Why we love Melbourne

The best way to find out what something is really like is to ask someone who’s done it already.

International students have been coming to Melbourne for many years. For all of them this has been their first step towards a successful future. Here is what some of them have had to say about living and studying in Melbourne.

What students say

• Dr Sudi Unketegen (wmv, 2.3 mb, )
  Dr Sudi Unketegen from India is completing his medical degree at the University of Melbourne. He is currently working at the Austin Hospital.
• Jack Kang (wmv, 2.4 mb, )
  Jack Kang from Northern China is completing his VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education) at Strathmore Secondary College, and wants to further his studies in Melbourne.
• Mai Xuan Le (wmv, 1.9 mb, )
  Mai Xuan Le from Vietnam is completing a Master of Education Degree at Monash University. She will return to Vietnam.
• Pook Siddhigu (wmv, 1.9 mb, )
  Pook Siddhigu is from Thailand and is completing her VCE at MLC (Methodist Ladies College) in Melbourne. Pook wants to attend university in Melbourne.
• Reece Fay (wmv, 2.0 mb, )
  Reece Fay is from the Channel Islands and is doing a Diploma of Automotive Management at the Chisholm Institute in Melbourne.
• Ric Meng (wmv, 1.9 mb, )
  Ric Meng from China completed a Degree in Marketing in Melbourne and is now Marketing Manager at the Chisholm Institute in Melbourne.
• Sam Babaruddin (wmv, 1.9 mb, )
  Sam Babaruddin from Brunei is studying for a Media Diploma at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne.
• Wen Si (Ivy) (wmv, 2.1 mb, )
  Wen Si (Ivy) from China is studying for a Diploma of Hospitality and Commercial Cookery at Box Hill Institute of TAFE.