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Are you already an international student in Sydney and looking for new courses? Or do you just want to check some options, what to study in Australia?

You might be a bit confused with so many courses available on the market. We know that to choose the right school might be a headache as we went through that process as well. That’s why we’ve done some research for you and we came up with the best options for business courses right now.

Let’s have a look.

1. MNM Institute, Diploma of Marketing
52 weeks

Why?
You’ll be studying marketing while developing your own business idea. In a cool co-working space environment, using an iPad and Google Classroom and getting mentoring advice from people who are experienced in running businesses.

It’s for you if…
…you don’t want only to surf and party in Sydney. Be prepared for quite a lot of work, however, after a year at mnm you’ll end up not only with your Diploma but also with your very own business plan that is ready to be implemented.

Student voice about MNM Institute:

 

“Productive environment to build a business, get advice from entrepreneurs and with a lot of opportunities for networking.” 

Dasa, Slovak Republic

 

“Open for discussion, flexible, new.”

Rafael, Brazil

price: $ 1,750 per term ($ 7,000 for the entire course)
enrolment fee: $ 300
material fee: $350
next intakes: 12th September 2016, 17th October 2016, 16th January 2017

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2. Diploma of Enterprise Resource Planning, Australian ERP Institute
74 weeks

Why?
You’ll get your hands on some really useful stuff for your future career. During the course, you’ll cover procurement, materials planning, warehouse management, customer service, production planning… As an official SAP partner, the college also offers extra SAP certification courses and if you’re after conquering the huge Chinese market, you might find useful their optional Mandarin language classes and China Study Tour.

It’s for you if…
…you know what does ERP, SAP, ROI mean.

Student voice about Australian ERP Institute:
“Small school, but teacher knows very good what he is teaching.”
Vaida, Lithuania

 

“Really professional staff, well-prepared material, excellent student service.”
Maria, Venezuela

price: $ 1,500 per term ($ 12,000 for the entire course)
enrolment fee: $ 250
material fee: $ 0
next intakes: 17th October, 14th November, 16th January 2017

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3. Diploma in Human Resources, George Brown College
52 weeks

Why?
It’s the most affordable Diploma course we could find at the moment in Sydney. That itself makes it worth of a closer look. Furthermore, if you’re looking at staying in Sydney for a longer period of time. You could package this course with a Certificate IV and Advanced Diploma in the same field, which would give you a nice, affordable option to study for more than 3.5 years in Sydney.

The school offers the same pricing for their Marketing and Leadership and Management courses as well.

It’s for you if…
…you don’t want to pay too much and want to keep your doors open if you fall in love with Sydney and would like to stay for longer.

Student voice about George Brown College
“Friendly and efficient.”
Eduardo, Brazil

 

“It’s like a family to me.”
Silas, Kenya

price: $ 1,350 per term ($ 5,400 for the entire course)
enrolment fee: $ 200
material fee: $ 0
next intakes: 26th September 2016, 7th November 2016, 16th January 2017

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4. Certificate IV in Project Management Practice, Greenwich Management College
40-44 weeks

Why?
Popular international college is opening a new course and offering it for a very reasonable price. Well, it’s actually one of the cheapest international courses we could find in Sydney at the moment. Besides that, studying Project management could be a great first step for a managerial job in e.g. a building industry or IT. Starting with Certificate IV is going to save you some money and will also allow you to continue later on the Diploma course if you decide to stay longer.

The school offers the same pricing for their Business and Leadership and Management courses as well.

It’s for you if…
…you want to save some money for traveling (or whatever) and are looking for a nice flexible course.

