University of Wollongong

IMPORTANT NOTE: Exchange spaces are not currently available at this partner institution for 2024/2025

Location: Wollongong, New South Wales
Instagram: @uow
Website: www.uow.edu.au (see info for exchange students)
Language of instruction: English
Terms: Term 1: Feb-June; term 2: July-Nov

Highlights

The university is a leading Australian research and teaching institution and rated in the top 2% of universities in the world by The Times Higher Education – QS World University Rankings 2008
Wollongong is a dynamic, multicultural city located on the beautiful Australian coast and only 80 kilometers from Sydney
Wollongong is regarded as Australia's most "livable" regional city and offers a broad range of dining, cultural, shopping and outdoor pursuits

Accessibility

The Student Accessibility and Inclusion Team provides accessibility supports.
Students should first contact the Office of Student Mobility at study-overseas@uow.edu.au to set up supports.
UOW asks students to disclose their accessibility needs during the application process to be best supported.

Area of study

FACULTY OF LAW, HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS: Arts, English and Media; Humanities and Social Inquiry; Law
FACULTY OF BUSINESS: Accounting, Economics and Finance; Management, Operations and Marketing; Business
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES: Education; Health and Society; Geography and Sustainable Communities; Psychology
FACULTY OF SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND HEALTH: Biological Sciences; Chemistry; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Medicine; Nursing
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION SCIENCES: Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering; Physics; Mechanical, Materials and Mechatronic Engineering; Computing and Information Technology; Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering; Mathematics and Applied Statistics

See course catalogue for full course selection.

Exchange credit history

Exchange credit history: See the exchange credit history listing of courses that have been previously evaluated from University of Wollongong. 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: Available in catered, flexi-catered, and self-catered options. See the University of Wollongong's Accommodation Services website for details.
Off-campus housing: Available. Homestay is also offered. See the Accommodation Services website for details.

Medical Insurance, Immigration & Arrival

The UOW Office of Global Student Mobility will email you an electronic confirmation of
enrolment (eCOE) once you have accepted your offer and your payment has been
processed. You will use this eCOE when applying for your Australian student visa (visa sub class 500 Non Award). Learn more at the student visa page.

How to apply

Learn how to apply or sign up to receive emails about studying on exchange at a partner university. We will send you information about events, application deadlines, funding opportunities, and more!