GW Exchanges in Australia CONTENTS
1 Welcome GW Exchanges in Australia
3 Why an Exchange Program? Australia
4 Canberra, Australia Sydney 8 Melbourne, Australia Canberra 12 Sydney, Australia
16 Eligibility and Application Deadlines Melbourne The GW undergraduate exchange program fosters academic immersion via direct enrollment in one of our forty higher education exchange partners Welcome around the world. The exchange model provides an enriching cultural GW exchanges experience and is highly recommended for students who are prepared to engage independently in their host institution abroad. Prior to departure, in Australia students will have the opportunity to meet with exchange students from their future host institution and gain valuable information regarding the everyday life and academic culture of their host country.
AUSTRALIA | 1 2 | GW EXCHANGES Why an • Independent, immersive exchange experience • Directly enroll at prestigious Program? partner institutions • Make lifelong friends and contacts from all over the world
• Meet current host institution students
• $1,500 credit towards tuition for fall semester FOFAC students
AUSTRALIA | 3 LIFE IN CANBERRA About the Australian Canberra, Canberra is a modern and vibrant capital— National University (ANU) Australia a cosmopolitan city that offers an exciting The Australian National University (ANU) has blend of urban living and nature. Nestled a rich history of discovery and a culture of within the leafy surrounds, students will inquiry that offers students an exceptional find stylish restaurants, bars, cafés, and learning environment. ANU has a vibrant nightclubs; boutique shopping and markets; student community, which includes almost galleries and museums; nature corridors, cycle paths, and walking trails; and open 10,000 undergraduates from over 100 architecture that complements and enhances different countries. the local environment. Established by the federal government in As the seat of the Australian government, 1946 to lead the intellectual development the city is home to national museums, of Australia through research and education galleries, memorials, collections, research of the highest international standards, ANU institutions, and attractions that hold the is one of the world’s leading centers of shared stories and knowledge of the nation. research and scholarship.
Canberra also boats a busy calendar of As Australia’s national university, ANU events, festivals, exhibitions, and tours, sets the standard in research, teaching, as well as regular social, sporting, and and community engagement on issues recreational activities. As the Australian of national and international significance. capital, Canberra is also home to diplomats ANU students study alongside and learn and visitors from all over the world—adding from distinguished academics—individual greatly to the multicultural flavor and thinkers who are at the forefront of their diversity of the city. respective fields and who contribute at the global level; leading and shaping debate, making vital breakthroughs, and extending knowledge in new and profound directions.
4 | GW EXCHANGES LEARNING AT ANU ANU is structured around seven colleges, linking research and teaching at all levels of study. These seven colleges position ANU where few others can go. Where other institutions derive their research from their teaching, ANU builds its teaching on the base of its research. The benefits of this research- led education sets ANU apart. Exchange students can enroll in courses in the following colleges:
•• Arts and Social Sciences •• Asia and the Pacific •• Business and Economics •• Engineering and Computer Science •• Law •• Medicine, Biology, and Environment •• Physical and Mathematical Sciences
AUSTRALIA | 5 LIFE AT ANU ACCOMMODATIONS Currently, all exchange students are guaranteed an offer of university- Life for students at ANU isn’t all about The main ANU campus is nestled approved accommodations, as long as study. ANU thrives on balance, and on beautifully maintained parklands they apply and accept their offer before the city of Canberra provides plenty of in the center of the nation’s capital, the relevant deadlines. opportunities to get out, get active, and Canberra. Facilities include on-campus get social. While on campus, students accommodation in a range of styles, can utilize the ANU Sport and Recreation modern laboratories and lecture theaters, ACADEMIC CALENDAR Association, which runs lunchtime two million volumes on the shelves of Fall semester: sporting competitions. The campus is five main libraries, and access to a wealth mid-July to late November also a great place to explore, with many of e-resources. The landscaped campus walking tracks, sports grounds, and contains all the conveniences of a small Spring semester: open space. Lake Burley Griffin and the town, including medical services, shops, mid-February to late June International Sculpture Park are also close cafés, restaurants, art galleries, sporting by, and there are plenty of cycle paths to fields, and bookshops. Academic year: mid-July to late June take students there. Living in university accommodations The ANU Student Union is one of the best provides students with opportunities to FOR MORE INFORMATION venues in town, with local, national, and meet and mix with students from Australia international bands playing there every and around the world, and to involve GW Office for Study Abroad website: http://studyabroad.gwu.edu/?go=ANU week. Students can also try one of the themselves in the ANU community. With many theatrical performances around catered, self-catered, and apartment- Australian National University website: town, including a number performed by style options, students are encouraged http://info.anu.edu.au/studyat/ student drama groups. The Street Theatre to participate fully in residential life and International_Office/exchange/ is next to the ANU campus and doubles take advantage of the social and pastoral incomingindex as a popular venue for students to meet services provided. friends for coffee during the day.
