Adelaide: A Beautiful Destination to study in Australia

Adelaide is the capital and most populous city in South Australia. It is 5th most populous city in Australia. The city is very beautiful in terms of landscape and natural resources. The city is named in honor of Queen Adelaide of Saxe- Meiningen, wife of King William IV. The city was founded in 1836 as planned city. Adelaide is famous for its sporting events, its famous delicacies and popular wines, its coastline and hills, its large defense and manufacturing sectors and most important for its space sectors. Adelaide has a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere with relaxed lifestyle, rich cultural scenery and excellent educational institutions. Adelaide is one of the hidden gems in Australia when it comes to education. Adelaide offer the unique and fulfilling experience to the international students. The following are the major reasons why Adelaide stands out to be one of the most attracted study destination amongst the international student.

  1. World Class Education and Institutions: Adelaide is one of the leading cities in Australia which provides world class education that gives the students internationally recognized qualifications. Adelaide is the city of the major education institutions  that are as follows

  • University of Adelaide: One of the Go8 University of Australia and one of the oldest Universities in Australia. It is ranked amongst topmost universities in the world and also offers wide range of programs in all the major sectors.​
  • University of South Australia: University is more focused towards practical and industry relevant based education. University is having strong connections with well known business set up in South Australia.
  • Flinders University: University is renowned for its researches and innovations in health and medicine.

These are the major Universities where students can study in the popular sectors such as IT, Engineering, Health, Business and Hospitality and so on. The Universities offers the perfect and ideal combination of premium study options, industrial connections for the future career aspiration of the student. Being a regional area of Australia, student can have benefit of Post study Work Visa option after the completion of the degree i.e. 3 years for Undergraduate students and 4 years for Post graduate students. Later on students can also have an opportunity to extend their PSW up to one year. Students can also have benefits of extra credit points to gain PR visa of Australia.

  1. Affordable Living Cost: Adelaide has lower cost of living as compared to other cities in Australia like Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. The city offers an accessible and affordable lifestyle which is the major attractive option for student’s budget.

  1. High Quality of Life: Adelaide is ranked one of the world’s most livable cities with diverse culture, thriving local industries and affordable living. Adelaide is one of Australia’s safest cities with low crime rate, friendly community and clean environment to stay in.

  1. Vibrant Cultural Site: Adelaide is referred as the “City of Festivals” due to its numerous cultural events and festivals such as Adelaide Festivals, WOM Adelaide and Adelaide Fringe. This makes the city most lively and fun making city for the international students.

  1. Multicultural Environment: Adelaide is highly multicultural city with welcoming community that creates a healthy and supportive environment for the international student which makes them feel comfortable like home.

  1. Career Opportunities: Adelaide’s growing economy in the sectors like Health, Technology, Defense and Engineering provides the students with numerous opportunities in internships, part-time work and networking helping them to build up a strong fundamental acknowledgement for their future career. Adelaide is having a thriving economy and it is host of global leaders such as Microsoft, BHP, PWC, NEC, BAE systems etc where student can glorify their career in the various fields after graduation. Thus, I can say that studying in Adelaide can provide more opportunities to enhance our skills and develop our personality for valuable career outcome.

  1. Easy Access to Nature: Adelaide is the city with full of natural and beautiful landscapes. The city has some of stunning natural attractions such as Kangaroo Island, Barossa Valley, Adelaide Hills and lots more. These attractions offer the student with plenty of opportunities to go on weekend getaway and do lots many outdoor activities. 

  1. Supportive Student Services: Universities in Adelaide provides extensive support of various services for international students such as academic support, medical support, career support and counseling advice for choosing right path towards successful careers. There are various students associations which helps newcomers to adjust their life in this new city.

 

Adelaide offers a balanced lifestyle with excellent education, affordable living cost and high quality of lifestyle that makes it an ideal, beautiful and enriching destination to study in Australia.

 

Written by
Neha V. Prabhu
Counseling Manager- Counseling - II