Australia Education
Virtual Consulate of the U.S. Adelaide Australia
Metta is the Learning & Policy Officer for the Centre of Appropriate Technology in Alice Springs. She is a graduate from the University of South Australia with a Masters in Education (Language and Literacy). Metta has won the Fulbright ANTA Award in Vocational Education and Training. ... • Educational Advising ... About the Embassy Ambassador [Read More]
Take the Global IQ Quiz – International Education Week 2004
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V. Country Narratives -- Countries A through G
Cameroon is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor. Most trafficking is internal and children are at greatest risk. Traffickers use fraudulent marriage proposals to lure women to Europe, principally France and Switzerland, for exploitation in prostitution. Children are trafficked to the United Kingdom for commercial sexual exploitation. Girls are trafficked internally from Anglophone areas to Francophone cities such as Douala and Yaounde to work in exploitative conditions as domestics, street vendors, or prostitutes. Children are also trafficked for forced labor on cocoa plantations. Children trafficked between Nigeria and Gabon transit Cameroon. Cameroon is a destination country for Nigerian children trafficked and exploited in commercial agriculture, prostitution, and street vending, or in small shops. ... [Read More]
Testing in Australia
Most of the standardized exams required for entrance into U.S. institutions are available in Australia. Some of these exams are pencil and paper format, while others are given as computer-based exams. Exam formats often depend upon the location of the exam, ie Thomson Prometric computer testing centres are only located in Sydney and Melbourne. Registration methods for exams vary : online, postal, phone/fax, in person, etc. Visit exam websites and phone your local EducationUSA office for the latest information and dates on any of the exams below. Study guides for exams can be purchased at many EducationUSA offices. Contact your nearest office for a price list. Some EducationUSA offices in Australia proctor exams for distance learning students and can upon request proctor other U.S. exams if prior arrangements are made. Fees are charged for proctoring exams. Contact your local office for information.Exams available in Australia [Read More]
Consulate General of the U.S. Sydney
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Studying in the USA
Team Australia, the EducationUSA Advising Centers in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane, are the proud recipients of a 2003 Excellence Award for Overseas Educational Advising Centers. The purpose of this award is to recognize and reward the outstanding and innovative initiatives of overseas educational advising centers, and the important role that they play in the field of international educational exchange.11 1111 Where to get information on studying in the USA ... [Read More]
International Students – Educational Information and Resources
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Australia (12/04)
Education: Years compulsory--to age 15 in all states except Tasmania, where it is 16. Literacy--85%. ... [Read More]
East Asia/ Pacific – Educational Advising Centers – EducationUSA
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Fulbright Commissions and Foundations
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