Student voice about Greenwich College
“Good teacher, regular school format, you submit assessments online which is handy.”
Mayra, Brazil

 

At first, I just needed to study to extend my visa. Everything changed on the first day I came to attend the school. The teacher helped me a lot and I feel like I’m getting skills and knowledge that will help me in my future job.”
Linh, Vietnam

price: $ 1,000 per term ($ 5,000 for the entire course)
enrolment fee: $ 200
material fee: $ 0
next intakes: 5th September 2016, 31st October 2016, 23rd January 2017

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We hope you find this selection useful and if you do so, please share it with your friends. Maybe they are lost in so many options in Sydney. If you have any questions, don’t be shy and send us an email at hello@studyanywhere.com.au or a message on our Facebook or on Instagram. We’ll be happy to answer and assist you with your enrolment, visa, and all the other papers.

All courses mentioned in this article are nationally recognized and accredited for Australian Student Visa. You will also need health cover for your visa, and the cheapest OSHC meets the requirement just as well as the most expensive one.

Is everything set up and you are just arriving in Australia? Check this article for the checklist you need to take care of when coming to Australia.

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Last time we were talking about the comfort zone. Well, and there will be many challenging moments when you come to Australia. One of those things you will have to face is, when you start to look for a place to stay.
Well, looking for your new home can be a really challenging thing. The best thing you can do is to get familiar with some words commonly used in renting “jargon” and definitely be prepared for the worst case scenario.
Maybe we exaggerate, but it’s our obligation to get you ready.

1. Cozy
If you imagine a cozy place, you can picture maybe a small place but nicely decorated and warm. But in these terms, cozy would probably mean a room without windows and that small that from your door you can’t step anywhere else, but into your bed.

2. Social
Be prepared for more than 6 other people sharing the same house (sometimes the same room) and the house parties on a daily basis.

3. Ocean view
If you lean over the window in the whole, that you are almost falling off the window, there is a slight chance you will catch the glimpse on the ocean.

4. In the city centre
Most likely the apartment will be located right in the middle of a busy road, earplugs are a must.

5. Quiet location
The place will be located somewhere that’s difficult to find even on the map. Not mentioning that you will be traveling hours to the city.

6. Shared house with a single professional with a pet (cats preferably)
The older the more fun you will have. We don’t mind them, but they are single for some reason. Soon, you will find out how many issues one person can have.

7. Family environment
If you like to spend all time with your roommates then you are safe. But if you price your privacy and your free time, then run away. You will be forced to spend your evenings, lunches, dinners together, gathering for every possible occasion as it’s nice for a good family.

8. Pet friendly
Doesn’t have to necessary mean that you will hang out with the cats or dogs, but also cockroaches, spiders, and other crawling insects.

9. Friendly roommate
This one will probably want more just to hang out with you…

10. Walking distance
Walking distance to the beach, train station, mall,… Be ready to have your tracking boots, so you don’t mind to walk kilometres instead of metres to the wanted destination.

These are just examples what can happen to you when you end up at the wrong place at the wrong time. We have been lucky to experience different houses, mates, but it’s part of the life, it’s part of the learning process that’s included in the Australian adventure.
These are not a necessary thing that we say they will happen to you. You may end up with a beautiful place close to the ocean or centre with great housemates that will become your lifetime friends.
So all we can tell is good luck, open your mind and happy room hunting!

Do you have any memorable experiences looking for a house? Let us know! Share them with us in the comment.

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If you are already in Sydney, congratulation. You have made the first step (but the big one!) out of your comfort zone. If not, but you are considering to study in Australia, you are on the right path. Just make that decision and go for it. We will tell you one secret. All the magic happens out of your comfort zone. There is not a single day that wouldn’t be challenging in some way. And whole experience living in Sydney is one big adventure. Things are happening, you are learning every day new things (check 3 things you must try while living in Australia) you are being confronted by every aspect of your life, you toughen up. For someone, this might seem to be a bit hard but look at it from this side. This is a school of life and once you will be remembering this as the best time of your life.

And once when you will be back (or maybe to decide to stay for good!?) you will be a different person, more mature, more experienced and the one who spend some time on the other side of the world, isn’t that pretty impressive?

And how not to completely freak out when you’re out there?

