Why so many malaysians prefer to further their studies in Australia?

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â™¦Chimera Meerkatâ™¦

Main reasons from top to down.
1. MONEY:
Cost of to travel. Nearer compare to US & Canada.
Faster. Luggage & flight etc. cheaper.
- Currency rate to convert for ..everything, course, study materials etc.
- Food & stuffs there more affordable.
- More Asians food available & cheaper in Aus. thn. in US & Canada. (except if it's Quebec, Canada).

2. International Qualifications. <-- 'nuff said.
3. Easier to enter & apply for Student's Visa & get a part time job there. Especially after 9-11 incident.

4. Climate. Although Aus. hv. 4 seasons, but it's mostly mild & similar to M'sia more. Canada is freaking cold even during Spring. During Autumn, if it rains you can even see ice on your windows & roads forming. US's very big, it depends on which state which can be warmer and some colder.

If I've a choice I would either pick Aus's Melbourne or Canada's Quebec to further my studies in Masters :D.

kimht

cos they do not want to get a gun pointing at them before they managed to unpack their luggage..............lol
it did happen once to my friend in the US before he repack to UK university

Chad B

because Australia is closer. Do you really want to be that far from home? also, the education system in the US absolutely sucks.

hushpuppy

some of the already given answers are well thought through... but i would say the main reasons really is just the currency rate, with safety as the second reason.

distance and weather were never of concern to those that i know of, at least.

MOE

Bee cause USA is too expensive and violent, Canada is too cold and you must drink too much beer and play hockey before u graduate.

Oz is cheaper, closer climate to Malaysia and girls have nice tan and wear bikinis everywhere.

JOHNNY M

money

Didi

cost of living evethough is higher than msia..student could save much on travelling expenses. Mediterrean foods available, climate not much different from Msia too..
people are friendly.

firstquality72

Because Aussie is much more closer to Malaysia than US and Canada. Malaysian are home sick people :). The most important, Aussie is not too far from Indonesia, so Malaysian can fly to Indonesia to eat Indonesian foods that the taste is as much same as Malaysian foods if they study in Aussie. Anyway, i think they love BALI. He...he....

Ryuzaki "L" The KiD

cost of living.

Archduke

because its easier to get a place there. besides theres more reps from aussie unis in malaysia than canada or US. for example: AusAid and IDP.

and yes, money is a factor too. and maybe, its nearer to home so it'll be easier for relatives to visit them while they're in aus.

FoxHound

During my time of study the exchange rate for Malaysia RM to US dolor is 2.5 to 1. Right now is 3.45 to 1. So the preference place would be Australia and New Zeland.

Sean Lawlor

like duh....its cheaper...and closer to home.

ViRg()

Agreeing with everyone's answers posted before me:
1. Travelling distance
2. Economical currency rate
3. Weather is similar to home

Lala

lagi dekat

Sherr

Because it is the nearest English people country to ours. Everyone wants to go there because it is waaaay cheaper than going to the USA or Canada.

Puan Sri kiki. lala

pasai lg murah..dan lg dekat..and they got kangaroos!! [i donno wats the relation between kangaroo n studies thou hehhee]

HRH Shim

Australia is cheaper and closer.

US and Canada is farther away and the system is different and finishing a course may take longer than expected as you're allowed to continue as long as you want if you flunk a paper.

UK is the best. It may be farther from Australia, it still is the hub for best universities in the world. The uni I went to only allow you to re-sit a paper twice in the same year. If you flunk for the 3rd time, then you have to re-sit the whole year. This allows you to be more discipline.

The Original Old School Gangster

because australia is the wave of the future, they have it all going on, take a look at hollywood in its for instance, all the best actors are australian, how many are american? NONE!

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