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Image credit: Tourism NSW A thriving metropolis of almost five million people with a third of its population born overseas, Sydney is one of the most multicultural cities in the world. STUDY ABROAD STUDY IN SYDNEY, SEE

Sydney is one of the most FOOD CLIMATE liveable and picturesque global The people of Sydney, known as Sydney’s climate is comfortable and cities. With the world’s largest “Sydneysiders”, trace their collective temperate year round; summer is from natural harbour, 100 kilometres heritage back to more than 170 countries. December to February, while autumn is The city offers a taste of global cuisine March to May, winter June to August, and of coastline and to through thousands of cafes and spring September to November. Generally, explore, and an abundance of restaurants; from food trucks to five star January and February are warm, while cultural activities year round, eateries run by some of the world’s most winters are mild. it’s no wonder that Australia’s feted chefs. Fresh, reasonably-priced, Average temperature (low-high): largest city is consistently locally-grown produce, meat and seafood is also available year round from groceries ranked internationally as one of and markets. SUMMER: December – February the top 12 urban centres to visit 18–29 degrees Celsius or live in. CULTURE If you love shopping, you’ll find Australian AUTUMN: March – May LANDMARKS designers and global fashion brands in 11–24 degrees Celsius Some of the most famous Australian boutiques, large shopping malls or at street landmarks are here, including the Sydney markets across the city. You also won’t WINTER: June – August Opera House, the , want to miss the year-round art, music, 9–17 degrees Celsius Bondi and the Blue Mountains. food, theatre, film and design festivals that Australia is also the proud home of the put Sydney on the world cultural map. September – November oldest living culture on earth. Indigenous SPRING: 11–24 degrees Celsius Australians trace their history back 50,000 Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art, years and living in Sydney, you can glimpse the , the Art Gallery of their culture through their art, music, , the Sydney Aquarium BUSINESS dance, stories and historic sites. and Taronga Zoo are all world-class attractions. The city is also home to the As Australia’s business capital, Sydney With its cobblestone streets and historic Sydney Theatre Company, the Sydney is where you’ll find the head offices sandstone buildings – interspersed Dance Company and Opera Australia, as of more multinational companies and with contemporary galleries, museums, well as many other arts organisations. banks than anywhere else in the country restaurants, pubs and clubs, The Rocks and and as a modern, metropolitan city, the area near are windows OUTDOORS it’s the gateway to the Asia Pacific on Australia’s European history that began and an ideal place to do business. with the landing of the First Fleet in 1788. A visit to Sydney is incomplete without enjoying the outdoor activities the city has TRAVEL CENTRE Today, Sydney is a thriving metropolis to offer. Learn how to surf, paddle board of almost five million people with a third or snorkel off the many ocean or harbour With the country’s biggest airport, and as of its population born overseas, making beaches. Head off on a walk, cycle or jog in the centre of many bus and train transport it one of the most multicultural cities in one of the many city or coastal parks where hubs, Sydney is well-suited as a base to the world. It sprawls across 2,200 square you might stop for a picnic or barbecue to visit the rest of Australia. Take a weekend kilometres and 600 suburbs. With world- enjoy the view and the abundant bird life. to shop in , visit – the class opportunities to learn skills and gain country’s capital for the annual tulip festival new experiences, such as climbing over the Floriade, or make a longer trip to the Great Sydney Harbour Bridge, skydiving or scuba Barrier Reef in Queensland or even Kakadu diving, studying in Australia could change in the Top End of northern Australia. your life.

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WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY 6 Western Sydney University STUDY ABROAD

At Western Sydney University, we value academic excellence and integrity. We are student-centred, research-led and committed to making a positive impact on all communities we engage with, locally, nationally and internationally.

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WHY STUDY AT WESTERN SYDNEY?