6 | GW EXCHANGES AUSTRALIA | 7 new ways of developing and delivering LIFE IN MELBOURNE courses. Deakin has won several awards Melbourne, Melbourne is the second-largest city in for its teaching and learning excellence—a Australia and is considered the cultural testament to its facilities, flexible study Australia capital of the nation because of its music options, and courses. In addition to the and cultural festivals, quality restaurants, Melbourne campus at Burwood, Deakin entertainment venues, and beautiful parks University has campuses in Geelong and and gardens. Students can take advantage Warrnambool. GW students can enroll in any of the theater productions, arts and film of Deakin’s four campuses and can select festivals, comedy shows, and sporting events from the wide range of coursework available. the city has to offer. A multicultural city that values diversity, Melbourne has won The LEARNING AT DEAKIN UNIVERSITY Economist’s “Most Livable City” award three times. GW students can choose courses from the full undergraduate course offerings at Deakin, in Melbourne is a truly multicultural city and departments such as: home to people from 140 different cultures. •• Humanities and Sciences Students will find small multicultural ‘hubs’ all over the city and its suburbs where they can •• Business sample a variety of international flavors. •• Communications and Media •• Engineering About Deakin University •• Environmental Studies Deakin University is a large public institution, •• Health and Community Services mainly located in Melbourne, with about •• International Relations 29,000 students split between their four •• Visual, Performing, and Creative Arts campuses. Deakin University was established in the 1970s as one of the new generation Classes are typically a mix of lectures and of Australian universities. Deakin combines tutorials, sometimes supplemented by a university’s traditional focus on excellent practical classes or fieldwork. GW students teaching and research with a desire to seek usually register for 4 classes for a total of 16 credits. 8 | GW EXCHANGES LIFE AT DEAKIN UNIVERSITY •• Cost (e.g., weekly rent) Deakin has a three-day Welcome Program •• Type of accommodation (i.e., shared to help study abroad students make room, single room) the transition to Australian culture and •• Number of tenants university life. The program includes a trip •• Facilities available (e.g. laundry, along the Great Ocean Road; sights along shared kitchen) this route include the world-famous Twelve • Meals (i.e., provided or self-catered) Apostles, the Otways rainforest, and Bells • Beach, the most famous surfing beach •• Distance to campus in Australia. Throughout the semester, •• Location and access to facilities (e.g. students can stay involved by joining close to shops, transportation, beaches) one of the many university clubs and •• Tenancy agreements and payment sports teams. schedules
ACCOMMODATIONS ACADEMIC CALENDAR Exchange students have the option Fall semester: of applying for pre-arranged housing early July to late October (organized by Deakin) at several off- campus dwellings in Geelong or Spring semester: Melbourne, or at any of their on-campus late February to mid-June residences. Housing ranges from art deco- Academic year: style houses to modern apartments, and early July to mid-June may include: single rooms, shared rooms, laundry facilities, shared kitchens, lounge areas, bed linens and towels, and more. FOR MORE INFORMATION Room allocation is on a first-come, first- GW Office for Study Abroad website: serve basis. When deciding which option http://studyabroad.gwu.edu/?go=Deakin to apply for, students should take into account the following: Deakin University website: http://www.deakin.edu.au/international AUSTRALIA | 9 LIFE AT MELBOURNE About the University of Melbourne Students can get involved in the campus community by joining The University of Melbourne is a dynamic, research-driven one of more than 100 clubs and activities, sport clubs, and community that offers a wealth of cultural, institutional, and volunteering opportunities. Students can also participate