Top Colleges in Australia Popular in Indian Students

The top Universities in Australia are the Group of Eight Universities or G8 Universities, which can be considered equivalent to Ivy League Schools in US.

G8 Universities in Australia are:

• Australian National University
• The University of Queensland
• The University of Sydney
• The University of Western Australia
• The University of Melbourne
• The University of New South Wales
• The University of Wales
• Monash University

Besides, there are universities like Macquarie University that are considered at par with G8 Universities for their quality of education and other attributes. A majority of the high profile personalities in Australian Government have graduated from one of the G8 Universities and many of the faculty members at these Universities are Nobel Laureates. These Australian Universities are also the ones that receive the highest amount of research funding from the government.

Other than these G8 Universities, other Australian Universities and Colleges that are popular among Indian students are:

• La Trobe University
• Griffith University
• Deakin University
• Blue Mountains Hotel School
• Charles Darwin University
• Swinburne University of Technology
• Wollongong University
• RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) University

Then, there are some Australian Universities that have entered into academic and research collaborations with leading educational institutions in India. Some of them are:

Academic Collaborations:

Australian University	Indian Institutions
University of Queensland	Manipal University
University of Melbourne	IISC Bangalore, JNTU University
Queensland University of Technology	IGNOU
Griffith University	Christ College, Nirma University
Deakin University	KC College, IILM, Xavier’s For Study Tours: Institute of Commerce, St Xavier’s College, Amity University, Ansal Institute of Technology, Whistling Woods
Charles Sturt University (jointly with UK National Police Improvement Agency and ISB)	Indian Police

Research Collaborations:

Australian University	Indian Institutions
Monash University	IITB
University of Southern Australia	L.V. Prasad Eye Institute
Australian National University (ANU)	Punjab University

Source: Sagarika Sharma

Date: 21^st May, 2011