement the schedules of students, who may be unable to commit to semester-length courses.

7 About Perth

Perth is ranked 36th in the The New York Times “world’s 50 greatest cities”.1 The New York Times puts Perth on 2019 list of 52 Perth is Australia’s fastest-growing city and is vibrant, Places to Go – Perth is 43rd on the list, with the NYT sophisticated and safe, with a high standard of living, recognising a decade-long development boom and is regularly rated among the top cities in the having reinvigorated the city.4 world for liveability2. Ranked #21 of 230 world cities for quality of life. Measured by stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and .3

Perth has also been rated Perth had the the world’s #2 city for highest annual growth friendliness5. in Australia in Perth is one of Australia’s most multicultural cities, with around 37% of its citizens being born in part-time employment another country. +6.2% in the past year (June 2017-2018)6

8 Perth is in the top 50 best Perth is the best value city student cities in the world in Australia10 for the past seven years.7 According to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Worldwide Perth is ranked number 29 in the world for most Cost of Living Survey in 2017, Perth is the least expensive desirable student city8 city in Australia. The survey, which included 133 cities worldwide, measured the costs of over 400 items, including accommodation, food, transport and entertainment.

Perth is one of the Population world’s healthiest Perth: 2 million 9 and sunniest cities! Australia: 24 million Perth enjoys the most days of sunshine of all of Australia’s major cities! The mild Mediterranean climate, endless blue skies, fresh air and brilliant white beaches are hard to beat! Average temperature in summer is 17°C - 29°C and 10°C - 18°C in winter. Even in winter, Perth enjoys plenty of warm sunshine.

Survey, 2018. 4 www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/travel/places-to-visit.html. 5 Conde Nast Friendliest Cities in the World 2017. 6 Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, Monthly Labour Market Update, June 2018. 7 QS (London), Best Student Cities 2018. 8 QS (London), Best Student Cities 2018. 9 Spotahome, Healthiest Cities Index (Accessed 19 September 2018). 10 Prepared by StudyPerth from The Economist Global Liveability Ranking, London. Aug 2017 and The Economist Intelligence Unit, Worldwide Cost of Living Survey, 2019.

9 OUR GLOBAL IMPACT

International collaboration ECU has been a provider of transnational education in partnership with international providers for over 20 years.

We value our connections with international delivery partners ECU has doubled the number of its research groups rated at and seek to establish long‑term partnerships that provide 'well above world standard' in the latest Excellence in Research opportunities for overseas students to participate in our for Australia (ERA) round results, released recently. programs outside Australia. The University received the maximum rating of 5 in six disciplines at the four-digit FoR code level, up from three in Research collaboration the 2015 ERA round. Collaboration is a primary enabler for ECU’s growth and is a key theme for the university, with an increasing range of external These disciplines include: Environmental Science and local, national and international partnerships. Management, Ecology, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Clinical Sciences and Neurosciences. ECU has almost 500 research staff who generate research revenue of more than $27 million per year. Between 2013 and The University has also received a rating of 5 in two disciplines 2018, ECU collaborated with 1551 institutions and co-authored at the two-digit FoR code level, including Chemical Sciences 3864 publications across 87 countries. and Environmental Sciences. ECU supports the establishment of joint Doctor of Philosophy ECU Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Caroline (PhD) programs to expand its research collaborations, and Finch welcomed the latest ERA results. enhance and deepen links to strategic partner institutions. "The ERA 2018 round shows ECU's rapid transformation towards We’ve also established collaborative higher degree research a research-intensive university is on track," Professor Finch said. programs with other world-recognised university partners to create globally-focussed, world-ready graduates.

10 With our experience spanning a range of delivery models and strong commitment to providing quality education for our students, we are well‑positioned as a global institutional partner of choice.

SUCCESSFUL INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS We deliver a range of English language courses, Diplomas, Bachelors and Masters courses in China, Dubai, , Vietnam, and Singapore. Our goal is to extend these offerings across the world.