in the recreational opportunities for social interaction, leadership, and Melbourne Welcome Program to explore Melbourne’s sights with personal development. Australian students as guides. In the past, activities have included Established in 1853, the University of Melbourne is the second- Aboriginal Heritage Walks, surfing, jazz at dusk at the Melbourne oldest institution in Australia and the oldest in Victoria. It has Zoo, going to the footy (a truly Melbournian experience), cricket over 35,000 students, who are supported by nearly 7,200 at the MCG, and city and campus tours. staff members, and is consistently ranked among the leading universities in the world. The four pillars of the university are ACCOMMODATIONS leadership, involvement, volunteerism, and service-learning. There is a range of housing options in Melbourne. Exchange students can live in one of the 12 residential colleges or LEARNING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE go through a specialized SAEX housing package. Most GW students have the opportunity to choose from a wide array of residential colleges offer a single, furnished room with coursework at the University of Melbourne. Classes are offered in communal bathrooms, kitchen, laundry, and common areas. a variety of subjects, such as: Most meals are provided (including vegetarian), but there are no self-catering facilities. •• Foreign Languages and •• Public Policy Literature Entry into a residential college is quite competitive with limited •• Arts and Humanities • Sciences spaces available. If students do not get a place in a residential • • Computer Science • college, they may wish to consider RMIT Village, located right •• Business and Economics •• International Affairs next to campus. Upon acceptance, students will receive emailed •• Engineering •• Political Science instructions on how to apply for student apartments or hostels. • Communication Student apartments or hostels are close to campus and generally • • Psychology • cheaper than residential colleges. •• Mathematics
10 | GW EXCHANGES ACADEMIC CALENDAR Fall semester: mid-July to late November
Spring semester: mid-February to late June
Academic year: mid-July to late June
FOR MORE INFORMATION GW Office for Study Abroad website: http://studyabroad.gwu. edu/?go=MelbourneUni
University of Melbourne website: http://www.mobility.unimelb.edu.au/ inbound/index.html
AUSTRALIA | 11 LIFE IN SYDNEY About the University of Sydney, Sydney is a bustling global city with amenities New South Wales (UNSW) Australia and opportunities to match. It is set on one The University of New South Wales (UNSW) of the world’s most beautiful harbors, close is one of Australia’s leading research and to over 35 stunning golden sand beaches. teaching universities. UNSW takes pride in the Sydney is also one of the most multicultural broad range and high quality of their teaching cities in the world; around 25 percent of programs. Their teaching gains strength and Sydney’s population was born overseas, currency from their research activities and while a further 20 percent are children of their international nature; UNSW has a strong those immigrants. More than a quarter of regional and global engagement. Sydney residents speak a language other than English, most commonly Mandarin, UNSW is renowned for the quality of its Cantonese, Arabic, Greek, Vietnamese, graduates and its commitment to new Italian, Spanish, Korean, and Indonesian. As and creative approaches to education and the meeting place for such a host of nations research. Its motto—Scientia Manu et Mente and traditions, Sydney is the perfect place (Knowledge by Hand and Mind)—encapsulates to experience different cultures, languages the university’s central philosophy of and perspectives. In addition to the beaches balancing the practical and the scholarly. and outdoor activities, Sydney has plenty of restaurants, bars, clubs, shopping, theaters, Established in 1949, UNSW has expanded and sporting events to keep students busy. rapidly and now has over 50,000 students, including more than 14,000 international students from over 130 different countries.
