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Bringing Your Furry Friend to Australia: A Canadian’s Guide

Australia is a dream study destination for many, and why shouldn’t your furry companion join you on your adventure?

While bringing a pet to Australia might seem daunting, it’s achievable with careful planning and adherence to strict biosecurity regulations.

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Study in Australia: When should you renew your passport?

Are you getting ready to study in Australia?

Have you accepted your offer and started looking at your predeparture checklist?

Well, one of the most common questions we receive is, “Do I renew my passport now and wait to apply for my visa, or do I apply for my visa now with my current passport?”

If your passport is valid for the duration of your first semester, there is nothing for you to do now. You can apply for your student visa and travel with your current passport. You will need to complete your renewal when you get to Australia.

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Top 5 tips to deal with jet lag

Your bags are packed, you’ve said your goodbyes, and you’re heading off to study in Australia to start the next chapter of your life. The only thing standing in the way of you and your destination is a 15-hour flight and the dreadful jet lag that comes along with it. If you’ve ever travelled across multiple time zones, you’ll know this feeling all too well.

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Top 6 tips: Arriving in Australia as an international student

Once you’ve made the decision to study abroad in Australia, there are a few steps you should take to properly settle into your new home. You’ve arrived, now what? Here are my top six tips to help you get established in this beautiful country!

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Australian post-study work visa

If you’ve been studying in Australia—or will be—you know that the time will come when you must come back home to Canada.

The Australian Government recognizes the hard work students put into their studies, and offers a post-study work visa to eligible graduates so they may stay in Australia a little longer.

Wait—what? Stay in Australia longer? Yes, that’s right. If you’re studying in Australia, you may be eligible to apply for another visa in order to stay in Australia for up to 4 years, depending on the visa stream.

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Studying Down Under: Understanding Finances

When you’re getting ready to study Down Under, it’s common to think of the major stuff like getting your student visa, arranging flights, and acquiring accommodation, but there are a few things that sometimes get missed.

We want to help you ensure you can pay for your schooling and living costs, and that you have a heads up about everything involved when studying internationally, including finances!

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Finding Student Accommodation in Australia

So, are you ready to go apartment hunting?

If you’re a little nervous, that’s completely understandable. But hundreds of former OzTREKK students have done it—and so can you! We have assisted thousands of students understand the steps required to securing accommodation in Australia—and we haven’t lost a student yet.

First, do your best to arrive a few weeks before Orientation gets going. This will give you enough time to find suitable accommodation and settle in before classes commence. Many OzTREKK students have told us that it takes 2–3 weeks to find accommodation (sometimes longer), especially in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Gold Coast.

#OzTREKKStudentTip: If you arrive just after Christmas, you can bet real estate agents are still on holidays! Don’t expect anyone to respond to phone messages right away.

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Moving your family to Australia

Although not applicable to everyone, some of our students inquire about taking family members when applying to study in Australia. Many Canadians wish to fulfill their career goals after getting married, having kids, or both!

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Top 3 reasons to work part-time while you study in Australia

What are the top 3 reasons to work part-time while you study?

University isn’t cheap, especially when you aren’t living at home anymore or you’re an international student. Tuition, additional fees, living expenses. It adds up.

Yes, there are sometimes scholarships, but these are often few and far between. A part-time job, however, isn’t as difficult to obtain.

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UWA Global Excellence Scholarships available

UWA is offering scholarships to high-achieving students across the globe who choose to study at the west-coast Australian university.

This significant scholarship will be awarded to high-achieving undergraduate and postgraduate students, from selected countries, who apply for particular courses at the University of Western Australia.

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OzTREKK Study Down Under Fairs a Success

OzTREKK and several Australian and New Zealand universities is fresh off two busy weeks of Study Down Under fairs hosted at various universities across Canada.

What’s a “Study Down Under” Fair?

Every year in fall (late September – early October) and in winter (late January – early February), representatives from OzTREKK and several Australian and New Zealand universities visit select university campuses across Canada.

We spend a day on campus chatting with students about

Degree and university options

Admission requirements

Licensing processes after graduation

What it’s like to live and study in Australia or New Zealand

Scholarships, accommodation, and more!

These fairs are an easy way for students to find out exactly what they need to get into their dream program, and how to use their degree in Canada—or Down Under—after they graduate. These fairs are casual—just drop by to say hi!

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Your adventure of a lifetime: Study in Australia!

If you build it, they will come.

