Why study abroad?

Have you considered studying abroad, but are not sure whether it's worth your time? If you ask anybody who has studied abroad, he or she will most certainly tell you that it is a life-changing experience and one of the most rewarding things he or she has ever done. Perhaps you're not certain what benefits you can reap from an extended stay in a foreign country. Here are 10 very excellent reasons why you should take the plunge: 

1. Study abroad is the optimal way to learn a language. There is no better and more effective way to learn a language than to be immersed in a culture that speaks the language you are learning. You're surrounded by the language on a daily basis and are seeing and hearing it in the proper cultural context. Language learning happens most quickly under these circumstances.

2. Study abroad provides the opportunity to travel. Weekends and academic breaks allow you to venture out and explore your surroundings - both your immediate and more distant surroundings. Since studying abroad often puts you on a completely different continent, you are much closer to places you might otherwise not have had the opportunity to visit. Some more structured study abroad programs even have field trips planned in or around the curriculum.

3. Study abroad allows you get to know another culture first-hand. Cultural differences are more than just differences in language, food, appearances, and personal habits. A person's culture reflects very deep perceptions, beliefs, and values that influence his or her way of life and the way that s/he views the world. Students who experience cultural differences personally can come to truly understand where other cultures are coming from.

4. Study abroad will help you develop skills and give you experiences a classroom setting will never provide. Being immersed in an entirely new cultural setting is scary at first, but it's also exciting. It's an opportunity to discover new strengths and abilities, conquer new challenges, and solve new problems. You will encounter situations that are wholly unfamiliar to you and will learn to adapt and respond in effective ways.

5. Study abroad affords you the opportunity to make friends around the world. While abroad, you will meet not only natives to the culture in which you are studying, but also other international students who are as far from home as yourself.

6. Study abroad helps you to learn about yourself. Students who study abroad return home with new ideas and perspectives about themselves and their own culture. The experience abroad often challenges them to reconsider their own beliefs and values. The experience may perhaps strengthen those values or it may cause students to alter or abandon them and embrace new concepts and perceptions. The encounter with other cultures enables students to see their own culture through new eyes.

7. Study abroad expands your worldview. In comparison with citizens of most other countries, Americans tend to be uninformed about the world beyond the nation's boundaries. Students who study abroad return home with an informed and much less biased perspective toward other cultures and peoples.

8. Study abroad gives you the opportunity to break out of your academic routine. Study abroad is likely to be much unlike what you are used to doing as a student. You may become familiar with an entirely new academic system and you will have the chance to take courses not offered on your home campus. It's also a great opportunity to break out the monotony of the routine you follow semester after semester.

9. Study abroad enhances employment opportunities. Did you know that only 4% of U.S. undergraduates ever study abroad? Yet, the world continues to become more globalized, American countries are increasingly investing dollars abroad, and companies from countries around the world continue to invest in the international market. Through an employer's seyes, a student who has studied abroad is self-motivated, independent, willing to embrace challenges, and able to cope with diverse problems and situations. Your experience living and studying in a foreign country, negotiating another culture, and acquiring another language will all set you apart from the majority of other job applicants. 

10. Study abroad can enhance the value of your degree. While abroad, you can take courses you would never have had the opportunity to take on your home campus. In addition, study abroad gives your language skills such a boost that it is normally quite easy to add a minor in a language or even a second major without having to take many more additional courses after the return to your home campus.

Canada Visa

Sounds good! What else do I need to know while planning a trip to Canada?
First, check the current validity of your passport.

All travelers will need a passport valid for at least 90 days following your  




 departure date from Canada. However, we strongly recommend traveling with 6 


months validity on your passport at all times. VisaHQ can assist U.S. citizens 


with a full range of expedited passport services, including new passport 


application and passport renewal.

Second, make sure your passport has blank Visa pages.

Most destinations, including Canada, require that you have adequate un-used 


pages in your passport, allowing for any necessary stamps upon arrival and 




departure. We recommend that you have at least two free pages in Visas section 


of your passport before any international travel. U.S. citizens can get extra 


passport pages added to their passports as fast as within 24 hours.

Finally, confirm if transit visa is required for any connections.

Check with your airline in case you have connecting flights overseas as part of 


your journey to Canada. It may be the case that countries you pass through en 


route to your destination may require a separate transit visa. Please refer to 


visa requirements of the 

Australian High Commission Pakistan

Australian High Commission Islamabad

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Australia has much to contribute to the Security Council. We bring creativity, energy and a practical problem-solving ethos.

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Are you an Australian visiting or living in Pakistan?

If so, are you registered with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade? It is in the interests of all Australians in Pakistan to register.

