Steven Oishi - Exchange Student

Steven Oishi - Exchange Student
Canada

With my courses at UQ, I got to travel to so many place like Heron Island, Moreton, Straddie, and lots of National Parks. It’s the BEST way to learn about Australia because it was very hands-on.

For our assignments and labs we would actually travel to places where we could do practical learning of the subject. For example in Marine Biology, my class went to a research station in Moreton Island (right on the water!). My group collected crabs from the beach and we tested their aggressiveness in 1vs1 arena battles. Fun and learning all in one.

There’s always something happening on campus… Wednesday markets, live music, parties at Red Room (campus bar), frequent BBQs, club events, sports.

The QUEST club at UQ was the easiest and best way to meet international people, and some locals! I made loads of awesome friends from countries all over the world and we went on heaps of trips to places like Byron Bay, Gold Coast Hinterlands, camping at Giraween. All of my travel buddies are now lifelong friends.

Quest also holds lots of social events (movie nights on campus, lawn bowls, boat party and more). They’re the best club at UQ (really, they have the award to prove it. Not joining QUEST shouldn’t even be an option for international students!!!!

I choose to study in Australia because it has lots of great universities that offer courses I can’t take at my home university like Music, Australia’s Terrestrial Environment, Marine Biology, etc. Brisbane is also great because it’s just a train ride away from the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast.

I would advise other students waiting to come to UQ to stay for two semesters because everyone that has come for one wishes they could have stayed for longer.

Steven was the winner of the 2011 'Discover Your Future Unlimited' video competition organised by Austrade North America.

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