Hi here from adelaide. currently in my final year of computer systems engineering in adelaide uni. Like what other fellow members here said, adelaide is a peaceful and slow city. an article in a newspaper few weeks ago states that adelaide is the most affordable city for international student. i couldnt't agree more. apart from recent hikes in public transport fairs, cost of living in this city is considerably lower than in sydney or melbourne. most significant is accomodation, much lower in adelaide compared to the 2 big cities.

Hi everyone. I'm studying in Uni adelaide. yeah looks like lots of ppl in SA. Perhaps we can meet up for a drink or something huh?

I'm in Adelaide. You'll most likely be able to find part time job in chinese / asian restaurant, either as waitress or kitchen helper. That's probably the your best place to land a job. Hourly pay is about $10. Shopping malls or supermarkets usually don't prefer asians, so does western cafes or restaurants.

During the long semester break however, you may look for short term job at wine yards, vegetable farms or warehouse. They usually hire you for about few weeks to a month. Pay is about $10 to $15 per hour.

As for the working hour, if you work in restaurant, you'll work for about 4-6 hours a day, about 3 to 5 days a week. But it also depends on the restaurant. You may need to work more hours if they need you.

If given a choice, none of us would like to work in asian restaurants. I was saying its much more easier to get a job there than woolies or coles. The pay is definately higher too.

Forget Australia, just go UK. Australia too many asians already.

If you can afford to do all 4 years in Australia, by all means take that path. Twinning programs suck because the standard of local colleges is so low and you will struggle big time when you go to Australia, especially for engineering.

Another fellow former ICM engineering student. I did computer engineering at ICM too. when did u graduated from inti?

2 years. What discipline of engineering do u plan to do?

This post has been edited by nerd nation: Apr 5 2007, 08:01 AM

Dude, spoon feeding is what that is destroying the local education standard. Employers don't want graduates that were being spoon fed all the while. When you go to work your boss wont spoon feed you anymore, no one will care about you anymore. Overseas education prepares you for the working world, for the industry. But local education prepares you for the exams. Yes you just have to memorised what is written on the board, and during exams you just throw everything out. Yay you get distinction! But remember, research and understanding is what it takes to make you learn.

Not a bad idea.

nerd nation - Uni Adelaide, Computer Systems Engineering, 4th Year final semester

watever,

Uni Adelaide is much better than Uni SA. Standard is higher, its one of the G8 unis, better lecturers, world ranking is much higher compared to uni SA.

Just like UQ, Uni Adelaide is theory based as well. I don't know how about uni SA though.

There are a few great professor in the department of E & E Engineering. Though there are also some new lecturers whom I think are inexperienced. Overall standard is very high, one of the highest in Australia.

ANU is the top uni in Aus but you have to be really good to enter. UQ and UNSW are also popular for engineering. Actually they are more or less the same (except ANU). The thing that matters is which city you prefer to go. Adelaide has slightly lower cost of living compared to bigger cities like Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Some say Adelaide is boring, believe me when you are doing a course like engineering, you won't even have time to go for entertainment. Well Adelaide is quite good for studying, slow pace and well organised.

4 years

own cooking would cost you about $2 to $4 per meal depends on what you cook.

I'm in Adelaide. Rental depends on the location. In the city it could cost you from $130 to $190 per week, excluding bills. In the suburbs, about $80 to $120 depending on how far away from city. A lunch averages about $5 to $8. Dinner would cost more. Best is to do your own cooking if you wanna save. Overall living cost in Adelaide is lower compared to bigger cities like Melbourne, Sydney, or Brisbane.

The rental is for 1 room. For one whole unit, you can check the rental here http://www.realestate.com.au/

I was an engineering student. Just graduated.

Indeed. I don't even have time to go home and rest let even cook. In fact I spent more time in the computer suite than at home, which helped save my electricity bills a bit. So yeah another way to save money? stay in the uni.

Yes. Studio has one bedroom and a kitchen attached to the living room. I have friends who used to live in a studio in the city centre. They were paying $270 for it. It's quite big actually, 3 of them could share the bedroom.

Cheesenium was right. I was doing CSE.

Dr Wen Soong? ahh everyone in the school of EE knows Wen Soong is a very nice lecturer. He didn't teach me though but I approaced him before regarding work experience. He is a really really nice guy. He had just returned after a year long study leave and everyone is happy to see him back in the department again.

Studios are usually in the city center. They are not very popular among students because of the layout. I am not quite sure how many of these are there in the city. You can check out www.realestate.com.au

Did you mean how long it takes for the visa to be granted? As far as I could remember, it took about 1 to 2 months or so.