The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations regulates the education and training sector’s involvement with overseas students studying in Australia on student visas. It does this through the Education Services for Overseas Students legislative framework (ESOS).
Important: First of all, if you intend to apply, please tell us at Denne e-postadressen er beskyttet mot programmer som samler e-postadresser. Du må aktivere JavaScript for å kunne se adressen ! That way, we can make sure you get your English certificates, and be of help with the application. As a Noroff student you should put NOROFF as "agent" on the application form.
- Do I need studiekompetanse to study at Deakin?
It's not a demand from Deakin. But to get financial funding from Lånekassen, you need to fulfill several requirements. One of these requirements are studiekompetanse. Lånekassen can make exceptions, if you are 25 years old or more and have what's called realkompetanse. Please visit Lånekassen's homepage for further information.
If you have loan with Lånekassen, and are going to finance your further studies on your own, i.e. without financial support from Lånekassen, remember to inform Lånekassen that you are still a student. If not, your loan will increase due to the interest rate, and you will be asked to pay back.
- How about my English skills?
If either of these statements are true, you're safe anda good to go:- You have a grade 4 or better on your Secondary School Diploma (vitnemål fra videregående skole or equivalent) and by the time you start at Deakin it will be less than four (4) years old.
- You have another English test results (IELTS, TOEFL) fulfilling Deakin's requirements and the result will be less than two (2) years old when you start at Deakin.
- You have a DUELI test result fulfilling Deakin's requirements and the result will be less than nine (9) months old when you start at Deakin. See below for info on DUELI.
Please provide documentation.
If you said no to both: If your English grade from secondary school (videregående) is more than four (4) years old when you start your Deakin course, it's expired. And, if any other test result is more than two (2) years old, it's expired. Solution: You may need to take a new English test. Read on...
This is the requirements in addition to the five/two years expiration rule:
If you have an English grade from Secondary School (videregående skole) that is 4 or better, you're safe. If not, you'll need to take the DUELI, IELTS- or a computer based TOEFL test.
Look up the requirements here: http://www.deakin.edu.au/future-students/international/apply-entry/english-req.php
If you have a grade 4 or better on your Secondary School Diploma (vitnemål fra videregående skole or equivalent) BUT by the time you start at Deakin it will be MORE than four (4) years old, please first contact Noroff's International Study Advisor before completing English language testing.
DUELI
A DUELI test is a 60 minutes written test where you are supposed to write a text (of approximately 200 words) on a given subject. This test can be taken by all Noroff campuses. Contact your local campus to set a date and time for your test. We recommend that you take this test, as it's free of cost and the result is returned pretty quickly by Deakin.
If you fail, you can train some more on your English, and resit the test.
IELTS/TOEFL
If you'd rather pay for a test, you'll find some valuable information here: The British Council. You'll find even more information regarding the IELTS- and TOEFL-tests on the home page of Universitetet i Oslo, the Folkuniversitetet i Oslo homepage, and probably on the ANSA homepage, or Google.
What if I fail on all of the tests?
Deakin offers an English course prior to the ordinary semester start. If you fail the DUELI tests, they will suggest a course for you, based on your result. You'll find more information on this course at http://www.deakin.edu.au/future-students/international/dueli/courses/eap.php. We recommend those who fail - and have some months left prior to the semester start- to read English novels or other books they may like - and practice their written, academic English, and then resit the DUELI test at one of the Noroff campuses.
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Common mistakes when applying to Lånekassen for financial support
When you apply to Lånekassen, do not choose the option that says something like "utdanningen inngår i en norsk grad".
You get your degree from the Deakin University, not from Noroff. You've received your prior education from Noroff, and the University has evaluated Noroff programs to be of such a high standard that 2 year Noroff Diploma graduates can start directly at year three.
So, when applying to Lånekassen, do NOT say that the degree is part of a Norwegian education/degree. - Where can I find an overview of all acreditations Deakin offers me as a Noroff student?
http://www.deakin.edu.au/courses/advanced-standing/search.php has a form where you put in your courses, and let you see what Deakin can offer.
29.09.2008: That page is not up to date, so please do not trust it.
- When can I start my Deakin course?
