Location:
Brisbane is the capital of and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane’s metropolitan area has a population of 2.4 million, and the South East Queensland region, centered on Brisbane, encompasses a population of more than 3.5 million. The Brisbane central business district stands on the historic European settlement and is situated inside a bend of the Brisbane River, about 15 kilometers (9 miles) from its mouth at Moreton Bay. The metropolitan area extends in all directions along the floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Great Dividing Range, sprawling across several of Australia’s most populous local government areas (LGAs) — most centrally the City of Brisbane, which is by far the most populous LGA in the nation.
Why Brisbane:
Brisbane is Australia’s New World City, a multi-cultural hub of creativity and invention that provides students with forward-thinking educational providers and world-leading research facilities, all in a sub-tropical climate ideal for an outdoor lifestyle.
Brisbane offers world-class education along with a high-quality, accessible lifestyle – especially if you compare living expenses and tuition costs with other developed countries. The city also strives to make international students feel at home, right from Study Brisbane’s special Airport Welcome through to a range of international student events including the City Welcome Festival and the series of Lord Mayor’s International Student Friendship Ceremonies.
Places to Visit:
- Cultural Centre
- Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
- Story Bridge
- Lockyer Valley
- Moreton Island
- Queensland Gallery of Modern Art
- City Botanic Gardens
Annual Events:
- Ekka or the Royal Queensland Exhibition (August)
- River Festival (September)
- Warana (September)
- Brisbane International Film Festival (July/August)
- Paniyiri, a Greek cultural festival (May)
- Brisbane Medieval Fayre and Tournament (June)
- Valley Fiesta
- Bridge to Brisbane
- Caxton Street Seafood and Wine Festival
- Buddha Birth Day Festival
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Top Universities in Brisbane:
- The University of Queensland
- Griffith University
- Queensland University of Technology
- Bond University
- James Cook University JCU
Description: Following are some of the scholarships offered by the University, details of all the scholarships can be found on the university website.
Details of fees structure for undergraduate degrees, post-graduate degrees, short courses, diploma courses, doctoral courses, Ph.D. and etc. can be found on the link provided.
University Name: The University of Queensland
Website: https://www.uq.edu.au/
Courses offered In following Domain
- Agriculture and Environment
- Architecture and Planning
- Arts, Communication and Society
- Business and Economics
- Education
- Engineering and Computing
- Health and Behavioural Sciences
- Law
- Medicine
- Science and Mathematics
Scholarships
- Bachelor of Economics Honours Scholarships
- School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences Indian Scholarship
- School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences Latin American Scholarship
- TC Beirne School of Law Scholarship for International Students (Postgraduate)
- UQ Economics India Scholarship
- UQ Economics PG Coursework Scholarship for Indigenous Students
Fee Structure
University Name: Griffith University
Website: https://www.griffith.edu.au/
Courses offered In following Domain
- Architecture, construction and planning
- Business and government
- Criminology and law
- Education
- Engineering, IT and aviation
- Humanities, languages and social science
- Medicine, dentistry, and health
- Music and performing arts
- Science and environment
- Visual and creative arts
Scholarships
- Bachelor of Medical Science Scholarship
- GELI Direct Entry Program (DEP) Scholarship
- Griffith Business School Hong Kong Offshore Program Scholarships
- Griffith International Distinction Scholarship
- Griffith Research Scholarships
- International Student A Level Scholarship
- International Student Colombian University Scholarship
- International student scholarship – GBS Postgraduate Programs: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Jordan and Oman
Fee Structure
University Name: Queensland University of Technology
Website: https://www.qut.edu.au/
Courses offered In following Domain
- Building and planning
- Business
- Creative practice, communication and design
- Education
- English language and pathway programs
- Health and community
- Languages
- Law and justice
- Science, technology, engineering and mathematics
Scholarships
- Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship (Creative Industries)
- School of Accountancy Honours Scholarship
- Vibration/AE-based Gear Prognostics Scholarship
- Industry Doctoral Training Centre Scholarship in Big Data
- Mathematical models of human brain tissue heterogeneity using MRI data Ph.D. Scholarship
- Master of Laws in Intellectual Property Dean’s Scholarship
- Process engineering masters by research scholarships
Fee Structure
University Name: Bond University
Website: https://bond.edu.au/intl
Courses offered In following Domain
- Bond Business School
- Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine
- Faculty of Society & Design
- Faculty of Law
- Core Curriculum
- Bond University College
- Foundation Programs
- Higher Education Diplomas
Scholarships
- ADCO Sports Excellence Scholarship
- Bond University Indigenous Medical Scholarship
- John Eales Rugby Excellence Scholarship
- The Padma and Hari Harilela Bursary
- Year 12 Extension Program Scholarship
- Vice Chancellor’s Elite Scholarship
- Judge John Newton Mooting Scholarship
- BPS Technology Scholarship
- Georgina Hope Rinehart Swimming Excellence Scholarship
Fee Structure
University Name: James Cook University
Website: https://www.jcu.edu.au/
Courses offered In following Domain
- Business
- Education
- Environmental
Management - Geoscience
- Health Studies
- Information Technology
- Law
- Marine Science
- Medicine
- Nursing and Midwifery
- Occupational Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Physiotherapy
- Planning
- Psychology
- Public Health and
Tropical Medicine - Science
- Social Work
- Speech Pathology
- Sport and
Exercise Science
Scholarships
- Domestic Prestige Research Training Program Scholarship (DRTPS)
- Indigenous Research Training Program Scholarship (RTPSI)
- International Research Training Program Scholarship (IRTPS)
- Research Training Program Scholarship (RTPS)
- JCU Postgraduate Research Scholarship (JCUPRS)
- AIMS@JCU Scholarships
Fee Structure
Accommodation and other necessary costs
If you are residing on the countryside and it is kind of rural region, your cost of accommodation will be low compared to if you are living in the main city or downtown.
If you have availed on campus accommodation it varies between $90-280. If you are staying are home or your own residence it will cost you somewhere around $235-325. On other hands those preferring shared accommodation will bear around $85-215.
Other essential student costs are:
- Average gas and electricity bill is $50-100 (£29-58) a month if your accommodation is sharing or house stays.
- Phone and internet is $150-200.
- Water/sewerage/waste management bill is $50 (£29) a month split between tenants if your accommodation is sharing or house stay.
- Students might also be charged a Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) on top of their tuition fees – a non-academic fee that funds services and support programmes that can be used by all students, it will cost around $294 per academic.
- A budget for books and academic supplies is estimated at $500-1,000 (£293-586) per year.
- Brisbane universities provide subsidized and also private transport system free of charge for students to get around and there are many discount programs.
- Without a discount, a monthly public transport pass costs $30-70 (£30-41) and a one-way ticket is $4 (£2.35). Bicycles are also a popular mode of transport in the urban university areas, in Brisbane in particular. A litre of petrol, on average, costs $1.31 (77p).
Average salary
A student working 20 hours straight can earn up to $251.74 per week after necessary tax deductions.