At Western Sydney University, REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE PART OF A COMMUNITY we value academic excellence Ranked amongst the top two per cent of As a Western Sydney University student, and integrity. We are student- universities worldwide by the Times Higher you’ll become part of a dynamic community centred, research-led and Education World University Rankings, with opportunities to immerse yourself at Western Sydney University, we value in numerous cultural, course-related committed to making a positive academic excellence and integrity. We and sporting activities. Why not join the impact on all communities we are student-centred, research-led and University’s clubs and associations to meet engage with, locally, nationally committed to making a positive impact on all others who share your interests? and internationally. communities we engage with – at a regional, national and international level. SUPPORTING YOU LEADERSHIP IN ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S Australia’s national assessment of research Western Sydney University is right behind FASTEST GROWING REGIONS quality, Excellence in Research Australia you to ensure you reach your academic Western Sydney University has five campuses (ERA), assessed 80% of the University’s Fields goals. Our services include advice on learning hosting the study abroad program located of Research as being at, above, or well above skills, counselling,financial assistance, health, in , Australia’s third world standard. Eleven of the University’s accommodation and disability support. largest and fastest growing regional economy. disciplines were given the highest possible With world-class research and teaching across rating of five, denoting the quality of the In addition, as a Study Abroad student you 100 study areas and expanding international research as being well above world standard. enjoy special perks, including a free airport recognition, the University’s 45,000 pick-up service if you’re staying on-campus, a tailored orientation program and a dedicated students are well-positioned to succeed in an PREPARING YOU FOR THE WORLD increasingly connected world. program of social events. Peer Assisted Through our strong ties to local business, Study Sessions (PASS) are free student-run Located in the geographical centre of industry and community leadership, we create study groups, to help you understand course Australia’s most populous area, enjoying relevant course content that ensures our content, develop study strategies and meet close proximity to the Blue Mountains to students are career-ready, meet employers’ fellow students. the west, and 100 kilometres of coastline needs and prepared for jobs of the future. and beaches to the east, Western Sydney is immersed in a cosmopolitan CONDUCIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT culture that welcomes international Each campus has its different characteristics students to live and attend university. but all are inclusive and multicultural. On- campus facilities include state-of-the-art research and clinical facilities, libraries, computer laboratories, innovative social learning spaces, wireless internet, cafes, bars, gyms, sporting grounds, tennis courts, and open space to study or just relax.

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ON-CAMPUS ACCOMMODATION

Western Sydney University FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES offers high quality, fully- Most Western Sydney University Villages furnished, self-catered include: STUDENT CENTRAL accommodation for Study ≥≥Student lounge with communal kitchen Student Central is your first point of contact Abroad students on all ≥≥TV lounge for information, forms, advice and referrals campuses in their Western ≥≥Computer and study rooms to other services. All Study Abroad students Sydney University Villages. ≥≥BBQ area have a dedicated Student Enquiry and ≥≥Laundry Information Services International Liaison ≥≥Free internet Officer who helps with enquiries such as Living on campus enables student visas, overseas student health cover, students to make friends with Many also have a range of sports facilities enrolment, admission and the provision and Australians and students from such as a , table tennis or lodgement of forms. other countries, and better pool tables. experience everything the STUDENT WELFARE University offers. You’ll save TYPES OF ROOMS The Student Welfare Service provides welfare money and time on transport, Study Abroad students can choose from support to all Study Abroad students on all as you can simply walk to your a number of room options. These include campuses. The team offers advice on financial lectures or jump on a free a private studio or , or a villa or assistance, accommodation, health-related townhouse where you have a private bedroom issues and student advocacy needs. They will shuttle bus. and share the kitchen, lounge and toilet/ also offer information and advice about your shower with other students. study options, such as reduced study load. The Service regularly organises information sessions and workshops. SECURITY AND SUPPORT Western Sydney University Villages provides STUDY SUPPORT 24-hour support for residents, with a dedicated team of Resident Assistants trained Western Sydney University offers a range in first aid, crisis management and dealing of support programs across its campuses with personal issues, as well as an evening such as: duty manager and nightly security patrols. All individual bedrooms and common areas are ≥≥Academic Literacy Workshops to help you accessible only by electronic swipe card. understand different styles of teaching and learning.

LIVING OFF CAMPUS ≥≥English Conversation Groups to improve The Western Sydney region also has a range your English speaking skills (if required) and of affordable and share-house improve your confidence in a friendly and options nearby the University’s campuses. social environment. You might want to try a homestay with an Australian family, where you’ll live in a single ≥≥Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS)’ or shared room in a private home, usually free and voluntary student-centred “full board” with all meals provided. You’ll be learning offered face-to-face and online. part of the daily routine of the family, practice In these weekly one-hour sessions your English language skills and experience facilitated by a senior student, you’ll Australian culture first-hand. work collaboratively with other students to understand course content and improve your academic performance.