Just relax, take a deep breathe and enjoy the journey.

Once upon a time, there were three young people, Zuzu, Juraj and Peter, who quit their advertising careers and went travel the world.

You know that life scenario of a person in their late twenties. Having a well paid nine-to-five job, mortgage, nice car, and a decent vacation once a year. Definitely a comfortable lifestyle. But the late twenties will turn into the late thirties and before you realise, it could be just too complicated to even think about doing something else.

That’s why we quit our jobs in Europe and booked one-way tickets to Sydney. Despite we had our uni degrees already, we decided to go and study in Australia. To improve our English, learn something new, meet new people and enjoy one of the most amazing cities in the world. It was also a good option how to get our visa. We didn’t want to spend a fortune to study an university. Also, we didn’t want to spend all days sitting in a classroom (We need to admit, that time spent on the beach could be better).

Therefore, we started looking for a decent college. We were shocked by what we’ve found out: There’re around 300 schools for international students just in Sydney. Three hundreds! We gave up on Google search, we closed all school brochures with happy looking young people and slogans like “your future [whatever]…” and started asking people around and actual students for their feedback. Some of them were helpful, other ones turned out to be useless or biased.

We wished there was a cool website like AirBnB, Tripadvisor or Booking.com for international schools.And we wanted it so badly so we started actually building it. Please visit our beta version and feel free to give us a feedback.

If you can see yourself in our story, don’t be shy and send us a message on Facebook. It will encourage us on our journey with Study Anywhere and maybe we can help you with yours as well 😉

Study Anywhere might not be perfect yet, but we put a lot of energy to make it better for you, step by step.

Do you want to help us? Please rate your school or share our survey with friends who study in Australia.

Are you an international school in Australia and you’re not afraid of feedback from your students? Let us know and we’ll happily interview them and help you to reach the new right candidates.

Nelson Mandela said that “Education is the most powerful weapon that you can use to change the world”. We just want to add that: “in order to change the world through education, we need to change the way how the world accesses the education”. That’s our vision for Study Anywhere: To make this place the first stop for everyone who wants to study abroad and make sure that you’ll feel at home anywhere you go, thanks to the community of Study Anywhere.

Zuzu, Peter, Juraj

Team Study Anywhere

Once when you made the big step and moved to Australia to study, your adventure’s just started. The good reason to be a student in Australia is that all the schools give you breaks (tell us more about your school)! Postpone your adult life little bit and take a break for travels. Where else in the world you can find beautiful beaches,  remote outback or get the excitement from the city?

Before you start your adventure, it’s worth to think about it and write your little bucket list for what you want to experience. And that feeling when you start step by step crossing over the things you wanted to do.

What to add to your bucket list in Australia?

Here are some of our tips what you should definitely try!

1. Catch one wave (or, at least, give it a try)
Being in Sydney and not give it a shot, it like being in an ice cream store and not to taste at least one (btw you should try Messina ice cream!). Surf culture in Australia is strong. And also, you’ve got a great chance that you will get a sunny day for it. Why don’t you try it and hire a surfboard? Or go for a surf camp, there is plenty of options for it and for sure you will find one that will suit your time and budget.

2. Try the best coffees in Sydney.
Hellooo! Welcome to Australia. Used on instant coffees? It would be a sin if you wouldn’t try a  coffee. Great coffee shop you can find at every step and corner of Sydney. And all those types of coffees…Be careful, not to become addicted to coffee, it can easily happen.

3. Watch the night sky in outback

Look up! It’s amazing how many stars you can see when you are in the Australian outback. All you have to do is to go for a camping. If you drive few hours out of Sydney, you can find so many beautiful spots, where is worth to stay overnight. So just lay down, look up to the start and get an idea how small we are in this space.

Tip: And if you want to experience the real outback and get a little bit of the traditional sensation, go to visit Uluru (aka Ayers rock). You will get the feeling of the aboriginal culture and over the night, all milky way is yours.