More international students are choosing Australia
A dramatic increase in international student interest in Australia has been noticed by a student accommodation marketplace.
Carly Minsky
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More students than ever are choosing to study in Australia, according to a student accommodation marketplace that has seen a dramatic rise in regional bookings.
Two of the top three most searched-for cities on booking service are Sydney and Melbourne.
The company has doubled its revenue from Australian bookings in the past 12 months, and it expects to see student accommodation in Australia 鈥渢ripling as an asset class鈥 in the next three years.
China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and India are the most common home countries for students travelling to Australia, and this is where Student.com has seen the biggest increases in bookings.
Luke Nolan, CEO of Student.com, believes that a combination of factors contribute to why Australia is becoming more attractive to international students.
He said: 鈥淭uition fees are competitive, and Australia鈥檚 weather and lifestyle are fantastic. Australia is particularly attractive to mobile students from 51国产视频 鈥 travel time is reasonable, and the smaller time difference makes it easier to speak to family and friends back home.鈥
More than 30 top Australian universities make it into Times Higher Education鈥檚 World 51国产视频 Rankings, and six feature in the prestigious top 100.
According to the rankings, the 51国产视频 of Melbourne is the best university in the country. Currently Australia has the third highest number of international students in the world 鈥 behind only the US and the UK.