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LIVERPOOL CAMPUS

The Western Sydney University Living in Liverpool you can enjoy a range ON CAMPUS FACILITIES INCLUDE of activities: campus in Liverpool spans ≥≥Library ≥≥ Student Support Services nine floors in a new building ≥≥Attend a theatre, dance or comedy Disability Services at 100 Macquarie Street. The performance at the 326-seat theatre/ ≥≥ Counselling and Welfare Services performance space in the Casula ≥≥ architecturally-designed vertical Badanami Centre for Indigenous Education, Powerhouse Arts Centre, formerly a power ≥≥ campus accommodates 2,500 providing a supportive and culturally station. The Arts Centre is also home to appropriate learning environment for students focusing on nursing, a contemporary art gallery with changing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social work, anthropology, exhibitions. criminology and policing. The students ≥≥ Multi Faith Prayer and Meditation room nursing facilities in particular ≥≥ Immerse yourself in the past at the Liverpool Regional Museum which has are the most technologically- exhibitions celebrating the area’s rich advanced in Australia. ethnic and Indigenous history and culture WHAT CAN I STUDY? and displays interesting local artefacts, Liverpool is the largest population centre in Design your own program from units in the including a Scarred Tree. Indigenous people southwest Sydney and is very multicultural; following schools: created scarred trees by removing bark and less than a third of residents were born in ≥≥ School of Nursing wood for canoes, shields and other items. Australia and more than three quarters of ≥≥School of Social Sciences and Psychology people speak languages other than English ≥≥ See a top-grade sports team play live. at home, according to the Australian Bureau Watch Sydney Grade Cricket at the Fairfield of Statistics. Liverpool Cricket Club or the FC Bossy Liverpool soccer team which plays in the New South Wales Governor Lachlan NSW Super League. For an unusual and Macquarie established Liverpool in 1810, cool venue, go to the Liverpool Catholic naming it after Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl Club Ice Rink to cheer on the Sydney Ice of Liverpool, who was Secretary of State Dogs battle it out in the Australian Ice for the Colonies. The first European settlers Hockey. had poultry and market gardens and then it evolved into an industrial area and the ≥≥ Shop at Westfield Liverpool, a three- commercial centre it is today. The storey shopping mall with more than 300 people were the area’s original Indigenous retail stores and services including banks, owners. The campus is located an eight- groceries, clothing, homewares, electrical minute walk from the Liverpool train station goods, pharmacies, travel agents, cafes and close to buses. and a cinema.

≥≥ Hop on a train to the neighbouring suburb of Cabramatta, home to Australia’s largest Vietnamese community, where you can enjoy a variety of specialty food shops and fresh food groceries. Discover exotic fruits, fragrant Asian herbs, spices and sauces. Choose from a wide variety of restaurants serving authentic cuisine and also other Chinese, Thai, Laotian and Cambodian eateries.

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PARRAMATTA AND CITY CAMPUSES

PARRAMATTA CAMPUS Living in Parramatta provides a cosmopolitan ON-CAMPUS SPECIALIST FACILITIES lifestyle that embraces Study Abroad The North and South campuses have a INCLUDE: students. mixture of contemporary and renovated ≥≥Institute of Culture and Society historical buildings, amidst rolling parklands ≥≥Nursing clinical practice unit ≥≥Listen to an internationally-renowned bordering the , located right ≥ Moot court musician or watch a national or international ≥ at Rydalmere station or a ten-minute bus ride ≥ Computer laboratories soccer, cricket, hockey or basketball ≥ to Parramatta. ≥ New Science and Psychology building tournament at the nearby Sydney Olympic ≥ ≥ New purpose-built production studio, Park at Homebush, site of the 2000 ≥ The campus is heritage-listed with some of the design and creative arts facility Olympics, which also offers public sports oldest buildings in NSW incorporated into its ≥ New Engineering precinct facilities. ≥ architectural fabric. These include the Female ≥≥Advanced Metals Fabrication and Orphan School built in 1813, the Orphan ≥≥Shop at Westfield Parramatta, the third- Characterisation facilities School Hospital and the Infants and Primary largest shopping centre in Australia. ≥≥New Industrial Design Centre School. The old Boiler House – formerly an PARRAMATTA CITY CAMPUS institutional laundry in the 19th century and ≥≥Take a scenic ride on the Parramatta River now transformed into a chic restaurant – has ferry under the Sydney Harbour Bridge to ≥≥Sydney Graduate School of Management won several architectural awards. Circular Quay at the heart of Sydney. ≥≥Four interactive, technology enabled learning studios per level Our brand new Parramatta City campus ≥≥More than 120 student PCs available WHAT CAN I STUDY? located in 169 Macquarie Street, is home to ≥≥Collaborative and quiet study spaces state-of-the-art learning facilities and unique Design your own program from units in the ≥≥Library hub study spaces. Gives you access to leaders in following schools: ≥≥Group study rooms with screen sharing and industry, community and government. video conferencing Plus, you’re just metres from hundreds of ≥≥School of Business speciality shops, great cafés, and places to ≥≥School of Computing, Engineering and ON-CAMPUS SPORT FACILITIES AT chill with friends. Mathematics PARRAMATTA CITY CAMPUS INCLUDE: ≥≥School of Humanities and Communication Arts ≥≥Outdoor gym equipment ≥≥School of Law ≥≥Tennis courts ≥≥School of Science and Health ≥≥Basketball courts ≥≥School of Social Sciences and Psychology ≥≥Sporting field

