UNSW Sydney starts roadshows to attract Indian students

NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 19: University of New South Wales (UNSW) held the first of its open days series in Delhi to attract new high-school graduates from across India as part of a multi-city roadshow to give them a first look at the range of higher-education opportunities and career tracks on offer at one of the top-ranked teaching and research institutions in the world.

Hundreds of students and their parents attended the multimedia event, complemented by an immersive experience, at the Shangri-La hotel in the heart of the capital, learning for free about the various aspects of student life and employability at the Sydney-based university.

The India Open Days series themed around “employability of international students” will now travel to Chennai (November 20 at Taj Coromandel Hotel); Pune (November 22 at JW Marriott Hotel) and Mumbai (November 23 at Nehru Center).

At the Delhi event, faculty members and representatives from various academic streams and departments of UNSW interacted with visitors to make sure prospective students leave knowing exactly what by the QS 45-ranked Australian university can do for them and their futures.

Blair Slater, who heads the Global Employability department at UNSW, spoke on the university's wide-ranging career development and work placement programs that make sure students are highly employable upon graduation. At an interactive session with students and parents, Slater explained how the university's world-class teaching and research setup help students maximize their potential and thrive in the global world of work.