Study Abroad: Study Abroad in Brisbane at The University of Queensland, Australia

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Study Abroad in Brisbane at The University of Queensland, Australia

Location: Australia: Brisbane

Term: Academic Year

Dates: Sem 1: Feb - June, Sem 2: July - Nov

The University of Queensland

http://www.uq.edu.au/studyabroad/

Study Abroad and Exchange Office International Education Directorate Level 2, JD Story Building Brisbane, Queensland 4072 Australia

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Phone: +61 7 3365 7941

Fax: +61 7 3365 1794

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Description

Ranked in the Top 50 universities worldwide (QS World University Rankings 2010), The University of Queensland (UQ) offers you a world-class education with popular courses focusing on Australian topics and field trips to unique locations in south-east Queensland.

UQ welcomes international students to a friendly and supportive community that comprises close to 43700 students, including over 10400 international students from around 134 countries. Students study across four superb south-east Queensland campuses with the largest campus, UQ St Lucia, situated in Brisbane, a dynamic capital city known for its excellent climate, safe environment and affordable quality of life.

UQ's Study Abroad and student exchange programs provide students already enrolled at accredited universities outside of Australia the exciting opportunity to explore their interests and talents through studying at UQ for one or two semesters.

Students can choose from more than 4,000 courses across UQ's seven faculties covering disciplines as diverse as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies, mining and minerals engineering, religious studies and zoology. Many of these courses focus on Australian topics or offer field trips to unique locations in south-east Queensland. Credit for courses successfully completed at UQ in most cases may be transferred to the degree at the student's home institution.

Highlights

UQ has a longstanding reputation for quality that is reinforced by affiliations with prestigious national and international groups, including the Australian Group of Eight (Go8) - a leading group of Australian universities - and Universitas 21, a select international network of comprehensive, research intensive universities committed to world-best quality and practice.

The University also consistently performs well in respected rankings of university academic and research performance. The University was recently ranked 43rd in the world in a ranking compiled by the prestigious QS World University Rankings in 2010. At a national level, UQ was awarded the maximum five-star rating in five major categories by the Australian Good Universities Guide 2011 (including student demand, student staff ratios, research grants and research intensivity and a further five stars for toughness to get in (St Lucia campus).

Cost in US$:

Approximately USD8,500 (AUD9,500) per semester.

Cost Includes:

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Tuition fees

Credit Available

Typical Living Arrangements

Apartment/Flat
Group living
Home-stays
Independent living

The University of Queensland's Mission Statement

UQ is proud to be a founding member of the national Group of Eight (Go8)a coalition of leading Australian universities, intensive in research and comprehensive in general and professional education. Collectively, Group of Eight members account for 70 percent of all research income in Australia's university system, enrol more than half of all higher degree by research students, hold over 90 percent of US patents for inventions and generate 80 percent of spin-off companies created by Australian universities.

Year Founded

1910