Category: Student Stories

The top 5 benefits of studying Foundation Studies

If you’re an international student looking to study at an Australian university and have not met the entry requirements for direct entry, then you may need to enrol into a Foundation Studies Program. This is a pre-university program designed to prepare you for entry into the first year of your bachelor’s degree. You may be asking, ‘What will I learn in Foundation Studies?’ or ‘How will it prepare me for my university degree?’  In this blog, we will explain the top [...] READ MORE ⟩

Meet Binu Rajasuriya

I am fascinated by people. I love working with people. I love studying them and their history. So I wanted to research why some ancient civilisations who live far from each other have similarities and how different languages around the world share similar expressions. I may become an anthropologist. READ MORE ⟩

Meet our University pathways student: Zihan Wang

Growing up in Shenzhen, Zihan felt she was not well suited to the competitive education environment in her hometown. She dreamed of studying abroad. Her opportunity came a few years later when, supported by her Mum, she was accepted into the University of Adelaide via a pathway program at the University of Adelaide College. Thriving now – having adapted to studying online and achieved amazing results so far – she can’t wait to start on her adventure in the exciting cultural capital of Melbourne. READ MORE ⟩

Meet our University pathways student: Jonathan Liew

From growing up in Singapore with a phobia of the dentist’s chair to studying a Bachelor of Dental Surgery at the University of Adelaide, Jonathan Liew has come a long way to put a smile on people’s faces. For Jonathan, the Foundation Studies Program at the University of Adelaide College was not only a direct pathway to his dream degree, it helped to sharpen his English and learn to think critically, something which he’s found a career in dentistry demands. READ MORE ⟩
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