University of Newcastle student preparation

Build your career with our online employability training programs for international students.

Study with us and build your career

When you choose the University of Newcastle, you are not just picking a place to study; you are choosing an incredible lifestyle, an enriching educational experience and creating a competitive advantage for your future career. Recognising the rapidly changing environment our students will be entering when they graduate, our education experience will prioritise activities that help develop life-ready graduates who are community-minded, resilient and ready for work.

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Employability

Build your employability at the University of Newcastle

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Career-ready

Get Career-ready and build your experience with post-study work opportunities

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Emma's story

How Work Integrated Learning helped Emma in her career today

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Study abroad

Study Abroad at the University of Newcastle

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Viv's story

Employability Excellence Awards

Employability

We are a Top 10 university in Australia for Graduate Employability (1) , with more than 89.8% of our undergraduates and 93.3% of our postgraduates gaining employment within four months of completing their studies. Our students start post-study work with higher salaries than the Australian average (2). [References: 1 The Australian Financial Review Best Universities for Career Outcomes 2023, 2 Graduate Outcomes Survey 2019-2021]

Leading industry collaboration

As the only university in Newcastle and the Hunter region, our strong industry partnerships and collaborations help more than 39,000 students, have the chance to collaborate with leading industries during their studies.

Careers support and services

Whether it is career counselling, finding part-time job opportunities, job application assistance or interview preparation, the University’s Career Service is here to help.

Post-study work opportunities

International students gain additional post-study work opportunities in Australia when they choose to study with us. The Australian Government allows students who meet study and skills criteria (3) to stay temporarily in Australia after they complete their study and gain valuable work experience. [Reference: 3 Department of Home Affairs]