LEARNING AT UNSW UNSW is a world-respected academic institution, consistently ranking highly in various national and international university rankings for teaching, research, facilities,
12 | GW EXCHANGES and quality of student life. UNSW has a ACCOMMODATIONS broad disciplinary base for students to Exchange students at UNSW have several choose from. Students can study in the options for accommodations: on-campus following faculties: accommodations in a residential college; off- •• Arts and Social Sciences campus residence organized by UNSW Study •• Built Environment Abroad; or finding their own accommodations. Students interested in applying to a residential •• Engineering college must apply individually to each •• Law college they are interested in. If students •• Medicine and Science prefer to have off-campus housing arranged for them by UNSW Study Abroad, they will •• College of Fine Arts be responsible for applying for off-campus •• UNSW@ADFA housing upon admission to UNSW. •• The Australian School of Business ACADEMIC CALENDAR LIFE AT UNSW Fall semester: The main campus is situated in mid-July to mid-November Kensington, an inner southeastern suburb of Sydney, about a 20-minute Spring semester: drive from both the central business late February to late June district and the airport. UNSW is also Academic year: located about 2 kilometers from mid-July to late June Sydney’s famous beaches, Coogee and Bondi. The university has two smaller campuses: Paddington campus FOR MORE INFORMATION (devoted entirely to the Faculty of GW Office for Study Abroad website: COFA Art Design Media) and the http://studyabroad.gwu.edu/?go=UNSW University College (Faculty of Military Studies—Australian Defence Force The University of New South Wales website: Academy) in Canberra. http://www.international.unsw.edu.au/study/ inbound-exchanges/formal-student-exchange AUSTRALIA | 13 LIFE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY About the University of Sydney At the University of Sydney—which has hundreds of clubs and Its buildings and campuses can best characterize the experience societies, cafés, bars, bands, theatre productions, sports, three of studying at the University of Sydney. Ivy-covered sandstone sporting complexes, and Australia’s oldest student newspaper, buildings that reflect Australia’s colonial heritage combined with Honi Soit—students will be a part of Australia’s most vibrant and modern architecture that reflects the country’s high tech and active student community. multicultural future, all located on the fringe of Sydney’s Central Business District, paint a picture of a vibrant and historic institution. ACCOMMODATIONS Founded in 1850, the University of Sydney is Australia’s oldest university and one of the original members of the prestigious The University of Sydney can help students find a suitable place Sandstones (Ivy League equivalent). The energetic, diverse campus to live and provide ongoing accommodation assistance and enrolls over 49,000 students from 134 national backgrounds, with advice to make the move to Sydney as smooth as possible. almost 11,000 international students. Students can apply to live on campus in a Residential College. Entry to a Residential College is competitive and merit-based, as these are considered more living-learning communities than just LEARNING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY dorms. Students interested in living in a Residential College are As a large and well-established research institution, the University of encouraged to apply early. Sydney offers challenging coursework throughout the curriculum, Students can also pursue off-campus accommodations and is internationally recognized for its research in Australian through the university’s Accommodation Information Service, studies (through the Koori Centre), the AACSB-accredited Faculty of which can offer advice on any agreement prior to signing. Business and Economics, the renowned Conservatorium of Music, The Accommodation Information Service maintains an and the Sydney College of the Arts. Course offerings include: extensive online database that students can access to look for •• Anthropology •• Business and Economics accommodations. •• History •• Engineering and Information Technologies •• Languages and Literature • Sciences •• Media and Communications • • Music •• International Relations • •• Sociology
14 | GW EXCHANGES ACADEMIC CALENDAR Fall semester: mid-July to late November
Spring semester: late February to late June
Academic year: mid-July to late June
FOR MORE INFORMATION GW Office for Study Abroad website: http://studyabroad.gwu.edu/ ?go=SydneyUni
The University of Sydney website: http://sydney.edu.au/future_students/ study_abroad/index.shtml
AUSTRALIA | 15 ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION DEADLINES
ELIGIBILITY Once students have met with their regional study abroad advisor, they will be granted The requirements for students applying to access to the online exchange application. study on a GW undergraduate exchange Students should schedule their appointment program are as follows: well in advance of the application deadline stated on the Office for Study Abroad •• All students must have completed a total of 45 credit hours before participating in website. the program Participants are nominated by the GW Office • Students must be in good judicial standing • for Study Abroad for exchanges on the and not have a significant ecordr of judicial basis of application, academic transcripts, infractions at GW judicial status, and preparation for study •• Students must have a minimum cumulative abroad through an exchange program. Final GW GPA of 3.0 admission decisions rest with the individual The availability of any particular exchange partner institution. may vary according to the status of the institutional agreement. Admission is APPLICATION DEADLINES selective and space is limited. Fall semester HOW TO APPLY mid-March In order to start an application for a GW Spring semester exchange program, students must first meet mid-October with the appropriate regional study abroad advisor. Students can schedule a meeting with their regional study abroad advisor by visiting our staff page at http://studyabroad.gwu.edu/ index.cfm?FuseAction=StaffMain.Home.
16 | GW EXCHANGES OSA_1314_5 Check the Office for Study Abroad website: www.studyabroad.gwu.edu for the most up-to-date program information and application requirements.
AUSTRALIA | 17 GW OFFICE FOR STUDY ABROAD 800 21st Street, NW • Suite 505 • Washington, DC 20052 202–994–1649 (tel) • 202–994–9133 (fax) • [email protected] www.studyabroad.gwu.edu facebook.com/GWOfficeforStudyAbroad