Melbourne University or UK universities? Please help!

UK universities might be considered prestigious around the world, but that doesn't mean Australian unis aren't. ANU, Melbourne and Sydney can certainly compete with any university in the UK apart from Oxbridge and maybe LSE/Imperial/UCL.

I would personally consider Melbourne to be more prestigious than Manchester.

IMO Melbourne would be a better choice than Nottingham or Durham (particularly for Business) but a worse choice than Bath or Warwick. Not sure about Manchester.
This is an extremely variable judgement though. If you want to live and work in Australia or the surrounding area Melbourne would be hard to beat, whereas if you want to live and work in the UK I'd say any of your UK options would be better.

Plus there's the fact that in the UK there are a handful of unis that overall do relatively poorly but for a course like Business could get you into a top program or graduate scheme like City (specifically Cass).

I'm not a business student so any part of this could be completely wrong, and hopefully someone else will point out if it is, but that's my perspective.

Go to Melbourne - the Foundation course will be much better than anything Bellerbys can offer, you'll be closer to home, there will be more Chinese/HK students there than in Britain - and the course will be more focused on the Asia-Pacific region.

Hi, I am from Hong Kong and will have to study a foundation course before university. I have a difficult choice between applying for the foundation course at Melbourne University or UK universities. If I go to UK, I would aim at unis like Manchester for the business course. Melbourne U is Australia's top university and has quite a high ranking in the world, but people seem to say that OZ unis aren't that reputable and UK unis are more prestigious. I know Manchester Uni is quite a good uni in UK as well as internationally, but comparing with Oz's top uni, I am not sure how to choose.

Also, other things to consider is the tuition cost. Oz's uni tuition is a lot higher than UK ones although UK has a high living cost. In terms of living, I personally like Europe so going to UK would allow me more chances to travel there, but I would love to live in Oz for the weather and overall city life.

Another thing to consider is that going to the Trinity College's foundation course in Melbourne may allow me to progress into Melbourne Uni easier. If I go to UK, I will most probably go to Bellerbys College which I am not sure which Uni I would end up in depending on my grades. Also, one advantage of Melbourne's foundation course is that I still get time to think clearly what I would want to major in while in UK, I will have to apply for the foundation course that focuses on an area, like business.

My sister is studying in Sydney U and it may be good to go to Oz but it is not a huge factor in this decision. Please help! Thanks!

From my friend's opinion, Melbourne really seems to be a better choice. However, I am interested in Marketing/Management (more in International management). Would studying in Australia limit my job opportunities to only in the Asia-pacific market? I mean Asian companies. I would most probably go back to Hong Kong for work if I couldn't find any in Australia/UK. But I think studying in UK has an advantage of having the chance to work with European companies with branches in Hong Kong?
In fact, one of the reasons I am interested in International management is that I could have more opportunities to travel (my passion). Just wondering if studying marketing/management in UK would be more beneficial.

The mentality of the Chinese tends to be one of everything foreign is better than domestic.

For example cars, handbags, electronics, etc. there is a craving for foerign products.

Similarly for universities, over the last decade or so, the US is perceived to be the top choice over the UK with the likes of HYSPM, trumping Oxbridge hands down, owing to the vast funding, facilities and even lifestyle one can have in the US over the UK.

The bottom line is universities in Australia or other parts of the world are not any worse than the ones you'll find at the top of most league tables.

My advice is to decide first and foremost which country you want to study / live in first, then narrow down to the list of unis.

Also, do you intend to return to HK for work or stay in the country you studied in? Having international experience is a great asset.

Thanks for the advice. In fact, both countries are fine to me for living, but I think international reputation is an important factor since I'll most likely work in Hong Kong, after some work placements overseas perhaps. I'm looking into the foundation course of KCL and hope I would be accepted. I guess it would be a better choice than Melbourne if I really could get in.

Thanks for the advice. In fact, both countries are fine to me for living, but I think international reputation is an important factor since I'll most likely work in Hong Kong, after some work placements overseas perhaps. I'm looking into the foundation course of KCL and hope I would be accepted. I guess it would be a better choice than Melbourne if I really could get in.