Choose a prospective Future - Move to Australia
If any part of the world’s economy has experienced a period of prosperity in the past decade, Australia’s economy will continue to improve. The economy is one of the first to emerge in the global recession. It continues to attract skilled foreign workers to fill employment opportunities in Australia. Australian jobs The Australian economy has […]
The United States-based blog for Indo-Americans, “Sepia Mutiny” (http://sepiamutiny.com/sepia/) has frequently carried alarming accounts of unprovoked attacks on Indian students. Recently there has been some bad press for Australia in the Indian news media about similar-seeming events. Is the situation comparable? Should prospective Indian students (and their parents), investors, and independent skilled migrants feel any […]
You will find considerable differences in the approach taken at Australian universities from what you are accustomed to in India. Silent note-taking is everywhere understood to be the least effective way of learning, but active learning requires resources that are not available everywhere. Australian students, though, cannot sit through lectures and then study up for […]
Economic opportunities in Australia are very vast. Australia’s economy is increasingly integrated into those of the ASEAN countries (originally Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand) and more recently, in addition, Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. It also has a free trade agreement with the USA. As in India and Canada, Australia’s financial […]
You will find considerable differences in the approach taken at Australian universities that you are accustomed to in India. Silent note-taking is everywhere understood to be the least effective way of learning, but active learning requires resources that are not available everywhere. Australian students, though, cannot sit through lectures and then study up for exams […]
Traditionally the Australian work force has demanded a moderate working week to ensure adequate time for family and for sports and other recreation. Indeed, the May Labour Day holiday in New South Wales is informally called “Eight Hour Day,” commemorating the institution of the 40-hour work week. A healthy balance between work and recreation coupled […]
