SUKUN Chopra affirms she has faced no racial attacks in her one-and-a-half-years in Sydney as a student of Psychology at University of New South Wales. She strongly believes that the country is pretty safe, most of the attacks have been carried out by people from other nationalities residing in the country and like in any other international city there might be a few pockets that are unsafe.
 

Over the last few years, the country bore the brunt of being called racially discriminating, leading to doubts whether it is a suitable destination for Indian students. However, it has not managed to deter a large number of Indians who have chosen the country to do courses in Hospitality, Management and Commerce, IT and Engineering. Australian National University, Melbourne University, Monash University and University of New South Wales continue to attract Indian students.

 

Interestingly, the Australian government does not rank its institutions and universities; the student needs to select them based on parameters like balance between theoretical and practical approach, experience of faculty and facilities offered. It is also very important to do a through check of the credentials of the Institution.
 

The Australian academic year runs from February to November and has a long break in December. So the entire planning must begin in May-June of the previous year. Another highlight of the Australian system is that it has a very strong vocational education system. The curricular framework seamlessly moves between vocational and higher education streams.