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For over 40 years, Tasmania has been a destination of choice for both domestic and international students across all education sectors. Particularly from countries in Asia, Europe and North and South America, international students choose Tasmania for the opportunity to learn from internationally recognised scientists, researchers, chefs, and artists, to name a few.
International students are welcomed into all levels of education: primary and secondary schools, TasTAFE for vocational education and training (VET) qualifications, and UTAS for undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications. Tasmania has all the ingredients to help international students accomplish their goals and achieve their very best. Students can take advantage of Tasmania’s natural strengths: its safe and friendly culture, world-renowned natural environment, modern and connected city and country living, its high-quality food, lower costs of living, lower numbers of international students than other Australian regions and a healthy lifestyle in a genuine English-speaking community.

In Tasmania, education is valued and is strongly supported by government, the research community and industry.

Education in Tasmania is globally recognised with UTAS ranked in the top two per cent of universities worldwide. Tasmania’s strengths are in the Antarctic, marine, medicine, agriculture, and tourism sectors. With education institutions located across the state, Tasmania is well positioned to offer high demand, industry specific qualifications in sectors such as advanced manufacturing, agri-tech and innovation, tourism, medicine, and teaching.

The Tasmanian Government understands the importance of these sectors and aims to increase local and international students, align higher education with current and future workforce needs through initiatives to enhance student experience in Tasmania by supporting deep relationships between industry, and research and educational institutions in the state.

It is the close collaboration between the University of Tasmania and the Tasmanian Government that exceeds common levels of collaboration in other places in the world which will ensure that skills and expertise are aligned with the future requirements and needs of the island state. The University of Tasmania has a diverse population with student enrolments from 157 different countries. Prior to Covid-19 and international borders closing, there were 1 478 higher degree research (HDR) students, and of these, 37 per cent were international.

The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is in the top two per cent of universities world-wide.
UTAS is ranked amongst the best in the world for earth and marine sciences and agriculture and forestry. It also performs above world standard in astronomical and space sciences, chemistry, biological sciences, environmental science and medicine, sociology, and fisheries sciences.
Tasmanian Government has a partnership agreement with UTAS to align higher education with current and future workforce needs while delivering research projects that build innovation capacity for new industries.
TasTAFE is the leading vocational training provider in the state and is funded to provide student pathways, apprenticeships and traineeships across a significant range of sectors.
Skills Tasmania provides support, advice, industry-focused workforce development plans and funding to deliver quality vocational training to meet industry needs.