Australian National University Exchange

City: Canberra Country: Australia

Successful applications for exchange to this school happening in the 2025/26 school year will automatically be given a $1,000 award (no applications required)

Overview

Australian National University (ANU) is one of Australia's most prestigious universities, known for its integration of research and teaching. Located on a tranquil campus on Lake Burley Griffin next to the central business district, it boasts a theatre, thirty sports clubs and a recreational complex with two indoor climbing walls, sports fields and courts, a rowing boathouse and a sailing clubhouse.

ANU has been named the second "greenest" university in Australia!

Take an ANU campus virtual tour !

ANU's CRICOS provider code is 00120C

When Can I Go?

Terms Offered: Fall, Winter, Full Year

Term Dates:

Fall term equivalent: July - November
Winter term equivalent: February - June

Eligibility Requirements

Open to: All Faculties
Level: Undergraduate, Graduate

A cumulative GPA of at least 2.7 is required for participation in this exchange.

See Eligibility.

You must also meet the requirements for a student visa as set out by Australia's Department of Home Affairs.

Furthermore, if there will be any school-aged dependents accompanying you on the exchange then you would have to agree to pay the full set of fees for them if they are enrolled in Australian government or non-government schools.

Course Information

Language of Instruction: English

Field of Study: The only courses exchange students cannot participate in are courses offered by the School of Medicine, the Crawford School of Public Policy, and honours-level courses (4000 level courses)

ANU has very interesting internship options for exchange students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The program is called the Australian National Internships Program (ANIP) and you can make it part of your exchange experience at ANU. Exchange students to ANU must apply directly to ANIP via the online application form available on the ANIP website in addition to the regular exchange applications that must be completed for UAlberta and ANU. Applications for ANIP are open from March to April for internship placements in Semester 2 (July to November) and from August to September for internship placements in Semester 1 (February to June).

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