Date:19/02/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/02/19/stories/2007021902080500.htm

Andhra Pradesh

All about Australian varsities

Australian Road Show at Hotel Taj Banjara from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on February 26

Planet Education is conducting an Australian Road Show wherein students would get to meet representatives of 40 Australian Universities under one roof.

The event would be held at Hotel Taj Banjara from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. on February 26. Students can choose from popular courses like Business Management, Computing, Hotel Management, Art & Design, Telecommunications, Engineering, apart from courses in other streams like Biotechnology, Mass Communication, Nursing, Horticulture and Commercial Cookery.

Australian universities and other technical institutions have three intakes in the year in February, July and November.

Planet Education that has 23 branches across India and one in Sri Lanka has sent more than 5,000 students to Australia so far.

It has offices in Australia who guide the admitted Indian students in finding initial stays, roommate selection, accommodation, bank accounts, phone connections and immigration assistance.