Description

Study abroad for a semester or year at Monash University with GlobaLinks Learning Abroad, formerly known as AustraLearn. Your study abroad experience is all about you! GlobaLinks Learning Abroad is here to assist you in your path of discovery throughout the study abroad experience. We design our programs so that our local and overseas staff are available 24 hours a day to support you in health and safety matters and are also key in enhancing your study abroad experience. Through our planned activities and resident directors personal recommendations for activities you can undertake while abroad, you will be directed on a path of personal, academic, cultural, social, and professional discovery. This team, which supports you throughout your experience, will ensure that you have the most fulfilling experience possible one that is unique to you! So... What Will You Discover?

Monash University is Australia's largest and most international university. It has six campuses located in and around Melbourne, a city famed for its quality of life, and offers a full range of undergraduate and graduate studies that can be taken as semester abroad or full degree programs.

Monash actively recruits talented staff from around the world to maintain an excellent standard of teaching and research. With over 60,000 students, Monash's footprint extends across the globe with two dedicated overseas campuses located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Monash South Africa in Johannesburg. It also has a presence in Europe with a centre in Prato, Italy and partnerships with institutions in China and India. This bold international approach is instilled into the culture and approach of Monash. Students are encouraged to travel and study at an overseas campus to look at issues from a global perspective and gain an education where borders have no boundaries.

Likewise, students from over 100 countries across the globe study at Monash University and contribute to the rich tapestry of student life. Study programs allow students from abroad to develop personally and to balance academic rigor with life experience. The Monash Abroad office provides a comprehensive support network to assist study abroad students with integrating into campus life, enabling you to focus on your academic and social opportunities. As a full degree student, Monash provides a comprehensive range of facilities and support services to ensure your academic opportunity is maximised.

Students are encouraged to integrate into university life, to make Australian friends, and to understand more of the local Melbourne culture and its context within the Asia-Pacific region. Your time at Monash University will provide both quality education and memorable life experiences.

Highlights

The university has a rich and vibrant student lifestyle that ensures your Monash experience goes well beyond the classroom.

- More than 180 student clubs, societies, and associations covering cultural, gender, religious, political, theatrical, ethnic, faculty, and social interests exist to enrich your experience as a Monash student.
- Recreational facilities include fully equipped gymnasiums, swimming pools, saunas, sports ovals, art galleries, and performing arts venues.
- Monash has sports clubs for activities such as skydiving, windsurfing, water-skiing, and hang-gliding, as well as competitive sports, like squash, basketball, hockey, badminton, and table tennis.

Monash University also offers the Exchange Club, which is a student-run club that encourages students from all campuses to join and be involved in its activities. It provides a social forum for students interested in studying abroad, Australian students who have returned from studying abroad and current visiting students at Monash University. Activities conducted by the Exchange Club include a welcome BBQ for all visiting students during the Monash Abroad orientation, a weekend trip, trivia night, and various other social activities throughout semester.

Other highlights include:
- Buddy Program Available
- Bridging Cultures Program
- Global Citizens Development
- Global Identity Course Available
- enCompass Alumni Program

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Subject Areas

Cost in US$:

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Program Fees Include:

Program fee includes tuition for 3-4 subjects, guaranteed pre-arranged housing to fit your lifestyle, GlobaLinks Learning Abroad Bridging Cultures Program on-site in Cairns, Australia, optional spring break tours, access to our U.S. University of Record, affiliate student fee discounts, end of program workshop, university administrative fees, overseas health coverage, all pre-trip services including orientation materials, visa-processing service (excluding the visa fee), personal advising, subject selections, liaison with your home university, credit transfer assistance, financial aid services, and 24-hour assistance while abroad.

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

American and Canadian Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Apartment/Flat
• Group living
• Other

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Scholarships are Available

300,000 USD in scholarships available to GlobaLinks Learning Abroad study abroad students each year. The application is provided in upon acceptance to the GlobaLinks Learning Abroad program.

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application
• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Typically The Application Process Time is

1- 2 weeks

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home
• Exit Debriefing Abroad

AustraLearn's Mission Statement

GlobaLinks Learning Abroad seeks to foster the development of future leaders who, through an intercultural learning opportunity, gain a greater respect for and understanding of the relationship which exists between North American and the rest of the world in the context of the larger global community. GlobaLinks Learning Abroad achieves this by exposing students, advisors, and faculty to internationally recognized universities and other educational organizations through the promotion of affordable academic and cultural opportunities world-wide.

Year Founded

1989