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  • Capital Bogotá
  • Official Languages Spanish
  • Population 46.1 million
  • International tertiary students 21,838 Source: UNESCO
  • Australian share (number) 1094
  • Australian share (percentage) 5 percent

Colombia education market profile

Colombia is second only to Brazil as a source of international students to Australia from South America. Australian education fairs in Colombia consistently attract thousands of interested students.

Colombian students are eligible for the Australia Awards scholarships offered by AusAID and received eight scholarships in 2011 for study in Australia from 2012.

While the majority of Colombian students undertake ELICOS courses (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students) in Australia, there is also a large demand for university and vocational education and training placements.

News and opportunities

Bogota aiming to be South America’s tech hubMIP subscribers only
Tuesday, October 15, 2013Updates | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education
Bogota is casting off a reputation for danger to emerge as an attractive city of innovation, entrepreneurship and investment. Boasting towering skyscrapers, busy shopping centres and an up-and-coming ...
Queensland education delegation visits Colombia and Brazil
Tuesday, September 24, 2013ELICOS | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education | Austrade update
A recent visit by a Queensland education and training delegation to Colombia and Brazil met with government representatives, local education institutions, industry associations, corporate clients and ...
Australia to welcome Colombian postgraduate scholarship recipientsMIP subscribers only
Thursday, July 11, 2013Updates | Higher education
Forty-one Colombian students are en route to Australia to undertake postgraduate studies after receiving Colfuturo scholarships totalling US$1.6 million.
Registrations open for EDUEXPOS education fairs in Latin AmericaMIP subscribers only
Monday, July 08, 2013Schools | ELICOS | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education | Opportunities
Registrations are open for FPP EDUMedia's Smart Education Fairs, to be held in September 2013 in Latin America. The EDUEXPOS recruitment fairs will offer international education institutions the oppor ...
Top university rankings in Latin AmericaMIP subscribers only
Friday, June 14, 2013Updates | Higher education
The third annual QS University Rankings: Latin America have been released, and last year’s top three – Universidade de Sao Paulo in Brazil, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Universidade de ...

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