{"id":1023603,"date":"2025-01-02T11:30:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T01:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soledu.net\/au\/?p=1023603"},"modified":"2025-01-02T11:30:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T01:30:28","slug":"australia-institutions-news-update-25-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soledu.net\/au\/news\/australia-institutions-news-update-25-december-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia Institutions News Update 25 December 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div data-vc-full-width=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-temp=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-init=\"false\" data-vc-stretch-content=\"true\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex\"><\/div><div class=\"vc_row-full-width vc_clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><strong>Victoria University (VU) \u2013 Admissions and Scholarships for 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Admission Deadlines<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Offshore (India, Nepal, Pakistan): Submit applications at least 6 weeks before the intake.<\/li>\n<li>Offshore (Other regions): Submit at least 4 weeks before the intake.<\/li>\n<li>Onshore Undergraduate\/HE Diploma: Monday of Week 1.<\/li>\n<li>Onshore Postgraduate: Wednesday of Week 1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Early Childhood Education Scholarships<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Graduate Diploma: 20% tuition fee reduction.<\/li>\n<li>Bachelor\u2019s Programs: 25% tuition fee reduction.<br \/>\nScholarships are available for February and April 2025 intakes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Student Benefits<\/strong>:<br \/>\nVU\u2019s block model allows students to focus on one subject at a time in small class sizes, with guaranteed placements for hands-on learning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>UNSW Sydney Updates<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Australian Government has implemented Ministerial Directive 111, replacing Directive 107. UNSW is currently assessing its impact on students, with updates expected in January 2025.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Holiday Operations<\/strong>: UNSW Sydney and UNSW College remain closed until 6 January 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Western Sydney University \u2013 Sydney City Campus<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Quarter 1, 2025 Orientation<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Date: 6 January 2025<\/li>\n<li>Time: 1\u20134 PM<\/li>\n<li>Location: Level 4, 255 Elizabeth Street, Sydney<br \/>\nOrientation is mandatory for all international students starting their programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>New Majors in Bachelor of Information Systems<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Business Analytics<\/li>\n<li>Cybersecurity Management<\/li>\n<li>Network Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Campus Status<\/strong>: Sydney City Campus remains closed until 3 January 2025. Operations resume on 6 January.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Bond University \u2013 January 2025 Semester<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Orientation begins on 14 January 2025, with classes starting on 20 January.<\/li>\n<li>Bond is recognized as Australia\u2019s top university for teaching (2024), according to AFR Best Universities Rankings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>TAFE Queensland \u2013 Scholarship Opportunities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Applications for the 2025 Associate Degree in Civil Engineering Scholarship are<a href=\"https:\/\/go.tafeqld.edu.au\/EB-News-2024-12-09-Tafe-Talk_Scholarship-Opportunity.html\"> open<\/a>. Eligible students can benefit from tuition fee reductions for programs starting in Semester 1 or 2, 2025.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Office Status<\/strong>: TAFE Queensland remains closed until 6 January 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 30px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victoria University (VU) \u2013 Admissions and Scholarships for 2025 Admission Deadlines: Offshore (India, Nepal, Pakistan): Submit applications at least 6 weeks before the intake. Offshore (Other regions): Submit at least 4 weeks before the intake. Onshore Undergraduate\/HE Diploma: Monday of Week 1. Onshore Postgraduate: Wednesday of Week 1. 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