Registration allows consular staff to contact you in the event of an emergency such as a natural disaster or a terrorist attack. Any details provided are kept confidential and only used in the event of an emergency.

visit here

http://www.pakistan.embassy.gov.au/islm/home.html

Student Visa Through HR Australia

Australia - HR Consultants Pvt. Limited

If you have applied for admission in an Australian Institution through HR,  your application for student visa will be processed by HR Consultants. There is no requirement to appear personally at the Australian High Commission for the student visa.

HR Director is certified by the International Education Services Limited and has fulfilled the requirements “Working effectively in the International Education Environment(IESENT001A) and Review compliance with relevant legislation and regulations for international education provision (IESENT301A)”. We are the first and only Consultant in Pakistan who achieved this certificate (as of November 2006).Download this file.

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HR Consultants is the oldest student placement office in Pakistan for admissions and visa assistance for Australia.  There are no charges for this service by HR. For more information please visit one of HR offices near you.

or email: hrauf@hrpakistan.com

Student Visa Through HR UK

UK - HR Consultants Pvt. Limited

For more information, please visit one of HR offices near you.

or email: hrauf@hrpakistan.com 

http://www.hrpakistan.com/

Clinical Research in UK/Singapore

ICRI Global Research is a UK-based organization specializing in research, consultancy and training for individuals, pharmaceutical companies, CROs and academic institutions looking to conduct research in emerging research markets particularly south and south-east Asia.  ICRI campuses are located in UK andSingapore.

Worldwide, ICRI Global Research has access to over 3000 clinical research professionals and fifteen centers of excellence. ICRI Global Research has a clear mission - as a knowledge-based organization it seeks to provide stakeholders high quality cost effective results delivered on-time by the most experienced teams available.

As emerging research markets grow so does the operation of ICRI Global Research especially the pioneering training programmes to new and inexperienced professionals. Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Gulf states are all currently under development. Central to these developments is the belief in ICRI Global Researchthat learning through practice is the key and that understanding international operations is best learnt through travel - hence all ICRI Global Research programmes, irrespective of host country, include the option to spend up to one month in the ICRI Global Research simulator unit in the UK - this gives practical training whilst being exposed to European culture.

ICRI offers the following programs:

1. Postgraduate Certificate in EUROPEAN CLINICAL TRIALS MANAGEMENT & REGULATORY AFFAIRS
2. Postgraduate Certificate in GLOBAL CLINICAL TRIALS MANAGEMENT
3. Postgraduate Diploma in GLOBAL CLINICAL TRIALS MANAGEMENT
4. Masters in CLINICAL RESEARCH*
5. Masters in HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

Masters in Clinical Research program is available in the following combinations:

• 2 years in Singapore or 2 years in UK
• 1^st year in Singapore & 2^nd year in UK     
• 1^st year in Singapore & 2^nd year in USA
• 1^st year in UK & 2^nd year in USA

Entry Requirements: Graduates with minimum 55% or above from (MBBS,/BDS/B.Pharm/Life Science and professionals from relevant disciplines)

English language requirements: TOEFL- 85 iBT

For detailed information on and admission in these programs, please contact any of Impel’s offices at the following location: http://www.impeloverseas.com/corporate-office.aspx

Deakin University

Deakin University is an Australian Government-funded university and a member of Universities Australia and the Association of Commonwealth Universities. Its degrees are recognised by universities worldwide, as well as by relevant Australian professional associations. Deakin University is an innovative and progressive public university with 37,000 higher education students as of 2009, among which 5,000 are international students.. It has four campuses in the coastal cities ofGeelong, Melbourne, and Warrnambool, Victoria. It now operates on the trimester system (three admissions a year) which has become popular among international students. Each of Deakin’s four Campuses has excellent teaching and learning facilities. Lecture theatres contain sophisticated audio-visual equipment and you are supported by 24-hour computer laboratories, with email and internet access for study purposes. Libraries on each Campus provide the latest electronic information services for access to major Australian and international research collections. Programs/Courses: Deakin offers a wide range of courses in the faculty of Arts, Business, Education, Engineering, Communication, Law, Medicine, Information Technology, Nutrition, Psychology, Sciences and Sport. At the Post Graduate level, Deakin offers highly reputed programs in the faculties of Business, IT, Sciences and Engineering. In Research, Deakin is considered to be a very popular university with focus on major areas. Admission: English requirement for admission is at least 6.5 in IELTS or 92 in TOEFL. Scholarships: Deakin offers several merit-based scholarships at the Postgraduate level  for international students too. For more information about programs and admission in Deakin University, please Email Impel or visit one of our offices nearest to you. For a list of Impel offices, please click here.

Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

From its origin in 1909 as a college to becoming a university in 1992, Swinburne University of Technology has come a long way. Swinburne has a strong history of providing quality, career-oriented education for both undergraduates and postgraduates. Swinburne is one of the few Australian universities offering an extensive range of programs for school leavers including undergraduate degree programs as well as a wide range of TAFE programs. Swinburne University of Technology is one of the few universities in Australia to offer a full range of programs from apprenticeships to PhDs.

Swinburne’s operations are now conducted at six campuses: Croydon, Hawthorn, Healesville, Lilydale, Prahran and Wantirna. (all inMelbourne,, Victoria State)

Swinburne is the best university in Melbourne for teaching quality, generic skills and graduate satisfaction, according to The Good Universities Guide 2010. Swinburne has now been ranked the best teaching university in Melbourne for the last four years.

Swinburne offers quite a few courses at the Certificate, Diploma and Undergraduate degree (Bachelor’s) levels in

• Engineering and Technology
• Arts, Psychology and Social Sciences
• Business Commerce and Management
• Film and Television
• Digital Media
• Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management
• Multimedia
• Sciences
• Visual and Performing Circus Arts

Swinburne is the best university in Melbourne for teaching quality, generic skills and graduate satisfaction, according to the 2010 Postgraduate Good Universities Guide and is also ranked in the top 500 universities of the world.

Additionally, Swinburne offers a wide variety of postgraduate courses from graduate certificates through to PhDs in the areas of Applied Science, Business and Innovation, Design, Engineering and Technology, Health and Human Services, Informatics (Computing and Information Technology), Multimedia, and Social Sciences and Arts.

There are more than 13 types of scholarships and loans available for all students.- offered both by the university as well as Government of Australia.

Swinburne students and staff have access to a wide range of transport, sporting, computer, library and student welfare facilities at each campus.

Impel is an official representative for Swinburne University of Technology in India. For details about the university and admission in programs at any level, please Email or contact any of our branches throughout India.

Student visa requirements

To be granted a student visa you must satisfy the visa requirements and comply with a number of visa conditions for attendance and academic performance which come into effect after you have entered Australia. Your student visa will list the conditions that apply specifically to you. It is important to comply with your visa conditions to avoid visa cancellation.

Student visa information on this website is an outline only and subject to change. For more detailed, accurate and up-to-date information on student visas and visa requirements please check the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) website.

The student visa has seven separate sub-classes for each education sector. You should apply under the visa sub-class for your principal course of study. Please note from 1 July 2004 there will be changes to some of these subclasses.

Student visa sub-classes
Subclass 570	Independent ELICOS
for international students undertaking ELICOS (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students) as a stand-alone course, and not as a prerequisite to commencing another course (for example, a degree course).
Subclass 571	Schools
for international students undertaking a course of study at a primary school or a secondary school, including both junior and senior secondary school, and an approved secondary exchange program.
Subclass 572	Vocational education and Training (VET) sector
covers Certificate I, II, III and IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma.
Subclass 573	Higher education
covers a Bachelor degree, Associate Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and masters by coure work.
Subclass 574	Postgraduate Research
covers a Masters degree by research and Doctoral degrees.
Subclass 575	Non-award.
covers foundation, bridging or other courses that do not lead to the award of a degree, diploma or other formal award.
Subclass 576	AusAID or Defence sponsored
covers full-time study undertaken by AusAID or Defence students sponsored by the Australian Government.

General requirements
(Check 'Applying for a Student Visa' - pdf 110kb)
you are of good character
you are of sound health
you have acceptable health insurance through the Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for yourself and members of your family unit accompanying you to Australia
you have no outstanding debts to the Commonwealth of Australia, or have made arrangements acceptable to the Minister to repay such a debt
where you are under 18 years of age, acceptable arrangements for your accommodation, support and general welfare are in place

Offer of a place in a course and confirmation of enrolment
(Check 'Applying for a Student Visa' - pdf 110kb)
If you are applying outside Australia and your visa application will be assessed at Assessment Level 3, 4 or 5, you should provide:
an ‘offer of a place in a course’ letter from your Australian education provider at the time you lodge your application; and an electronic confirmation of enrolment certificate issued by your education provider after you lodge your application if you are requested by the Australian overseas mission to do so.
This process allows a preliminary or Pre-Visa Assessment to be made on your application to see if you are genuinely seeking to enter Australia for the purpose of study. If you are applying outside Australia in Assessment Level 1 or 2, or in Australia in any Assessment Level, an electronic confirmation of enrolment certificate (CoE) is required before you lodge your application and a copy is to be provided with your application. Note: A letter of offer is acceptable where a client lodges an application within Australia, but they must have a CoE for grant of a student visa application.

