Study Western Australia

The qualifications you receive in Western Australia will be recognised by employers and leading education institutions around the world.

All registered English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) providers in Australia strictly adhere to the National English Language Training Accreditation Scheme (NEAS). The Scheme is globally-recognised as the world's best standard for English language tuition, and is now being used in many other countries.
The Australian Government also has a system, called the National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (NOOSR), to recognise previous qualifications that you've completed in other countries.

Universities

Curtin University

Curtin University has students from more than 105 different countries and is recognised as a leading education provider in the international arena. Curtin is active in research, development and consultancy, and enjoys an enviable reputation for forging close links with business, industry, government, and the community. The University is part of 68 major research centres and institutes, and is a principal member in 16 Commonwealth Cooperative Research Centres.

Curtin has nearly 400 institutional relationships in over 40 different countries, and conducts offshore degree programs in China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

Edith Cowan University

Edith Cown University is one of Australia's most successful education institutions. The University wins national and state awards in teaching, has a 5-star MBA ranking, and conducts cutting edge research that has real world application. It runs over 28 different research centres in areas as diverse as human genetics and microelectronic engineering, through to palliative care, literacy and social learning.

As one of the larger universities in Australia, ECU has an enrolment of 21,000 students including over 3,600 international students from more than 94 countries. The University offers over 330 specialist award programs and 1,700 staff members provide a challenging and supportive environment for teaching and learning.

Murdoch University

Murdoch University is proud to be a university delivering excellence in education for all students in an award-winning, sustainable environment. This student-centred university has been ranked The Best Teaching Campus of all Australian public universities and is the only Australian university to win a 5-star rating for Graduate Satisfaction from the Good Universities Guide for 12 out of the past 13 years.

Most recently Murdoch has achieved the following national rankings by the Teaching and Learning Performance Fund 2007: 2nd for Teaching and Learning in Humanities, Arts and Education programs; 5th for Teaching and Learning in Science and Engineering programs; and 8th for Research Intensity.

The University of Notre Dame Australia

The University of Notre Dame is recognised for its beautiful restored historic "town" campuses. It is a private Catholic university and is committed to ensuring that students receive a personalised, high quality education. It offers a caring and friendly learning environment providing courses which are challenging, relevant and responsive to student, employer and community needs.

The University has a close working relationship with the University of Notre Dame in the United States, which allows the exchange of students and staff each year with the campus in Indiana. This association, plus others worldwide, also provide Study Abroad opportunities for all Notre Dame students - international or domestic.

The University of Western Australia

The University of Western Australia is the premier university of the State. Established in 1911, UWA has an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research. UWA consistently attracts the highest calibre of students and, in 2006, 82.7% of the top 5% of school leavers in Western Australia chose UWA.

In October 2005, Professor Barry Marshall (a UWA graduate and researcher) and his colleague Dr Robin Warren were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for their discovery of "the bacteriumHelicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease". Professor Marshall continues research related to H. pylori and runs a molecular biology lab at UWA.