More students from Hong Kong have chosen an Australian university education in the past decade or so. Their reasons include Australia's proximity to Asia, its culture and the solid reputation of its higher educational institutes.
Monash University is a popular choice, while more students are interested in programmes offered by Queensland University of Technology (QUT), which has seen a 6 per cent growth in applications from Hong Kong this year.
'The growth may be due to the increasing popularity of Australia as an overseas study destination for Hong Kong students and the rising profile of QUT in the region,' says Annie Chan, international business development co-ordinator at the university's faculties of business, and science and technology.
QUT is a member of the Australian Technology Network, an influential alliance of prominent universities focused on building strategic partnerships and undertaking solutions-based research.
It has a student population of 40,000, of whom about 15 per cent are international students from about 90 countries, including about 350 students from Hong Kong. The university encourages students to interact with local and overseas students.
The university offers more than 650 undergraduate and postgraduate study options, English-language courses and foundation programmes.