Choosing the right campus for you
<p><span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="education">education</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="clich">clich</span>é <span word="says">says</span> '<span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="power">power</span>' <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span>. <span word="Ideally">Ideally</span>, <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="promises">promises</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="outcomes">outcomes</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choosing">choosing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="complex">complex</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="email">email</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reader">reader</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="clarification">clarification</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p><span word="Primarily">Primarily</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="select">select</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Peking">Peking</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Tsinghua">Tsinghua</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="similar">similar</span>?</p><p><span word="Fortunately">Fortunately</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="campuses">campuses</span> – <span word="be">be</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="lesser">lesser</span> <span word="known">known</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pros">pros</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cons">cons</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="choosing">choosing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="campus">campus</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tropical">tropical</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="Darwin">Darwin</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="regards">regards</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="provision">provision</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="marketplace">marketplace</span>.</p><p><span word="Essentially">Essentially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Qualifications">Qualifications</span> <span word="Framework">Framework</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="structures">structures</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vocational">vocational</span> <span word="colleges">colleges</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="bridges">bridges</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="campuses">campuses</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>.</p>
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