Career and Scope of Engineering in Australia

Australia is not only a beautiful country but is also a host of exciting career options- Engineering the most popular one. Well, if you are thinking of immigrating to Australia (because who doesn’t want to move to Australia?), and especially if you want to make your career in the field of Engineering, then you must pack your bags and sail right into the country.

According to the QS World University Rankings by Subject for 2018, universities in Australia holds high rank for fields like Civil, Mineral & Mining, Electrical & Electronic, and Mechanical Engineering.

In Australia, Engineering courses are updated regularly in order to stay at par with the technological up-gradation. Australian universities are famous for research programmes that range from quantum computing, environmentally friendly waste disposal, and membrane technology, etc.

The students are encouraged to pursue internships alongside their course which helps in gaining work experience. They are also exposed to students from different countries, giving them access to unique ideas, perspectives, and opinions, while creating phenomenal opportunities to connect with some of the most intelligent people from all over the world.

Females’ enrollment into the engineering course is comparatively higher than other countries, which reflects the broad and progressive thinking of the environment.

Australia being a relatively young country, there remains a great deal of room for further development of infrastructure. As it is a growing country, a number of planned communities yet to be built and it will take engineering professionals with the relevant knowledge to build them. Therefore, Civil Engineering is a very good option for the students to choose from.

Australian universities provide real-life experiences to the Engineering students so that they become well equipped to handle the pressures of the corporate life and dealing with change, which is particularly important in a field like engineering that is known to evolve on a day-to-day basis.

Several student-led programmes are run by the universities such as the solar racing team, car designing team etc. which offer them the opportunity to gain working experience while fostering an atmosphere of competition, teamwork, and fun.

The country has some of the biggest and most influential industrial relations in the country and across the globe. Most of the internships get converted into full-time employment after graduation, depending upon the individual student's competence, knowledge, and performance.

Here is the list of popular engineering universities in Australia:

• ·        University of Melbourne
• ·        The University of New South Wales (UNSW Australia)
• ·        The University of Sydney
• ·        Monash University
• ·        The University of Queensland
• ·        The Australian National University
• ·        RMIT University
• ·        Queensland University of Technology
• ·        University of Technology Sydney
• ·        The University of Adelaide

Australia is currently experiencing a shortage of engineers, especially in states like Western Australia and Queensland. Thus the international students studying engineering have strong prospects of gaining employment in Australia. The engineering graduates working in Australia can also expect to earn high salaries. According to the recent studies, engineering graduates, on average, earn one of the highest salaries of any field. So what are you waiting for?...