OzTREKK has proudly become the dugout for the “field of dreams” for many Canadians wishing to study in Australia or New Zealand. We love helping our students’ dreams come true. It’s our passion to help you discover and achieve your dream career—and with so many incredible universities to choose from—help you find the best fit for you.

So, if you’re unsure if you can make the big leap, just know that there are thousands of students who “took the plunge” before you. Here’s what they have to say about using our services and choosing to study Down Under:

“Thank you very much for the service that you guys provide. I hope you know that what you do is changing lives and fulfilling dreams that would have otherwise been wait-listed.”

“I’ve had an amazing experience with OzTREKK; I couldn’t be happier with the services provided. The OzTREKK team fielded my numerous questions and queries from the pre-application phase through departure promptly with professionalism, friendliness, and were always filled with relevant information. The ability to keep tabs of applications via the online portal was great, allowing those who have the insatiable need to check for updates to do so without having to reach out to OzTREKK (even when you know there hasn’t been a change—because any update was accompanied with an email!). All the seminars (medical licensing, predeparture, etc.) were invaluable in getting prepared to move to Australia for medical school), ensuring that we had the tools and info needed to succeed. To be frank, I think OzTREKK has things right! I’ve spoken with other international students who applied through agents, and no one could believe the level of service and friendliness the Canadians who applied through OzTREKK received.”

“OzTREKK was great I can not talk highly enough of them.”

“OzTREKK is amazing. They offer so many services, and they’re very helpful when it came to the application process.”

Read more testimonials.

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Apply for a Griffith University Scholarship

Who says there aren’t any scholarships available for international students studying abroad?

One of the biggest supporters of international students is Griffith University, with several scholarships available, one of them being the Vice Chancellor’s International Scholarship.Learn more about Australian university scholarships

Griffith’s Vice Chancellor’s International Scholarship rewards exceptional international students applying for undergraduate and postgraduate coursework degree programs at Griffith University.

Griffith University scholarships.

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Predeparture prep: Understanding the emotional stages of studying in Australia

Understanding the 5 emotional stages of studying in Australia

Choosing to study in Australia is a massive, life-changing decision, one that you shouldn’t take lightly. On a personal level, studying outside of Canada will no doubt expand your personal and professional horizons. You’ll meet new people and develop your independence. You’ll also end up with a career you’ve been dreaming about!

At this stage, you’re almost ready to go. You’re excited and happy and can’t wait to get started on the path to becoming a doctor, a dentist, a lawyer…. It’s also a good time to take a step back to really think about what you’re getting yourself into. It’s time for a mental checkup: How prepared are you? How prepared do you feel?

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What do university rankings really mean?

Rankings, rankings, rankings

“So, what is the best <insert program> school?”

What is the medical school?

What is the best physio program?

What is the best law school?

This question is asked of our team dozens, perhaps hundreds, of times a year. If the questions come directly to me, I think my face may betray me with a bit of a grimace.

First, my quick response is “by what measure?”Learn more about your program options at Australian universities

There are many, many different ranking systems: QS World University Rankings, Times Higher Education (THE), Centre for World University Ranking (CWRU), Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). There are small—sometimes large—variations across these systems.

Next, you can get into graduate success outcomes, student experience rankings, program-specific rankings, university size, and age-based rankings.

The list does, quite literally, go on.

But what should rankings mean to you?

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Bond University Highlight: Being a Canadian Student at Bond University

What’s it like being a Canadian student at Bond University?

So, you found a great program at Bond, but maybe you’re still wondering if studying in Australia is for you?Welcome to beautiful Bond University on the Gold Coast!

As part of the “Live from Bond” broadcast just for Canadian students, former Bond student and Australian journalist Candice Dixon hosted a number of faculty, representatives, and students to give you a special inside look into what life is really like in sunny Australia.

First topic covered? What Bond is like for Canadian students, of course!

How many Canadians have attended Bond? Welcoming Canadian students isn’t new to Bond University. In fact, more than 2000 Canadian students have graduated from Bond, and the university’s first-ever student president was Canadian! Of those graduates, 84% have returned to Canada to work, 13% have stayed in Australia, and the rest are in more than 10 other countries around the world.

Which degrees are most popular for Canadians?

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University of Melbourne rises to 13 in QS World University Rankings

The University of Melbourne has moved up to rank 13th in the world in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings released June 2024.

This positions the university as the highest ranked Australian institution across three major global rankings: QS (13), Times Higher Education (37) and the Academic Ranking of World Universities (35).

Some popular programs for Canadian students at the University of Melbourne include medicine, dentistry, physiotherapy, veterinary medicine, optometry, nursing, public health, law, and teaching.