CAMPUS VILLAGE LIFE Village life in campus accommodation offers Study Abroad students a unique experience, living together with Australians and other international students in a friendly, sociable environment. Some notable features of the accommodation at Parramatta include:

≥≥Outdoor swimming pool with deck chairs and poolside lounges ≥≥Student lounge with pool table, table tennis, sofas and bean bags ≥≥Flat screen plasma TV (Foxtel) for movie nights and sports events ≥≥Plenty of outdoor areas to relax, socialise and study ≥≥E-library for private or group study sessions ≥≥Coin-operated laundry ≥≥10 minute bus or car drive from Parramatta ≥≥35 minute train ride between Parramatta and Sydney’s Central Business District.

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PENRITH CAMPUS

The Penrith campus is located Living in Penrith provides an exciting lifestyle ON-CAMPUS SPECIALIST FACILITIES on the western edge of the that embraces Study Abroad students. INCLUDE: ≥≥New state-of-the-art library Sydney metropolitan area, at ≥≥Go bushwalking, camping, canyoning or ≥ Golden Stave Music Therapy Centre the foot of the Blue Mountains horse-riding in the World Heritage-listed ≥ ≥ Mechatronics and Robotics Facility Blue Mountains. ≥ near the . The ≥≥Design studio with broadcast-quality 158-hectare campus has two sites ≥≥Attend a game animation and television post-production in the suburbs of Kingswood and at the home of the at studios Werrington, divided by the Great Pepper’s Stadium or a musical performance ≥≥Convergent Media Studio Complex Western Highway but linked at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts ≥≥Three multi-track recording studios ≥≥Computer research centre by a free shuttle bus service complex, named after Australia’s most famous opera singer. ≥≥Industrial Design centre from Kingswood train station ≥≥Computing and photographic laboratories throughout the day. ≥≥Purpose-built for the 2000 Sydney and studios Olympics and Paralympics, the Sydney ≥≥Purpose-built disability learning centre Students have easy access to libraries, International Regatta Centre has one of computer centres, student services, cafes, the best rowing and kayak courses in the ON-CAMPUS SPORTS FACILITIES INCLUDE: bars and sporting venues in Penrith. The city – world. More than 178 hectares of parklands ≥ Gymnasium named after the UK in Cumbria encompass cycleways and walking paths ≥ ≥ Tennis courts – has a population of 197,000 people and is and offer access to the scenic Penrith Lakes. ≥ home to people of diverse nationalities. ≥≥Football fields ≥≥Professional hockey fields The Penrith campus houses Western Sydney WHAT CAN I STUDY? ≥≥Basketball courts University’s art collection of 1,000 works Design your own program from units in the by 20th century Australian artists, and the following schools: CAMPUS VILLAGE LIFE Penrith Observatory, open to the public fortnightly for Astronomy nights, with various ≥≥School of Computing, Engineering and Village life in campus accommodation offers telescopes including their main .6m telescope. Mathematics student a unique experience living together ≥≥School of Humanities and Communication with Australian and international students in a Arts friendly environment. Some special features of ≥≥School of Science and Health the accommodation at Penrith include: ≥≥School of Social Sciences and Psychology ≥≥Pool table and tennis table to play with friends on study breaks and weekends ≥≥Outdoor barbecue for social Aussie barbecues ≥≥Flat screen plasma TV (Foxtel) for movie nights and sports events ≥≥Plenty of outdoor areas to relax, socialise and study ≥≥Computer room with Wi Fi for private or group study sessions ≥≥Coin-operated laundry ≥≥10 minute drive to Kingswood Station ≥≥One hour and 15 minute train ride between Penrith and Sydney’s Central Business District.

