Central Queensland University

CQU maintains strong connections across industries in Australia and uses these to offer its students internships and full-time opportunities both during and after studies. Many CQ University Australia programs come with internship programs. 

This means students graduate with industry experience and land better paying jobs. More than 1,000 international students have received internships from the university.

Graduates of CQ University Australia work across high-demand setors like Engineering, IT, Business Development, Healthcare, and Operations. Given below is a breakdown of the top sectors that employ these graduates.

Source: Unofficial

CQU organizes many student events over the year. These offer a great opportunity to students to have fun and learn at the same time. Mentioned below are some popular students events that take place at CQU University Australia.

• Orientation Week - Takes place at the start of terms. This includes campus tours, market stalls, social mixers, and live music for Indian students
• Student-led Events - These include hackathons, musicals, stand-up comedy shows, and more
• Academic events - These include guest lectures, industry nights, and graduation ceremonies

Students can find safe and affordable housing near CQU Uni via off-campus housing platforms. There are many student residences near the campus, that offer fully furnished rooms to Indian students.

Shared apartments, studios, and dormitories are available throughout the region.

Yes, Indian food is available at the Central Queensland University campus. The university serves both veg and non-veg options for its Indian students. Veg options include curries, panner, while non-veg options include chicken.

Students can also find many Indian food places near the campus itself.

Indian students interested in an Australia Student Visa (subclass 500) pay between AUD 1,600-AUD 2,000 (INR 1.05 Lakhs-INR 1.3 Lakhs). This does not include other mandatory costs like health insurance, biometric fees, medical exam costs, etc.

1 AUD = INR 65.89

Yes, Indian students who have received an admission offer to study at the university have to pay a fee deposit to confirm their seat. The deposit is usually worth the first semester's tuition fees.

The amount paid during the deposit is subtracted from the overall tuition fees of the program. Students an pay the same using the Flywire online platform on the e-Student portal.

Yes, students are allowed to change their programme at CQU Uni. For that, they can reapply to the university via the CQU application platform.
Students to have already completed at least 1 unit of their course can reapply for a course at the same level of studies.

Yes, Indian students can find part-time jobs easily near Central Queensland Uni. Industries like Hospitality, Retal, and Services have many vacancies for students interested in part-time work.

Indian students can find part-time work via the university's career services platform (UniCentral), using other platforms like Indeed and Seek, join social media groups for Indian students, or use their network.

Indian students who recently completed their Class 12th can get into CQU Australia by following the steps mentioned below.

• Visit the CQU website and choose a course
• Register on iStart, and take the help of a Shiksha Study Abroad counsellor to guide you through the next steps
• Gather all important docuements including test scores, passport, certificates, etc.
• Complete the online application and submit

The university well get back to you with an admission offer in the next few weeks, if you get accepted.