AFTER completing high school or graduation, most of the students in Pakistan face a dilemma. Should they stay and get higher education, or try and go abroad for the same reason? A number of students decide to go abroad. If we look into our own history we will find that many of our leaders and freedom fighters went abroad for higher education and when they came back they turned out to be very important and highly esteemed personalities for Pakistan.
It is for this reason that a number of web sites exist that cater to the needs of Pakistani students who want to have a better future, with the help of a degree from the UK or America or Australia. And one of the web sites that really caters to these needs, is the Pakistani chapter of the British Council www.britishcouncil.org.pk.
Though this site has been up and running for some time now, recently it got a major facelift and is really up to the task. The British Council people have put a lot of information for all those who are interested in getting educated in the UK. By clicking on the ‘Get Qualified’ section, students can get just the information they want for a variety of UK-based examinations and assessments. As all of you, who aspire to go to England for higher education know, that ILETS is an imperative tool to that end. Therefore, this site not only gives you the information about ILETS, it also serves you online results.
At the ‘Education’ link, a range of options for students are at hand to promote English learning and teaching. By following on ‘Study in UK’ it takes you to another useful web site, http://www.educationuk.org/pk/.
This is a very useful site for Pakistani students, interested in studying for a UK course or qualification. Students can have a lot of course advises in ‘Study Advise’ section. However, realizing the fact that studying in UK is an expensive affair, this site answers all the questions related to your expenses. For example, how much will it cost to study undergraduate, postgraduate or to live in UK.
The best thing about this site is its quick search for your appropriate course. Just type the name of the course you want to study, type of attendance and location, e.g. where do you want to study in UK? And you will have a list of colleges and universities in front of you.
The list doesn’t only display the names of the colleges and universities, but it also provides their address and the procedure, as how to get registered in a particular college or university. Some of them provide online registration as well. In addition, it helps you with a location map as well.
You can also get yourself registered on this web site and get online updates.
It’s interesting to know that there is a Pakistani site that helps students aspiring to go and study in Italy. And the web link to that is http://www.italcons.org.pk/Culturale/universities/index.htm. A list of Italian universities is provided and for the convenience of students, and Italian map is here. Therefore, a student can just click on a particular city, and he or she can have appropriate information of their desired location.
The most important thing about studying in Italy is that instead of ILETS, CILS (Certificate in Italian as a foreign language — Siena) or CELI (Italian language knowledge certificate — Perutia) or any other equivalent certificate is required. Foreign students who do not have such a certificate must take the Italian exam in Italy. And outside Italy, the exam may be taken at the Italian institutes of culture.
Now to an eastern country that is very much Western. Yes it’s Australia. Studying in the land of the kangaroos is no less demanding than studying in UK. In fact many of our students prefer going to Australia now a days. And to that end, http://www.auspak.edu.pk/aus_home.asp provides as much information for Australia as the information provided for UK. This site has got all the appropriate data and links to all the well-known universities in Australia.
In the ‘Visa and Admission’ section you can have access to links that provide you the information about all the requirements, visa procedure and documents required for getting visa.
By clicking on a particular name of a college or a university, you can have access to the link of that particular college or university and have their contact address. Online inquiry is one of the plus points of this site. Students can have online registration by giving all the required information by filling out a form.
Questions related to ILETS, course fee, working students, sponsors, minimum qualification required, and many more are nicely answered in FAQs.
A twin of this site is http://www.auspak.edu.pk/nz_home.asp. This link provides the same information for New Zealand as it provides for Australia. The only difference about this web site is its words of encouragement. The site says that New Zealand is one of the world’s least crowded countries and that is why it is a heaven for those seeking peace, rejuvenation and relaxation.
Another destination for those who want to study in Australia http://www.aeo.com.pk. The site is simple and easy to use. It gives you the complete schedule of ILETS tests. The best thing about this site is the list of universities. Each university is introduced with a little introduction and by clicking on the logo of each university you can have access to the home page of that particular university. In addition, you can also send your feedback and they can be shown on this web site.
So stop wasting your time. Start clicking on these web sites and have your future at your finger tips.
AFTER completing high school or graduation, most of the students in Pakistan face a dilemma. Should they stay and get higher education, or try and go abroad for the same reason? A number of students decide to go abroad. If we look into our own history we will find that many of our leaders and freedom fighters went abroad for higher education and when they came back they turned out to be very important and highly esteemed personalities for Pakistan.