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THE FUN SIDE SPORT OF LIFE

Jiaxin Li

CHINA (BACHELOR OF DESIGN AND As a Study Abroad student at How about a social lunchtime COMMUNICATIONS) Western Sydney University, you’ll game of Quidditch (of Harry spend a significant amount of Potter fame) or Dodgeball? “I have always wanted to be an time studying, but you’ll also have Western Sydney University international journalist or a plenty of opportunity to enjoy the Sport is actively trying to get all designer. Sydney is an international, fun side of University life. Australian and international multicultural city with beautiful students playing sport. Why Join in a range of sport, recreation and other scenery. I also thought about not participate in a social sport, studying in the Netherlands, France activities every week and meet some new or the US but Sydney was actually my friends or catch up with old ones. Feeling a sport club, inter-varsity dream place. It has a more peaceful more connected to the University and tournaments or the University pace of life than where I come from Western Sydney will ensure you get the most Games? out of your stay in Australia. in southeast China in Guangzhou. Then there’s the Uni Battle, an event that Choose from more than 150 Student Clubs brings together students from universities “I am studying Design and and Societies that reflect the diverse nature of around Australia to play sports such as Communications at Western Sydney the student population. Why not consider the Beach Handball, Beach Soccer, Beach University and have been really Medieval Club, Amnesty, Cheerleading Club, Touch Football, Dodgeball or Softball. inspired by the other students in my Western Sydney Women’s Collective or the class, my classmates. I couldn’t have Anime Academy? All campuses have a range of sporting survived without them. They have facilities that include: really helped me, and I have made The Out & About trip list – open to all ≥≥Outdoor gym equipment students – includes one bush walk each ≥≥Tennis courts lots of local friends. I feel a lot of month, overnight camping, visits to the beach, gratitude and thankfulness to them. ≥≥Basketball courts to the Snowy Mountains to go skiing and ≥≥Sporting fields I admit it has been very difficult at snowboarding in winter and other regular ≥≥Gymnasiums times but they have been there for me. adrenalin experiences. ≥≥Professional hockey fields ≥≥Oval with night match lights “I have had some anxiety getting used The University also puts on pop-up events to ≥≥Track and field facilities to my new life here but now I really encourage students to meet and socialise. It ≥≥Netball courts feel a sense of achievement. Living might be a Table Tennis Social, free summer ≥≥Grass hockey ground away from home in another country, breakfasts or an open-air concert. you really grow up. You do things Connect Fitness has a network of commercial you never imagined you could. I have fitness centres across various campuses found my own part-time job and where you can attend fitness classes to on weekends I go travelling; I have strengthen your body and mind. gone into Sydney to and . Another time I went skydiving in Wollongong. I could see the Pacific Ocean below me and the whole of the city. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. “I really appreciate the education I have received here at Western “Sydney was actually Sydney University. I have really grown as a person here.” my dream place ... I have really grown as a person here.”

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STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS AND PACKAGES Choose a package that works for you: 1 2 3 Study Abroad Study Abroad Study Abroad