Student visa conditions
you must satisfy attendance and course requirements and maintain a valid enrolment for your course
you must not work unless you have been granted permission to do so
you must maintain your Overseas Student Health (OSHC) cover while in Australia
you must leave Australia before your visa expires
you must remain with the education provider you originally enrolled with for the first six months of your course or, if the course is less than six months, for the duration of your course
you must advise your education provider of your residential address within seven days of your arrival in Australia and must advise any changes of address within seven days
if you change education provider you must inform your current education provider within seven days of issue of an eCoE
if you are an unaccompanied student applicant under 18 years of age you must obtain written approval of your education provider before you change your address, support and welfare arrangements in Australia. More detail about visa conditions can be found on theDIAC website.

Visa application forms
Application for a student (temporary) visa	Form 157A (pdf 536kb)
Application for an electronic student (temporary) visa	Form 157E
eligibility restricted to US Study Abroad, Norwegian and Swedish students over 18 years of age
Application for a student visa with permission to work	Form 157P (pdf 198kb)
only to be lodged after you have arrived in Australia and commenced study in a registered course in Australia
Short Term Visitor/Tourist Visas - Electronic Travel Authority (ETA)	ETA

Visa information forms
Applying for a student visa	'Applying for a student visa'(pdf 110kb)
Country Assessment Levels - Student Visa Processing (you should read this document together with 'Applying for a student visa')
Charges (fees)	Form 990i
Student Dependant Nomination	Form 919 (pdf 165kb)
Guradian Visa forms	Form 157G (pdf 354kb) Form 157N (pdf 174kb)
Health requirements for temporary entrants	Form 1163i (pdf 62kb)
Making and processing visa applications	Form 1025i (pdf 73kb)
Bridging visas	Form 1024i (pdf 65kb)
Short Term Visitor/Tourist Visas - Electronic Travel Authority (ETA)	ETA

Assessment levels for student visas

Each student visa application is assessed according to an assessment level. The assessment level is determined by the passport held and visa subclass applied for.

The assessment levels relate generally to how likely students are to comply with their visa conditions, based on previous students’ behaviour. Assessment level 1 represents the lowest assessment level and assessment level 5 the highest.

The higher the assessment level, the more evidence you will need to provide to demonstrate your financial capacity, understanding of the English language and other relevant matters.

You can find out your assessment level by looking up your nationality and visa subclass applied for in 'Overseas Student Program - Assessment Levels' or by visiting the DIAC website.

• Overseas Student Program - Assessment Levels (pdf 127kb)

Important: if you have an assessment level 2, 3, 4 or 5, then you must make your first student visa application while you are outside Australia.

Evidentiary requirements
your capacity to cover the cost of air fares, course fees and living costs for the duration of your stay in Australia
your capacity to cover the costs of air fares, living costs and school tuition costs for your family unit members for the duration of your stay in Australia.
your level of English Language Proficiency in relation to that required for your assessment level and education sector of study
the situation in your home country e.g. personal or financial commitments that may prompt you to return to your home country
your academic record and history in the context of the course you intend to study
your immigration history e.g. previous compliance with immigration laws and whether you have previously applied for entry to Australia
whether your proposed course of study is what you might reasonably have chosen given your circumstances
whether your proposed course is consistent with, and appropriate to, your current level of education More information on evidentiary requirements can be found on the DIAC website.

Preliminary Assessment

A preliminary assessment will determine your eligibility for a student visa and is necessary if your country is at Assessment Level 3, 4 or 5. You will need to provide an ‘Offer of a place in a course’ letter from your education provider to the visa processing office. This letter should indicate your proposed entry level, name of course, CRICOS course and provider codes, proposed start and end dates and the full tuition fees for the course. When your application is received, the visa processing office will undertake a preliminary assessment of your ability to meet the student visa requirements applicable to you. If the assessment is favourable, the office will issue you a letter to give to your education provider authorising them to issue you with an eCoE certificate. You will be also advised to pay the tuition fees and OSHC premium, and undergo medical tests. The student visa will be granted when the Electronic Confirmation of Enrolment (eCoE) and all other requirements are satisfied.

Electronic Confirmation of Enrolment

An Electronic Confirmation of Enrolment (eCoE) is issued by your Australian education provider and is the only accepted evidence of enrolment for processing student visa applications. Depending on your country of nationality and your principal course of study you may have to undergo a preliminary assessment (see above) before an institution issues an eCoE. The institution will advise you of its requirements but generally it will require payment of at least one semester of course fees before issuing an eCoE. A copy of your eCoE must be submitted to your local DIAC office before a student visa can be issued.

Information collected through the eCoE process includes the student visa application, visa grant and visa compliance data from a student's arrival in Australia and course commencement through to their departure from Australia.