IDP Education to host their biannual Australian Open Day across the Middle East

20 top Australian universities will be taking part in IDP's Australian education exhibition, which is set to begin in Jordan on 11th September 2013.

The exhibition which will be held across the Middle East will give prospective students and their families a chance to meet and interact with university representatives and international officers from a number of top universities across Australia. Some of the universities that will be represented include those from the group of eight such as University of Melbourne, Monash University, and University of New South Wales.

Australia is one of the top three destinations globally for international students who make up over 20% of the total student population in the country. This popularity as a destination has been growing in 2013 with student enrolments up 3.3% over the same time last year.

Maher El Bakry, Regional Director of IDP Education in the Middle East said “The Australia Open Day is a unique opportunity for undergraduate and postgraduate students across the Middle East to learn first-hand about the excellent educational opportunities available in Australia.”

Courses such as business management and engineering have always been popular with students from the Middle East, however recently there has been an increase in more specialized degrees such as media studies, communications and logistics and supply chain management.

Rohan Rego, Australian Client Relationship Manager for IDP Education in the Middle East commented that “The high quality of Australian education offers a great platform for students to benefit from the international experience as well as excellent career opportunities.”

IDP Education is the largest provider of student placement services in the world with over 90 offices in more than 30 countries including 12 offices across the Middle East. To date, IDP has placed more than 300,000 students into universities, colleges and other educational institutions in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand.

IDP counsellors will be on hand to assist students with completing applications at the event and normal application fees will be waived for all applicants on that day.

The events are free to attend and will be held from 11th September 2013 till 19th September 2013 and will cover the following cities:

Amman, Jordan: 11th September
Al Ain, UAE:  13th September
Abu Dhabi, UAE: 14th September
Dubai, UAE:  15th September
Muscat, Oman:  16th September
Kuwait, Kuwait:  17th September
Manama, Bahrain: 19th September
For a full list of participating universities, event timings and venues, please visit www.middleeast.idp.com/events/australia.aspx
IDP, a proud owner of the internationally recognized IELTS test, will be hosting free information sessions about the IELTS English proficiency test during the events in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Muscat and Kuwait. IELTS is accepted for both study and migration by over 8000 universities, institutions, government bodies and employers in more than 135 countries around the world including Australia, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Ireland.