Plus Plus Tuition Only Accommodation Accommodation

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Why worry about the If you fall a bit short of our If you’re confident and pressures of finding your own English requirements, then happy to organise your own accommodation during your that’s okay – this package accommodation then you study abroad program? could suit you. might prefer our simple Study Abroad Tuition Only package. THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES: THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES: ≥≥tuition fees for a full-time semester of ≥≥10 week English language program THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES: study at Western Sydney University taught by The College at our Sydney ≥≥tuition fees for a full-time semester of Olympic Park campus study at Western Sydney University ≥≥discounted and guaranteed single- room accommodation at The Village, ≥≥tuition fees for a full-time semester of ≥≥free airport pickup with access to shared kitchen and study at Western Sydney University bathroom facilities, and internet and ≥≥social program including a welcome electricity included ≥≥guaranteed single-room event in a Sydney city location and the accommodation at The Village, with Bondi to Walk ≥≥free airport pickup access to shared kitchen and bathroom facilities, and internet and electricity ≥≥social program including a welcome included event in a Sydney city location, the Bondi to Bronte Beach Walk, plus an ≥≥free airport pickup activity from a selection of Western Sydney University ‘Out and About ≥≥social program including a welcome Adventures’ event in a Sydney city location, the Bondi to Bronte Beach Walk, plus an activity from a selection of Western Sydney University ‘Out and About Adventures’

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The Global Scope Program is an opportunity projects: they will create options to address GLOBAL SCOPE for study abroad students to build upon current business needs, meet their real- and value-add to their semester abroad world client once a week, be mentored by PROGRAM experience at Western Sydney University. industry players, enhance their business Running twice per year in February and July capabilities, build professional skills and before the start of semester, Global Scope expand their professional networks. This A 3 week is a unique, focused experiential learning program will combine some on-line learning program in which students spend 3 weeks with a 2-hour workshop, 5-6 meetings with Experiential working in teams for a NSW Government professionals (clients and industry mentors) Learning Program agency, NGO or private enterprise. Students and is managed through a world class will participate in real-world business collaborative platform called Practera.

Academic Requirements ≥≥Denmark Studentereksamen: ACADEMIC Minimum score of 7 in English A or 9 in Ordinarily, at the time of application, you English B AND ENTRY must be on track to complete one full year ≥≥Finland Upper Secondary School or more of study at a recognised institution Certificate: Minimum score of 8 in by the time of commencement of the study REQUIREMENTS English A or English (Advanced) abroad program. ≥≥Germany Abitur: Minimum score of 3 English Language (7-9)/Satisfactory in Advanced Level English Requirements ≥≥Germany DAAD: Minimum score of B in Study Abroad Plus Accommodation / all 4 categories of the DAAD certificate Study Abroad Tuition Only: (old), or 5 stars in each category of the DAAD certificate ≥≥IELTS (Academic): Overall score of 6.5, with a minimum score of 6.0 in all bands ≥≥Netherlands Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO): ≥≥TOEFL (IBT): Total score 82, Writing 21, Minimum score of 7 in final year English Speaking 18, Reading 13, Listening 13 ≥≥Norway Vitnemal: Minimum score of 4 ≥≥Cambridge Certificate of Advanced in English English: 58 ≥≥Sweden Slutbetyg: Minimum score of ≥≥Common European Framework of 4/VG in English A or B. Reference for Languages (CEFR): A statement on partner letterhead and Study Abroad Plus Accommodation and signed by a staff member of authority of English Language: the partner’s English language centre that the applicant has been evaluated to have ≥≥IELTS (Academic): Overall score of 6.0, a CEFR level of B2 or above. with a minimum score of 5.0 in all areas

≥≥European senior secondary school ≥≥TOEFL (IBT): 75 qualifications:

‘The College’ at Western Sydney University’s within the precinct ABOUT THE Sydney Olympic Park campus offers the provides a vibrant environment. The location University’s English language programs. is home to high profile sport, cultural and COLLEGE Facilities include lecture and tutorial rooms, entertainment activities, parklands, and computer labs, internet access, academic a wide range of facilities including food and social support services, sporting outlets, retail services and accommodation facilities, food outlets, student common (off-campus) options. Sydney Olympic Park room and prayer rooms. In addition to new is also well serviced by public transport teaching and staff facilities, the chosen site including train, bus and ferry.

