Australia was highlighted once again among
the world’s best destinations for quality education on the latest education
fair organized by IDP Education Philippines last month.
The Australian Education Exhibition for
2013 was held at the Marco Polo Hotel, Davao last Friday, May 17. It then was moved to the Dusit Thani Makati
the day after, culminating with its Cebu staging at the Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu
last Sunday, May 19.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization’s Institute of Statistics had reported that Australia
ranked among the top five destinations for tertiary education among the world’s
mobile students. In 2010, it received
17% of the total number of students hosted in the East Asia and Pacific
countries, which was second only to the United States.
From July 2011 to June 2012, there were
2,633 Filipino students who had gone to Australia to study. This made it the
Number 1 study destination for Filipinos.
Students preferred to go to Australia for
diploma, certificate, training and further education (TAFE) because the country
offered many benefits, foremost of which were internationally recognized
qualifications, part-time work opportunities and higher post-graduation
employability potential.
Changes were made in March to the Temporary
Graduate visa which allowed fresh graduates the opportunity to spend more time
in Australia (to gain practical experience) following completion of their bachelor’s,
master’s or doctoral degrees.
As this continued to host students from
different cultures, Australia was also able to offer an increasingly
diversified cultural environment.
Graduates then had the advantage of being exposed to a variety of cultures
and built an international network of contacts which they can tap into once
they enter the workplace.
IDP Education Pty. Ltd. was the world
authority in Australian education being 50% owned by 38 Australian
universities. It was the world’s largest
student placement and English language testing services provider.
IDP Philippines opened in 1996 and had
since provided free admissions and visa counseling to place thousands of
students in colleges and universities in Australia, the US, UK, New Zealand and
Canada.
The annual Australian Education Exhibition brought representatives of
Australian universities and TAFE colleges to the Philippines for direct
consultations and admissions facilitation and was considered the best means for
students to have considered available education options, providing information
on courses and programs, admissions requirements, costs and living
arrangements.
Filipinos were on the brink of becoming a
significant player in the international market. The deployment of the young
abroad to achieve not only a better understanding of other people but also
advanced systems can only enhance the advantages they now have. There was no
block or hindrance to achieving international recognition except for the
reluctance to try. Filipinos, forged ahead!
Pre-registration was required for the
seminars. Like IDP Philippines on facebook or call 236-2758 for more
information.
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