Australian National University
Location: Canberra, ACT, Australia
Website: www.anu.edu.au (see information for exchange students)
Language of instruction: English
Terms: Spring semester (February-June aka Term 1) // Fall semester (July-November aka Term 2)
Highlights
- ANU is a world-leading university in Australia's capital city, Canberra. Our location points to our unique history, ties to the Australian Government and special standing as a resource for the Australian people.
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Our focus on excellence in research and education ensures our graduates are in demand the world-over, well-prepared to address complex contemporary challenges.
Accessibility
- The ANU Access and Inclusion Office provides accessibility supports. Students can register with this office to set up adjustments.
- Students can include any details regarding their accessibility needs as part of their initial accommodation application and this will be addressed by ANU Accommodation Services. If students require assistance liaising with Accommodation Services or the Access and Inclusion Office, ANU Global Programs are happy to assist. More information is available here.
Area of study
- Arts and social sciences
- Computer sciences and engineering
- Psychology
- Earth sciences
- Physics
- Artificial intelligence
- Languages
- Political sciences
- International relations
- Commerce, business, finance and accounting
- Actuarial studies
- Astronomy
- Law
Course catalogue
- To find specific courses, go to ANU's catalogue search.
Credits
Credits at ANU:
- Full-time option: 24 ANU units per semester (typically 4 courses worth 6 units each), which is roughly equal to 7.5 UVic units
Course Evaluations at UVic:
- Once accepted, UVic exchange students will be able to submit ANU courses to UVic for evaluation. The results will indicate how many UVic units each ANU course is worth, as well as the course equivalency.
- Students must use the evaluation results to ensure their ANU courses credits add up to the equivalent UVic units.
- This evaluation process opens in late September for Spring exchange terms and in late March for Fall exchange terms. Evaluations take 4-6 weeks for results to be made available.
- Course evaluations results are tentative until the end of the exchange term, when a final evaluation is conducted by UVic Records using your ANU transcript, and the results are applied to your UVic transcript.
Exchange credit history
See the exchange credit history listing of courses that have been previously evaluated from Australian National University. Note that this is a guide only, and not a guarantee that your courses would be evaluated in the same way.
Housing
- On-campus housing: Guaranteed
- Off-campus housing: Available
More information about housing options and costs at ANU is available on their accommodation website
Medical Insurance, Immigration & Arrival
- If you accept the offer of a place and your enrolment is confirmed, you will then be provided with an electronic Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) which will enable you to apply for a student visa. All exchange and study abroad students must obtain a subclass 500 student visa before arriving in Australia.
- For further information please contact the Australian Embassy in Ottawa or visit the Australian Department of Home Affairs website.
- It is a condition of your student visa that you take out Overseas Student Health Cover (OSGC). ANU will assist you in making this payment before a student visa is issued.
- OSGC pricing can be found on this page.
- More information is available at ANU's Exchange Homepage.
SDGs-in-Action
Add a United Nations CIFAL qualification to your international experience (and your CV!) by taking the SDGs-In-Action challenge. Below are resources and some of the many ways to get involved at Australian National University.
- ANU+
- Check out the ANU+ program, a volunteering and leadership skills program run by the Australian National University, for volunteering ideas. They have an external and internal volunteering database.
- Student communities
- Get involved with the student-run organizations at Australian National University such as Community Connect, a food relief service for students experiencing food insecurity, or the Kitchen Garden program.