WHERE TO APPLY: WESTERNSYDNEY.EDU.AU/STUDYABROAD/APPLY

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LIVING IN WESTERN SYDNEY

The Greater Western Sydney HISTORY SPORT, SHOPPING AND FOOD region is Western Sydney The Greater Western Sydney region was Western Sydney also boasts some successful University’s home. The originally inhabited by several Indigenous football, rugby league, cricket and Australian region encompasses the area nations including the Bediagal and Darug Football League teams if you want to watch people. Radiocarbon dating shows human a game or join a community sporting team northwest, southwest and west activity in the area 30,000 years ago. It is also yourself. of Sydney and is Australia’s steeped in colonial history – European settlers third-largest regional economy. arrived here just ten months after landing at The nearby Sydney Olympic Park at With a population of more what is now the Rocks at the heart of Sydney Homebush, site of the 2000 Olympics, offers in 1788. Aquatic and Archery Centres and cycle than two million people from tracks open to the public. The Park’s ANZ 170 countries, it is a thriving Old Government House in Parramatta was stadium and other venues host national and centre of opportunity, diversity the “country” home of ten NSW governors in international football, hockey, basketball and and innovation that welcomes the first half-century of European settlement tennis tournaments and athletics events as international students. in Australia. The World Heritage listed site in well as major contemporary music concerts. Parramatta Park, built between 1799 and 1816, contains furniture and treasures from the 19th Across Western Sydney, if you are keen on BUSINESS century and is open to the public. shopping, you’ll discover a wide selection Many multinational corporations have of department stores, cinemas, restaurants, cafes, local markets and specialty stores. You operations in Western Sydney, including THE OUTDOORS BHP Billiton, Coca-Cola Amatil, Sony can explore major retail centres, including and Canon, making it a hub of business With nature close at hand, including national Westfield Parramatta, one of Australia’s development. Because of the University’s parks, abundant parklands, the Parramatta, largest shopping centres. And with the strong ties to local business, industry Nepean and Hawkesbury Rivers, Western region’s rich multicultural population, you’ll and community leadership, our students Sydney is ideal for outdoor and sports find the flavours, foods and spices you’re can access many study, internship, work enthusiasts. It’s easy to find a place to jog, accustomed to at home – or why not be and volunteer opportunities here. walk, cycle, row, kayak or swim or enjoy a adventurous and sample some new cuisines? peaceful picnic, barbecue or a friendly game of cricket, soccer or Frisbee with friends. CULTURE The region is also close to the World Living in Western Sydney, you’ll also have Heritage-listed Blue Mountains, where you the opportunity to take part in festivals, can go bushwalking, canyoning, camping, such as Lunar New Year celebrations and rock climbing and horse-riding against the other cultural events, including the annual dramatic back-drop of rainforests, mountains, Sydney Festival Parramatta which has a valleys and waterfalls. packed program stretching over ten days. This festival kicks off with the Parra Opening Party, when the city’s streets come alive with street performers, pop-up art installations, workshops and food trucks.

The Riverside Theatre is also the region’s artistic, cultural and performance centre with a program of dance, theatre, music, opera and comedy throughout the year, showcasing local, national and international performers.

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Nicole Macmillan

UK (BACHELOR OF BUSINESS)

“Living here in the Western Sydney University Village in Parramatta, I have really learned how to be independent, living away from home in another country. I have had to buy food for myself, and I am slowly learning how to cook. I was initially a really bad cook but I am going quite well now; I can’t depend on my mum and sisters. “It is really easy to make friends here – you bump into people at meals and in your classes. It’s such a welcoming environment. I have made so many friends from Australia and also from all over Europe. When I travel in Australia, I will have friends to stay with and also when I go back home to the UK. “I have already gone travelling in New Zealand with some of the friends I made here. Back home, I have friends I have known for years and never travelled with and now I was travelling with people I had known for only a few months. It was kind of surreal but we really had an amazing time. I especially loved Queenstown. “I was also quite successful on my exams which was quite a relief, and now I have just got a job as a Residence Assistant which means I will be helping other new students – like me – settle in to the Village. I think that coming to Australia to study has been a great decision for me.”

“It’s really easy to make friends here – you bump into people at meals and in your classes. It’s such a welcoming environment.”

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UNIQUE CAMPUSES TRANSPORT Each campus has its different characteristics All Western Sydney University campuses are but all are inclusive and multicultural. accessible by public transport. Study Abroad Some have contemporary modern and students can purchase an Opal Card – a smart high-tech buildings, while others have card to use on all buses, trains and ferries so more serene, pastoral environments. On- they don’t pay cash. Campuses are also linked campus facilities include state-of-the-art to transportation nodes by free University research and clinical facilities, libraries, shuttle buses. computer laboratories, innovative social learning spaces, wireless internet, cafes, bars, gyms, sporting grounds, tennis courts, and open space to study or just relax.

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