Alright, you finish school,
you've chosen what you want to study, and now you've got to pick which university you go to.
What do you look for? So many options, I've got no idea but I tell you one thing,
there is only one university that let's me ride around in a golf cart,
driven by the guild president. Welcome to the
University of Western Australia. "Oh hey man you must be Hans,"
"Cam my man!" "Jump in." "Thanks mate, drive"
Also known as UWA, this place is the oldest uni in Western Australia, and has seen some of the best
and brightest from right around the world rise through their ranks.
Today, I'm getting a tour of this amazing campus thanks to the Guild President
Cameron,
and the scientific Majesty of electric golf cart engineering.
Now that we're traveling at an express pace, Sure. I'm gonna ask you some questions.
First of all,
You're the guild president here at UWA, what does that involve?
Well, for the most part my work is student representation. So every time the university makes a decision
whether it's about the rules of a course, or how to spend scarce resources,
they come to me for a student perspective. So, I've got to make sure that I meet
every different kind of student so that I can represent their interest. Mate,
just cruising around at a leisurely pace here
this campus looks amazing. It's pretty good. It is pretty, is that why you picked Udub?
look it was one of the factors, for me though what's really important is that UWA
is about the full student experience.
It's not just the really top course quality, I mean you know we are the only
top 100 University in Western Australia.
But it's also about the other things, you know the clubs, the Societies
that you have so many opportunities to go and volunteer in the community and
actually learn about the world.
So what sort of courses can you study here? Is it pretty much anything, is it narrow,
what are we talking?
Well it's pretty much anything. UWA is one of only two universities
in the country
which has what we call the new courses model, which means you to three years
of a broad undergraduate degree, and you have four options.
And you can basically take studies in disciplines from pretty much
any area. What you then find watching is that once you've done your broad, three year undergraduate degree,
there's opportunities to go on to do a master's in a range of
professional areas like Law, Engineering, Medicine,
Dentistry, Architecture, there's a whole lot. Whatever you want? Pretty much.
What about social aspects? It's a university,
is there clubs? Oh absolutely. There's more than 108.
And they are all affiliated to the guild, so we give them funding and support to run every kind of event.
From you know, huge parties, to cultural events like spring feast,
as well as social justice events, there's just about anything.
The campus looks amazing, you can study absolutely everything you want to study here,
and at the end of it, you end up with a degree that's internationally recognised.
Yeah it's pretty good. I mean -you know- I remember the first thing the vice chancellor
said to me when I rocked up at uni,
was that if you leave with nothing but a degree, you haven't done it right.
And that's so true about UWA. You're good at promo Cam, thanks
mate, I really appreciate it. I've got a dart off, got another appointment with, Gailan?
yeah she's one of our new elite degree programs, the Bachelor of Philosophy,
and she's just over there. Thanks mate, you're a really good chauffeur too. Yeah good to see you mate.
I'll be back in a minute, you stay here. Well, it all sounds pretty interesting but
he would say that wouldn't he? He's the president, I better get a second opinion
from an actual student.
"Gailan, how are you going?" "Hi there, how's it going?" "So good"
I need to find out more about UWA. Alright. So let's start at the beginning,
why did you pick this amazing campus with all the birds singing?
I think the campus life is really just like what makes this university exceptional.
There are hundreds and hundreds of clubs to chose from. You can literally just go and sign up,
everyone's welcome, everyone gets involved and it's a really really fun
experience. Now you actually live on campus.
Yeah I live at St Georges, and the college system is
absolutely fantastic. I moved here, didn't really know a lot of people and
instantly got about a hundred friends, so. Awesome. It makes the first week of uni a little easier.
and all the two minute noodles you can eat. Yes. Yeah nice.
Now, I would normally do the three questions, and you would give us the edge,
But I'm going to adapt it so it's about UWA, is that cool? Yep, got it.
Number one, what do you love most about studying here?
I think the flexible core structure,
get involved in clubs, there's always something to do, you're always super busy
but you enjoy every moment of it.
Cool, so question number two, what sort of person
is best suited to -you know- being at UWA? I'd say anyone, I mean I'm
a Canadian International Student and I feel completely at home.
among all these Aussies. Aw, makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. And last question.
What's the best thing about this university over other universities?
I think that you can have your fun, you've got an amazingly flexible course
structure to choose from,
study what you want, do what you love, and at the end of it you get a great job.
Because all the employers are like, UWA, we want that guy.
Check. Or that girl, Yep Sweet, well thank you so much for answering the questions
No problem. You're the best, I'm out of here. See ya.
What an amazing campus! The University of Western Australia certainly has got a great reputation
for a reason, so, if you are on the verge of deciding where you want to study
you got to give this place a real hard look. All the info is on the website
uwa.edu.au. You could be among the best of the best!