Many world leaders launched their careers with an education from UWA including an Australian Prime Minister, every Premier of Western Australia since 1988, several Nobel Laureates and successful diplomats. The University of Western Australia (UWA) has a proven global reputation that attracts over 5,000 international students from 125 different countries annually. UWA offers high quality education across the arts, business and sciences, with particular strengths in science and engineering due to strong industry partnerships that have been built up over a century in the resource rich state of Western Australia.

Located in the same time zone as 60% of the world’s population, UWA attracts high achieving students and academics from all over the world because of its reputation for educational excellence and exciting employment opportunities in Perth city which is known as Australia’s ‘economic powerhouse’.

Fast Facts
-UWA ranks 91st in the Academic Ranking of World Universities, 2013
-Ranked 26th in the world for Life and Agricultural Sciences, the highest ranking in Australia according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities
-Placed within the top 100 universities worldwide according to globally recognised QS rankings (2013)
-According to Thompson-Reuters ISI Web of Knowledge, UWA has more highly cited scholars than most other Australian universities. Highly cited scholars are considered to be within the top 200 academics worldwide in their field – UWA has 11
-The Times Higher Education has ranked UWA 18th in its list of the 25 most international universities in the world.
-Perth - Australia’s Economic Powerhouse The Western Australian economy is the powerhouse of the national economy. With just 10 per cent of the national population, it generates 48 per cent of the country’s export income - which provides impressive opportunities for UWA graduates.

The Centre for English Language Teaching UWA offers ELICOS accredited programmes and preparation for internationally recognised examination. The Centre also offers the Academic English and Study Skills Bridging Course which has been specifically designed for international students who want to enter undergraduate or postgraduate studies. Foundation courses The UWA Foundation Year is taught by Taylors College Perth and prepares international students for entry into undergraduate courses at UWA and other universities around Australia. The course is designed especially for international students to provide a successful academic bridge between studies in their home country and undergraduate studies in Australia.

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