Passport to overseas
Malcom X, the african-american human right activist said, “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.”
Preparation is essential for success but yet rarely discussed in modern society. Too often, people worship the glory of one’s wonderful achievement but failed to notice the hard work and preparation done behind the curtain. The same goes for one’s academic success. With the right education, there will be many opportunities knocking at your door. The question is, what is the right education or destination that students can go to enhance their employment prospects?
according to the QS Global Employer Survey Report 2011, six out of 10 employers give extra credit for international experience. This speaks a lot on overseas education experience for one’s career prospects.
When one transits into furthering their education abroad, one of, if not the most popular destination that comes into mind would be australia. This comes as no surprise, as the quality of education in australia has grown tremendously over the years with the likes of The University of melbourne, australia National University (aNU), The University of Sydney, The University of Queensland (UQ), monash University, University of New South Wales (UNSW) and many others in the list of top tiered Universities in world ranking charts. With such prestige of the universities, graduates from australia will have a better edge when transitioning into the workforce as they not only benefit in terms of the quality in their education, but also from the exposure with its diverse culture and vibrant lifestyle which the country has to offer. With its multicultural society plus friendly, safe and politically stable environment, it will have students quickly feeling at home and at ease.
The quality of education is assured back in 2000, when australia enforced the Education Services for overseas Students (ESoS) act, which enforces strict guidelines and stringent standards to ensure the quality of education can be regulated and maintained efficiently. all institutions that meet registration requirements are listed at the commonwealth Register of Institutions and courses for overseas Students (cRIcoS). This, in turn, shows how the australia Government takes its quality of education seriously and that all tuition fees paid are actually protected by law.
With all the benefits of quality education, proximity to home (malaysia), topped up with a great lifestyle and competitive fees with a relatively low cost of living, australia is and will continue to become a favoured choice when it comes to furthering one’s studies. apart from australia, The UK students preferred study destination for higher education.
With the tradition of the excellent education system and world-renowned universities, the UK has long been students’ favourite destination for higher education over the past few centuries. Today, the UK has the world’s second largest international student population, estimated at about 450,000 international students in the UK in 2011. apart from the quantity, the quality of UK education is of world-class standards and is highly regarded globally. The standard of excellence is set by some of the oldest and renowned universities, like oxford University and cambridge University, along with other Russell Group Universities for their emphasis on research and development programmes.
The Russell Group, formed by 24 UK’s traditional and leading universities, with its purpose to maintain the very best in research, deliver excellent teaching and learning experiences and build unrivalled links with businesses as well as the public sector. Under the influences of The Russell Group, The UK has greatly benefited not only in terms of higher quality in education provision, but also in their social and economic development. With billions of research funds made available to The Russell Group universities, they consistently discover new ideas and findings from various industries that allow them to have the upper hand in their area of expertise.
To maintain the standard of a world-class education hub, the higher education institute’s teaching and its general facilities are assessed by the independent body, Quality assurance agent (Qaa) to safeguard standards and improve the quality of UK higher education. Each year, Qaa will publish a review report available to the public to ensure transparency and excellence based on the assessment with universities. With this system in place, it’s no surprise that The UK produces the world’s most sought after graduates.
australia and The UK are both the hub of education excellence in the world and offer very attractive package to international students who are searching for excellence in education provision and career prospects. Indeed, overseas education is the passport to the world, and this opportunity is for those who are prepared for it.
aUG Student Services (aUG) is a professional student/education placement centre that provides free education and career counselling to student. They also handle student’s application process, accommodation, visa and travelling arrangement and etc. Besides that, aUG do organize education exhibition to provide platform for student to meet with various institutions from australia, UK, Singapore and malaysia. The schedule of the exhibition is: Dec 12, Holiday Inn, melaka, 12nn-6pm Dec 13, Hilton Hotel, PJ, 12nn-7pm Don’t miss out this opportunity in December. Students are encouraged to bring their results, transcripts & other relevant documents to the event for application and certification purpose. on top of that, there will be fun activities that students can take part in at the event venue and the lucky winner can walk away with an iPod touch or iPad for National winner.
To find out more, visit www.augstudy. com/malaysia, facebook @ fb.com/augmalaysia or call 03-56343767 (Subang Jaya), 04-2286027 (Penang), 05-2530881 (Ipoh), 06-2866711 (melaka), 07-9321168 (Segamat), 07-3312977 (Johor Bahru) & 082-252854 (Kuching).