Australia’s Southbank Institute offers pathway to serious students

He agreed that under the recently announced Streamline Visa Processing policy,India is under high-risk category. However,bonafide and serious students were welcome to Australia. He said that the Southbank Institute provides excellent opportunity to gain entry into a leading university. The diploma earned at Southbank provides credit towards the degree study which would mean less time and money spent at the university.

He said that Southbank Institute has launched the unique ‘Pathway to Uni’programme to help the aspiring students to gain assured entry to some of the leading universities in Australia. He claimed that “Pathway to Uni programme” provides practical work-ready skills in wide range of courses to enable students to get entry to four universities of Australia.

Getting directly into these universities at times is a difficult proposition,however,for bonafide students Pathway programme’s helps students after plus-two to join the diploma programme and then enter the University ending up with two recognized qualifications. This gives the students an edge over others,Dr. Borren informed.

Dr. Borren informed that formal agreements are in place with many universities for credit towards a degree that relates to the diploma,advanced diploma or associate degree you complete. Depending on the course and university,this credit can be as much as a year of the degree.

There is another option for a student to include advanced English prepratory programs to their chosen study pathway. Southbank have an extensive English Language school on site,including specialized English for academic purposes. The Institute’s Southbank campus is ideally located in the heart of Brisbane’s cultural precinct close to Brisbane’s city centre and $500 million have been spent in upgrading the facilities.

Southbank Institute is supported by Queensland government offering over 114 different diploma programmes including Business Management,IT,Engineering,Accounting,Construction Design,Creative Arts,Applied Science,Biotechnology,Laboratory Technology,Dental Technology and Nursing,with 160 pathway opportunities available to the students,he added.

Last year the Institute had 21,450 students with approximately 10 percent from overseas in its world-class campus situated in the heart of Brisbane,the Capital city of Queensland,he said.