As Australia is located on the other side of the planet, they also have different seasons than Norway. Deakin has recently moved from a “semester” system to a “trimester” system. Deakin has three trimesters, with options to start courses for Trimester 1 and Trimester 2 only. Trimester 1 starts early March, and the Trimester 2 starts mid July.
If you plan to go to Deakin, we recommend that you apply to start in Trimester 1 (early March) the year after you finished your Noroff studies. You will then finish your Deakin course in late October.
However, it is also possible to apply to start in Trimester 2 (i.e. July) and then take Trimester 1 the following year. You will then get the Australian summer vacation in between and have your Deakin course completed the end June. Depending on the course, if you start in Trimester 2 you may be able to enrol in Trimester 3, which starts early November and finishes late February.
If you chose to start in Trimester 1, you should start your application process right before or right after your summer vacation the year before (or even earlier, if you'd prefer). Then you will have plenty of time to get all papers in place, and even be able to get some cheap flight tickets!
If you want to start in Trimester 2, please start thinking about applying before Christmas the year before (your last year at Noroff). If you read this and think: "What? I'm all too late!" - don't panic! Read the rest of this, apply and contact Denne e-postadressen er beskyttet mot programmer som samler e-postadresser. Du må aktivere JavaScript for å kunne se adressen immediately to inform what you applied for. We can do a lot of things quickly.
Remember you have to complete your Noroff courses before you can start at Deakin. If you are missing any exams you need to take them as soon as possible.
Below is some information regarding this matter as related to different courses. Most of our students are enrolling in A358 Bachelor of Film and Digital Media. This is a popular program which has a strong intake in Trimester 2 and hence a large number of units on offer. A similar situation exists for A300 Bachelor of Arts and A328 BA (Media and Communication). So for these courses there is no problem starting in July. There are a relatively large number of domestic students starting in Trimester 2, so socialisation, sequencing and order of subjects is not a problem in these courses. However, Deakin may have trouble getting your final results from Noroff in time to enrol, or you may want more time to prepare for your adventure overseas, so in most case it may be best to wait until Trimester 1.
A355 Bachelor of Creative Arts (Graphic Design), may be a little more problematic. If you are interested in enrolling in this course for Trimester 2, please first contact Noroff's International Study Advisor at Denne e-postadressen er beskyttet mot programmer som samler e-postadresser. Du må aktivere JavaScript for å kunne se adressen .
- How do I apply?
The link http://www.deakin.edu.au/future-students/international/apply-entry.php makes a good start for applying. There's the Online Application Form, just click a few hundred links first :).
When you're going to find the correct course to apply for, Deakin and Noroff has found that the best courses to apply for is either A358 or A355.
On large universities as Deakin, a lot of courses can have pretty similar names, so be sure to use the right code.
A358: Bachelor of Film and Digital Media, major in ....
...Film: Film- and Video / Film students apply for this
...Animation: 3D Film students apply for this
...Animation or Photography: MMD / DMK students apply for this.
A355 Bachelor of Creative Arts (Graphic Design)
MMD / DMK students wanting the Graphic design degree, please apply for this.
Credit for Prior Learning
One of the pages in the application form asks for prior learning, and if you want to apply for credit transfer. Check this box! What it means is that they will look at your Noroff certificates and see if you fullfill the requirements in the Deakin-Noroff agreement (as you probably know as 2+1).
When you have applied, please send an email to Denne e-postadressen er beskyttet mot programmer som samler e-postadresser. Du må aktivere JavaScript for å kunne se adressen to notify us. If you send a copy of the email receipt from the application form it's very good. If you include a scan of your vitnemål fra videregående skole we will send that to Deakin along with your Noroff certificates.
When you leave for Australia, you will need to bring along your original certificates / vitnemål, to show Deakin.
Log in to student.noroff.no and update your personal information. We will not update them manually.
Step 2: Acceptance form
When you get an (Conditional) Offer from Deakin you must tell them if you accept the offer or not. This is done by filling out and returning a pdf document containing the Acceptance Form and the Payment of Fees Form. See the next list item to learn how to fill in the Payment of Fees Form.
Return the Acceptance Form to Deakin by using the address information given on the form. (Please do notify Denne e-postadressen er beskyttet mot programmer som samler e-postadresser. Du må aktivere JavaScript for å kunne se adressen so that we have an overview of the process and can be of better help.)
