Study in Melbourne

Melbourne is not just a great place to study. It's also a great place to live and a great place to realise your potential. Quality education, a great climate, friendly people, excellent value; no wonder so many students from countries like yours have decided to make Melbourne the place to continue their studies and achieve their goals. Your future starts right here. In Melbourne.

Melbourne, Victoria has always been extremely popular with international students. Literally hundreds of thousands of students have studied here over the years. In 2007, over 133,000 students from 187 countries chose the state of Victoria for their education and their future.

Melbourne has a long tradition of academic excellence. Graduates of Melbourne’s universities have excelled in all fields. They’ve won artistic awards. They’ve achieved fame and fortune in business. They’ve succeeded in all areas of beauty and hairdressing. Success - that’s what study in Melbourne offers: success at school, success in vocational education and training, success in life.

Public transport

As well as having one of the best education systems in the world, Melbourne also has one of the most sophisticated public transport networks. The Metlink website will show you how Melbourne’s transport system operates.

International students who drive in Melbourne and throughout Victoria find the traffic orderly and easy to navigate. There are plenty of car parks in the city and suburbs, and most apartment buildings and houses include on-site parking. In Australia everyone drives on the left hand side of the road, and you must have a drivers license to be able to drive a vehicle. The Vic Roads website has information on how to obtain a drivers license within Australia.

Getting around Victoria is easy. And so is getting here. Melbourne Airport in Tullamarine, Victoria’s international airport, links Melbourne to the rest of the world.

Go to the visa section of this website to see what requirements you need to meet to study here.

Our Education System

Our schools and universities attract students from all over the world . They also attract the best teachers. You’ll be taught by the best in the world. The high standard of Victoria’s courses, as well as the superbly equipped facilities in which they’re run, and all student fees are government protected and guaranteed.

Our system is based on the AQTF (Australia Qualification and Training Framework) standards, which are set by the Governament of Australia. The VRQA (Victorian Registration and Qualification Authority) supervised all the Schools, like Melbourne Institute of Nails & Beauty, to assusre a high quality stadard of education.

Our system, better understood as one system, comprise Primary School, Secondary School, Vocational Eductation, such the one offered by Melbourne Institute of Nails & Beauty, and University.

Protection for International Students

Australia has legislative protection for overseas students studying in Australia. The Commonwealth Government's Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000 and associated legislation is the legal framework governing the responsibility of education institutions towards overseas students studying their programs in Australia. The Commonwealth, States and Territories share responsibility in administering and enforcing the Act. Further details regarding the Act are available at www.aei.dest.gov.au/ESOS.