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Study Programs
The Gold Coast is the first choice of many Australian and international students and is renowned world-wide for being a safe, friendly and multi-cultural region.

With a reputation for quality education, the Gold Coast combines the traditional with the new offering a range of customary and innovative study programs.

Boasting some of Australia 's leading educational institutions, the Gold Coast features over 400 providers. The opportunities for learning are abundant with study programs available from school-level through to the highest tertiary levels.

English Language Studies To help international students meet English language requirements, many educational institutions on the Gold Coast offer accredited English language courses. In particular, there are intensive English language courses for overseas students (ELICOS) which prepare students for world-wide assessment. English language combination courses are also available for specific purposes - mix English study with engineering, hospitality, child care, nursing, or choose from many other vocational areas

University / Higher Education

The Gold Coast has four universities, in addition to affiliated college campuses, offering world class research and learning opportunities.

Bond University
Bond University is Australia's first private, non-for-profit University, offering a personalised academic environment that enables graduates to exceed the outer limits of their potential.

With access to unparalleled academic and technological resources on Bond's world-class Gold Coast campus, students thrive in smaller study groups where eminent professors and industry-experienced lecturers know them by name.

By undertaking three-semesters-per-year instead of the usual two, graduates finish their studies sooner. Combine this advantage with Bond's commitment to opening doors to blue chip employers and it becomes clear that students graduate with a clear competitive advantage over their public university peers.

Central Queensland University
Gold Coast Campus, is one of Australia 's most dynamic, innovative and richly diverse universities with over 35 years experience in the provision of tertiary education. The university is highly committed to quality teaching maximizing outcomes for successful graduate job placement. This commitment has seen the university provide a flexible and supportive environment in which to study.

Griffith University
The Gold Coast Campus has focused its teaching and research to support the dynamic Gold Coast region and now has over 10,000 students and 500 staff members. More than $100 million has been invested in facilities incorporating leading edge, international standard technologies. The campus 'exciting range of coursework and research degree programs cover fields including arts, business, education, engineering, environment, health, hospitality, information technology, law, music, science, tourism and hotel management, visual and creative arts.

Southern Cross University
Southern Cross University established its high-tech Tweed Gold Coast campus in Brett Street Tweed Heads in 2002. The campus specialises in business programs, as well as secondary teaching, sport management (surfing studies), convention and event management and social science.
 
The campus also offers a range of postgraduate courses including the highly successful MBA and DBA programs.  The campus is located on the waterfront and is close to business facilities, beaches and the Coolangatta International Airport .

Study Pathways
Flexibility is a key reason for studying on the Gold Coast. Within the Study Pathways program, students can move between institutions, courses, levels of study and education sectors whilst receiving credit for studies completed at each stage.

Gap Year on the Gold Coast
Gap Year is the term used for the one year break students traditionally take after completing high school. In the past, most students have simply spent the time traveling, exploring, making friends and relaxing after having studied most of their lives.

The members of StudyGoldCoast can assist students with training courses that they can undertake during their Gap year. For further information on Gap Year courses please contact info@studygoldcoast.org.au

Living on the Gold Coast
The Gold Coast's multicultural society encourages visitors and provides a clean, safe and friendly environment. People on the Gold Coast are understanding of various religions, life philosophies and practices and live harmoniously with personal freedoms and rights protected by law.

See the Sights
The Gold Coast boasts beautiful beaches, a magnificent hinterland and an action-packed city life. Activities are available for every budget. Each day can be fun-packed and full of adventure or, simply spent watching the world go by while relaxing on the beach or lazing in an outdoor cafe.

For a fun-filled day out visit one of the regions many theme parks - Warner Brothers Movie World, Dreamworld and SeaWorld are all within a short drive of the city centre.

The regions natural attractions are second to none. The awe-inspiring beauty of pristine beaches and sub-tropical hinterland are available for the enjoyment of everyone.

Explore the sites at the GOLD COAST TOURISM website or visit the Gold Coast City Council's What's On Event Calendar.

Employment

Students on Student Visas may work part-time up to 20 hours per week while studying in Australia and 40 hours per week over semester breaks. This is a good way to meet people and improve language skills and is common among Gold Coast students.

Full details regarding the employment of international students can be found at the Department of Immigration.