Please send your student number to Denne e-postadressen er beskyttet mot programmer som samler e-postadresser. Du må aktivere JavaScript for å kunne se adressen . If we are to send emails on your behalf, it makes it a lot easier (and faster to process) if we can include your student number. You could of course send a copy of your offer to us.
If you get a Conditional Offer, you can still accept it, but you will not get the Confirmation of Enrollment (eCoE) before the conditions are met. If you are to start in July (immediately after finishing your Noroff course) you should definitely accept you conditional offer, as you have very little time to sort things out after the end of the Noroff school year.
- How do I fill in the Payment of Fees Form?
First: All fields named anything including DUELI can be ignored, unless you have to complete an English course at Deakin.
Here is a link to the Acceptance Form and Payment of Fees Form. And here is an example of a filled in form.
Norwegian students don't get their financial funding from Lånekassen before the university has given the student an electronic Confirmation of Enrolment (eCOE). Before you get this eCOE (or just COE), you need to accept the offer by returning the Offer Acceptance Form AND pay a deposit to Deakin.
This means that when you accept the offer, you pay a deposit of A$500. This amount is written in the Payment of Fees form in the row » Award (degree) or Study Abroad students.
The rest of the tuition fee is payed when you receive your financial support from Lånekassen.
If you are supported by Lånekassen, you are still taken care of by the Norwegian health care, and you do not need OSHC. You should consider signing up for a student insurrance, thou. Talk to your current insurrance company, or check out ANSA's offer on this.
You'll find the Pre-departure guide on this page.
Send your Acceptance form to Denne e-postadressen er beskyttet mot programmer som samler e-postadresser. Du må aktivere JavaScript for å kunne se adressen .
Returning signed:
> Offer Acceptance Form,
> Payment of Fees Form,
> Evidence of Payment (only applicable for payments made via bank draft or telegraphic transfer) - How do I apply for a place to live?
To live on campus is called "on campus residence".
You can apply online here: http://www.deakin.edu.au/studentlife/residences/
You will find valuable information for future students here: http://www.deakin.edu.au/future-students/international/coming-aus/index.php
It's some important key dates you may want to mark in your calendar. You'll find them here:
http://www.deakin.edu.au/studentlife/residences/key-dates1.php
You may check out the tip from some of our former students, see the link "Boligtips" on top of the page.
Yet another page, which our students recommend, is this one: http://www.dusa.org.au.
If you intend to apply for either airport pickup, temporary accommodation or both, the link can be found at:
http://www.deakin.edu.au/currentstudents/international/living/airport/index.php
- Who can help getting my kid(s) into kindergarten?
You can contact the International Student Advisors: http://www.deakin.edu.au/current-students/international/deakin/isa/contacting-isas.php#melbourne_campus_at_burwood__1
- Where do I find information regarding the costs of living and studying in Australia?
On http://www.deakin.edu.au/international/prospective/ you'll find a lot of information on getting to Australia. You'll also find an overview of the living costs in Australia. Since a lot of you ask specifically ask about that, we've added this direct link such information:
http://www.deakin.edu.au/current-students/international/living/index.php
- Where do I get my student visa?
www.immi.gov.au
- Do I need to have complete Noroff certificates (completed your studies) before starting at the university?
Yes, you do. You can apply, but you'll require your Noroff certificates when you arrive and enrol at Deakin.
- Who can I contact if I have questions I'd like answers to BEFORE sending my application?
For general enquiries and course information (not applications): Denne e-postadressen er beskyttet mot programmer som samler e-postadresser. Du må aktivere JavaScript for å kunne se adressen
You should first check with your Noroff agent at Denne e-postadressen er beskyttet mot programmer som samler e-postadresser. Du må aktivere JavaScript for å kunne se adressen , to see if they can answer your question, which they probably can, as they are familiar with the advanced standings agreements.
- Who can I contact if I have questions regarding my application?
You should first contact your Noroff agent, Denne e-postadressen er beskyttet mot programmer som samler e-postadresser. Du må aktivere JavaScript for å kunne se adressen , to see if they can help.
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- How long will it take to get an answer?
For the followings course application categories, Deakin are working toward turnaround times of:
• DUELI (English language) – 2 days following submission of complete application
• Undergraduate, Postgraduate – 2 to 3 weeks following submission of complete application
• Deakin Higher Degrees by Research – 6 weeks following submission of complete application
