Australian universities follow the lecture-tutorial system where lectures contain critical information relevant to the subject matter while tutorials are sessions where students can discuss ideas learnt during the lectures. Depending on the requirements of the module, seminars may be organized where students play a leading role in dispensing and discussing critical information. Students are encouraged to speak up during tutorials and seminars.

"Deliberately placing yourself outside of your comfort zone will do one of two things; make you into a stronger better person, or cause you to shutdown and not accomplish the task at hand. In my case, it was the former. The students, both local and foreign were extremely friendly and eager to welcome me to be part of the UQ community. They have given me a glimpse into how what the Aussie culture, slang and way of life is and helped me adapt to living and studying in Brisbane within a short period of time."

- Vicki Huang, University of Queensland -

“The university’s international ranking and reputation was one of the factors that influenced me to apply to go on SEP at (the University of) Melbourne. More importantly, the strong tie between UM and NUS also meant that I could have my credits transferred with ease. On a more personal note, the generous self-study time and fewer contact hours that UM offered allowed me to budget my time more effectively.”

- Cu Brice Kevin Pua, University of Melbourne -

“Academically, the classes I took were very stimulating. I liked that most lecturers were interested in things beyond the course they taught and constantly brought in ideas from other disciplines, and always encouraged students to look at the bigger picture.”

- Angeline Tse, University of Western Australia -

“In Australia, Law Degrees are pursued in a different fashion from what we have in Singapore – everyone doing a Law Degree would have either gotten a degree already or would be doing a double degree. The people I met in the faculty were from several different countries. I had Malaysian friends, Filipino friends and Korean friends on top of the Australian friends I made. It was very interesting as some of these people shared experiences from the working world with me.”

- Tan Mei Hui, Australian National University -