Australian College Zhejiang Normal of Business and Technology, University, China Sri Lanka ECU has been in partnership with Zhejiang Normal University ECU courses in Business, Engineering and Information (ZJNU) to deliver the Master of Education (Education Technology have enabled over 2,000 students to graduate Leadership) for over 16 years, graduating more than with an Australian degree through an 18 year collaboration 700 education professionals. ECU and ZJNU have recently with the Australian College of Business and Technology (ACBT). extended their partnership to include a Joint Sino-Foreign Cooperative Undergraduate Program (Communication). In 2019, ECU is expanding its presence in Sri Lanka by establishing new courses and programs, enabling domestic Professional Development and international students to complete an ECU degree closer to home. with the Centre of Aviation & Security Studies, Emirates Cyber Security ECU’s relationship with the Emirates Centre of Aviation & Studies in Singapore Security Studies (CASS) dates back to November 2001. CASS with PSB forms part of the Group Security Division, a subsidiary of the Emirates Group. Its main function is to manage the portfolio In 2018, ECU was recognised by the Australian Federal of education courses for aviation management to support Government as one of just two Academic Centres of the continued professional development of staff in Emirates Cyber Security Excellence in Australia. We have now and other partner airlines. Through this collaboration, Emirates extended our offerings of both undergraduate and security staff and cabin crew undertake ECU diploma postgraduate Cyber Security programs into Singapore programs in aviation and ground handling. in collaboration with PSB Academy.

11 ECU AT A GLANCE

Edith Cowan University was established in 1991 and named in honour of the first woman elected to an Australian Parliament.

Edith Cowan OBE also contributed significantly to the development of education in Western Australia and was the driving force behind many reforms we now take for granted. The university has two city-based campuses at Joondalup and Mount Lawley, and a regional campus in Bunbury, 200km South West of Perth and close to the world-famous Margaret River region.

Female to male Students Online courses Female to male student ratio 30,000+ 100+ staff ratio 60% to 40% 66% to 34% Student Countries Full-time STUDENT MIX: of origin study ECU Alumni Domestic 100+ 25% globally (local) VS 140,000+ students Postgraduate part-time coursework study 8 teaching 81% and research locations International students: 75% outside Western students Australia: 7000+ Students 16% undertaking Sydney teaching and international China International research schools study Dubai students India studying 8 550+ Melbourne outside Singapore Staff approx. Australia Courses Available: Sri Lanka 3% 250+ 1800 Vietnam

12 Female to male student ratio ■ Female 60% ■ Male 40%

student MIX ■ Domestic (local) students 81% ■ International students 16% ■ International students studying outside Australia 3%

13 ECU

ECU has an enviable reputation as a university, providing one of the best learning experiences for students in Australia.

University rankings

One of the Five‑star world’s best teaching quality young universities ECU is the best in Western Australia and one of the ECU has been ranked in the world’s top 150 best in Australia for teaching quality. Our graduates universities under 50 years old in the 2018 Times have now rated us 5 stars for teaching quality in the Higher Education (THE) Young Universities Rankings. Good Universities Guide for 12 years in a row.

Top 100 in THE ECU Ranked Top Asia-Pacific University Rankings in Australia for ECU has been ranked in the top 100 universities teaching quality in the 2018 Times Higher Education Asia-Pacific ECU has been ranked the top public university in Rankings. Australia for teaching quality in the QILT (Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching) survey released in four years in a row. Ranked #45 in THE University Impact Rankings Leader in Gender A global performance indicator that provides a in Equality comprehensive comparison across United Nation’s ECU is proud to be leading the way in workplace Sustainable Development Goals measuring gender equality, receiving a citation form the research, outreach and stewardship for 2019. Australian Government’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

14 RANKINGS

2019 TOP 150

Discipline Specific Rankings

Creative arts Teacher education best in Australia among best in Australia Australia’s top university for overall education Australia’s top public university for teaching quality experience and teaching quality in the Creative and overall education experience in the Teacher Arts discipline in the 2018 QILT ratings. Education discipline in the 2018 QILT ratings.

Computing & information 2019 QS World University systems best in Australia Rankings by subject Australia’s top university for overall education Top 100 for Sports Science experience in the Computing & Information Top 300 ranking for Education Systems discipline in the 2018 QILT ratings.

Sports Science Business & management ranked in the among best in Australia world’s top 25 Australia’s top public university for overall education experience, teaching quality, skills development Our Sports Science program also ranked in the and student support in the Business & Management world’s top 25 in the 2018 Shanghai Ranking discipline and also for overall education experience global survey of Sports Science Schools and and teaching quality in the Legal & Paralegal Departments. Nursing, and Hospitality and Tourism studies discipline in the 2018 QILT ratings. Management both placed in the world’s top 150.

Engineering among the best in the world ECU has been ranked in the Top 201‑250 universities in the world for Engineering and Technology by the globally recognised Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

15 There is where you are right now, and there is where you want to get to. In between you need a bridge. ECU is that bridge between your world, and the whole world.

Become World Ready at ECU.

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