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It’ll be hard to sit still while you study abroad in Sydney.

You’ll be sure to visit the city’s iconic attractions, like the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House, but you’ll also start to live like an Aussie when you study abroad in Sydney, Australia. Maybe you’ll be involved in the vibrant music and arts scene, and make friends with the diverse Sydneysiders—and don’t forget to cheer on your favorite Aussie sports team!

Whether you are immersed in local student life in one our direct enrollment programs or have a full-time internship, you will always find new adventures during your Sydney study abroad experience. There’s so much to see and do, bring your camera along so you don’t miss a thing!

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Study Abroad

Sydney Direct Enrollment - Macquarie University

Sydney
,
Australia
Length:
Semester
Academic Year
Calendar Year
Language prerequisites: 
None
Estimated Cost: 
$19,200Your actual program cost may vary based on factors including your U.S. college/university and financial aid. Use this estimated cost as a guide when comparing our programs.?
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Sydney rocky seaside
Study Abroad

Sydney Direct Enrollment - University Of New South Wales

Sydney
,
Australia
Length:
Semester
Academic Year
Calendar Year
Language prerequisites: 
None
Estimated Cost: 
$19,665Your actual program cost may vary based on factors including your U.S. college/university and financial aid. Use this estimated cost as a guide when comparing our programs.?
Includes Optional: 
Part-time Internship
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Students in front of the Sydney Opera House
Study Abroad

Sydney Direct Enrollment - University Of Sydney

Sydney
,
Australia
Length:
Semester
Academic Year
Calendar Year
Language prerequisites: 
None
Estimated Cost: 
$23,350Your actual program cost may vary based on factors including your U.S. college/university and financial aid. Use this estimated cost as a guide when comparing our programs.?
Includes Optional: 
Part-time Internship
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Student at the Australian shore
Internship

Sydney Summer - Internship

Sydney
,
Australia
Length:
Summer
Language prerequisites: 
None
Estimated Cost: 
$7,310Your actual program cost may vary based on factors including your U.S. college/university and financial aid. Use this estimated cost as a guide when comparing our programs.?
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Sydney study abroad student by the Sydney Harbour
Study Abroad

Sydney Summer - Society, Sport & Leadership

Sydney
,
Australia
Length:
Summer
Language prerequisites: 
None
Estimated Cost: 
$7,090Your actual program cost may vary based on factors including your U.S. college/university and financial aid. Use this estimated cost as a guide when comparing our programs.?
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Try Sydney Desserts

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Stroll the Sydney Harbour Bridge

Capture magnificant views of the Opera House and Circular Quay. 

Walk from Bondi to Coogee

Prepare for stunning views, beaches, parks, and cliffs on this 6 km (3.37 miles) coastal walk in Sydney's eastern suburbs.

Watch a Show at the Opera House

Treat yourself to one of many spectacular performances at Sydney's most iconic venue. 

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My view walking from the bus stop to the General Post Office in Martin Place, Sydney.
Sydney

Exploring Sydney's Rich History

Post by Nicole Hawkins

Today, I took a 30-minute bus ride from my apartment to Martin Place, also known as the “civic heart” of Sydney. I disembarked and walked by a number of historic buildings and vendors until I reached the General Post Office -- not where I pictured I would be on a Wednesday afternoon. As I stood beneath the colonnades of the building, which opened its doors in 1874, I found myself in awe of the architecture that has stood there for over one hundred years. I was unaware of the post office’s existence until three hours ago and, honestly, wouldn’t have made the trip if it weren’t for an assignment for my Modern Australian Art and Cinema class. I was tasked with acting as a flaneur for the day and reporting back to my class on my experiences. First on my to-do list was figuring out what in the world a flaneur was (am I the only one who’s never heard that word?) and discovered it’s a person who unobtrusively observes the places and people around them. Once I understood my assignment, I began my observations.

I walked from the post office up George Street to The Strand Arcade, which is a covered building with arches along one or both sides and not a dark room filled with pinball machines and air hockey tables as I was expecting (a welcome surprise). Here, I was once again meant to observe. My first impression of the building was that it was beautiful, with its ornate railing surrounding each floor filled with luxurious shops and restaurants. After doing more research, I discovered the building has much more to offer than its beauty. According to Sydney’s tourism website, The Strand was the “last of the arcades built in Victorian Sydney, and it is the only one remaining in its original form.” Opened in 1892, the arcade is a place with a rich history. I looked at photos of the building in its infancy in comparison to the place in which I was sitting and they were eerily similar. I felt moved by the fact I was sitting in a place, untouched by time, where people like me sat over 100 years ago.

As I looked down at the patterned tile floors with its dark browns, light blues and bright whites, and gazed up at the vaulted ceiling made up of window panels that allowed the sun into light shoppers' paths, I couldn’t help but feel connected to the women who sat in this same spot in 1892. Although we lived in very different Sydney’s -- their’s rapidly transforming into a Victorian-era metropolis, only declared a city decades earlier, and mine, an iconic international destination with a population of over 5 million -- we both experienced this place, The Strand Arcade, and I’m overwhelmed by and full of gratitude for that. 

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Sydney

Why I'm Studying Abroad in Sydney, Australia

Post by Nicole Hawkins

I’m currently sitting at my favorite coffee shop in my hometown of Tucson, Arizona. My iced coffee sits in front of me as I take in the Arizona sun and the view of the Catalina mountains towering over me. Familiar faces pass by as I reflect on the memories I have in this city. Since moving here when I was seven, Tucson has shaped me in countless ways. From experiencing the birth of my brothers and the loss of my father in this city to meeting my lifelong best friends and graduating from high school, this place has seen me through some of my best and worst times. In my eyes, Tucson is synonymous with family, home and comfort.

So why am I leaving? That’s a question I’ve been asked time and time again -- as I moved away to college in Texas, as I studied abroad in Spain, and now, as I prepare to study at the University of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. It’s also a question I haven’t truly considered until writing this. 

Considering that I was (and still am) the kid that asked for books for her birthday and I spend hours of time (and too much of my money) in bookshops, the bookworm in me is itching to share this quote by St. Augustine as an explanation. 

“The world is a book, and those who don’t travel read only one page.”

Although it's a quote I would have most likely reblogged on Tumblr in the sixth grade, it’s still one I hold dear as I discover more about the world and myself. 

As I’ve traveled both alone and with others, within the United States and beyond, I’ve read (and written) pages in the book of who I am. I’ve learned about what makes me me by removing myself from all the people and things I thought defined me. Without the comfort of being in the town I grew up in or around the people who have known me for years, I’ve been forced (in the best, most terrifying ways) to discover who I am all over again. In the midst of this self-discovery, I’ve grown, changed and transformed. And, as cliché as it seems, while “reading” the book of who I am, I’ve also become the author. 

Travel has been the catalyst to my growth. Travel has shown me that I can write the pages of my own life. Travel has taught me that the mountaintops and the valleys of life don’t have to define me. I can be the author of my own book.

Ultimately, that’s my verbose, long-winded answer to why I’m leaving a place I love -- to continue writing my story and to keep uncovering the pages that are already there. 

Sydney, I can’t wait to discover the chapter of life you bring.

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A Decade in Review: Top 10 Photo Contest Winners

Our students capture unforgettable moments while studying abroad. Check out our IES Abroad Photo Contest winners from the past decade to see for yourself!

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“Fantastic staff. Incredible city. Unlimited travel opportunities. Lovely locals. Hands down the best five months of my life."

Tori C. (Sydney Direct Enrollment - University of Sydney)

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