الى الراغبين في الهجرة لاستراليا عن طريق الدراسة .. القصة الكاملة

Quote: Studying in Australia is considered a dream for many Sudanese. Personally it was my dream ever since my third year in my undergraduate, (Bachelor of Pharmacy) in India was to do Postgraduate of Clinical Pharmacy in Australia, The UK or Canada. The biggest obstacle was Finance as the cost of the course varies from 30-40 thousands US$. I had decided to sacrifice the income of my first few years of work to that. Life does not always run as we need, I had faced several challenges which I had successfully overcome with family support. I have received quite many enquiries about how did I make it? As many Sudanese consider it as an impossible dream. Firstly, I admit, I was lucky in some stages of the process, but still the process is not impossible. Secondly, to achieve that you should understand what they need to know about you. Finally, try to build a case that has minimum flows which makes the embassy believe that you are going for studying only, have enough funding and resources and you will leave Australia after you finish your studies. After understanding those you try to think about your case as counselor and try to believe it. Looking for a University: The easiest way of searching for courses and universities is by googling it (simple web search). This provides you with initial picture of your possible choices. My first choice was Google and Gradschools (has both General and Australian). Recently, I have found this web site for Australian universities which makes your search for the course easier. If you are interested in Arabic information you can find it here. Criteria for Selection: Selecting the right university is not an easy process. You have to take in consideration: • Course you desire to study • English requirement: Will be discussed later • Duration of the course: for postgraduate (Master) it is usually 1.5-2 years, and 3-4 years for undergraduate • Finally, the fees If all the above criteria’s are met still the final decision will be taken by the university. Fees: A fee is very high for international students. Generally, there is no big difference in fees between undergraduate and postgraduate. The fee ranges from 10,000 to 17,000 Australian Dollar per semester (1 AU$ = 0.85 -0.88). Fees increases annually (When I started my search in 2002 fees were about AU$ 7,000-9,000 and AU$ = 0.6-0.65 US$). * Fees and AU$ values are true for August 2007 English Language Requirement: Personally, I found that the Australian English language requirements are higher than that for the UK. It is preferred to have IELTS (International English Language Testing Service) which can be done in British Counsel worldwide. Universities also accept TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language). Requirements for postgraduate programs are 6.5-7 (550-600 TOEFL), and 6 (500 TOEFL) for undergraduate programs. What if you don’t have the required scores? Many Australian universities provide ELICOS (English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students). This is an intensive program designed for international students. Duration of the program depends upon your level of English, it can last up to 3 semesters. Considering the cost of AU$ 7,000 per semester it is considered quite expensive. Application Process: You can lodge your application online or by mail as required by the university. The process usually takes 3-6 weeks to get the offer letter (it may takes more depends on the mail). No need to pay any fees at this stage other than application fees (if applicable).

Quote: salam, updated after I read mohammed 3bdelra7man and 7osam comments.. I wrote these points to add to ur sudanese online post. I thought some readers misunderstood the point if the article and they expect me to be their true hope and they think it is an easy process. أود ان أوضح بعض النقاط المهمة في نظري حتي لا تعتقدوا انني بمثابة العصاة السحرية أو طوق النجاة الذي يحلم به كثيرين و حتى لا تتوقعوا مني أن أجيب على كل أسئلتك لانني لا أدعي العلم بل احاول نشر ما أعرف ومساعدة غيري حتي أخفف عليهم مهمة البحث. أولا :اتيت الى أستراليا بعد رحلة طويلة من البحث عن جامعات العالم الأول و يعلم بعض الأخوة من بورداب الدوحة بها. ثانيا: لقد تمكنت من القدوم بعد عناء لم أشاء ان اوضحه في المقال ابتداءا من البحث مرورا بالقبول ثم الفيزا. ثالثا : كتبت المقال رداً على عشرات الإستفسارات التي وردتني من السودان ومن خارج السودان على حد سواء عن تجربتي كسوداني حصل على فيزا للدراسة ( مع العلم انا شبه مستحيلة) رابعا: أنا لم أكتب المقال هذا بغرض النشر مع عدم ممانعتي لذلك ( يمكنكم ملاحظة ان السرد كان سردا لقصة وليس سردا موضوعيا وبه بعض الأخطاء حيث انني لم اقم بالتدقيق والمراجعة له) وقام الأخ خالد مشكورا بنشره لتعم الفائدة مع العلم انني لم أكن علي علم بنشر المقال في سودانيز اونلاين حتى بدأت تنهال علي الإيميلات التي ذكر لي فيها ذلك. تخريمة : محمد عبد الرحمن.. تسلم على التعلييق ... لكن اتذكر كلامي زمان ما قلت ليك حا أملاكم فقر.. ما ترجوني هناك... و كمبتور دي ماتتكلم فيها الرائع حسام مدراس.. مبروك التخرج والماجستير.. شايفك طالع ونازل مع البورداب ما شاء الله.. شكرا على التعليق ولك الود. نتواصل بالإيميل والسلام السموأل سليمان الحبر