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