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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.

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Colombia market briefing
Saturday, August 25, 2012Schools | ELICOS | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education | Reports | Transnational education
A briefing on the education market in Colombia provided by Austrade in August 2012. This document includes Austrade's activities globally and in Latin America, current trends and market settings in Ch ...
Latin America - Opportunities and risks in education
Thursday, September 30, 2010Reports
This report on opportunities and risks for Australia's student market is based on face to face interviews with Latin American government officials, university and other education officials, and studen ...

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