Australian Education Exhibition, 25-27 February 2009
Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel
The Australian Education Exhibition is being held at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel from 25 to 27 February 2009, organised by the Australian Trade Commission and IDP Education. The exhibition involves leading Australian education institutions providing information to prospective students from Bangladesh.
Opening the Exhibition, the Australian High Commissioner, Dr Justin Lee, said, “Australia welcomes students from Bangladesh who can benefit from the excellent international reputation, teaching and research standards at Australian universities and other educational institutions.”
“There are currently almost 6,000 Bangladeshi students in Australia, from a total of 300,000 international students from more than 140 countries spread across the country. Australia offers some 25,000 courses at more than 1,100 institutions.”
“Australian education is high quality and highly competitive when compared to the costs of other overseas student destinations. Moreover, Australia offers a great lifestyle and a safe study environment,” the High Commissioner said.
Reflecting the growing interest among Bangladeshi students and parents, IDP and Austrade organize two of these exhibitions every year so prospective students can meet face-to-face with Australian education staff.
Minhaz Chowdhury, Country Manager and Mostafizur Rahman, Business Development Manager of Australian Trade Commission and Sharif Rahman Country Director of IDP Education were also present.
Leading Australian institutions taking part in the exhibition include:
- Australian Institute of Commerce & Language
- Chisholm Institute
- Curtin University
- Deakin University
- Latrobe University
- Melbourne Institute of Business & Technology (MIBT)
- Melbourne Institute of Technology (MIT)
- Monash University
- Swinburne University
- TAFE NSW
- The University of New South Wales (UNSW)
- University of Western Sydney
The Exhibition will be open to all visitors from 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM on 25 and 26 February 2009.
Australian Trade Commission
184 Gulshan Avenue, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
Phone: 9889210, 8813105 I Fax: 8826388
www.austrade.gov.au