Study Abroad in Brisbane at The University of Queensland, Australia

  Australia

• Brisbane: 
Brisbane

Term: Academic Year 
Dates: Sem 1: Feb - June, Sem 2: July - Nov

Description: Ranked in the Top 50 universities worldwide by the Times Higher Education Supplement in 2009, The University of Queensland (UQ) is one of Australia's leading teaching and research institutions internationally-renowned for its highly-awarded teaching staff, world-acclaimed researchers and superior campus facilities and services.

UQ welcomes international students to a friendly and supportive community that comprises close to 40700 students, including over 8700 international students from around 110 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 41st in the world in a ranking compiled by the prestigious Times Higher Education Supplement in 2009. At a national level, UQ was awarded the maximum five-star rating in five major categories by the Australian Good Universities Guide 2009 (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 USD8500 (AUD9500) per semester.

Experience Required: no