The University of Sydney - USyd Speciality : Computer Science
programme: Data Science

The university is multicultural, meaning it has student with various cultural background, from America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and of course Australia and New Zealand. It is a comprehensive uni, containing all majors and subjects from math to social science, from psychology to engineering, and music to political science. You can find your interest and passion here.

I personally studied master in data science, where I enjoyed greatly the research component integrated in my program. I worked on a project at the intersection of psychology and AI that I am passionate about. The diverse and comprehensive uni means that you can find your passion here for whatever project or career you are envisioning. The professors are always looking to collaborate with students are their projects of interest, and they are more than friendly and approachable for research activities.

Furthermore, Sydney is a lovely city to explore. I personally love music and art, and USYD is only 30min bus away from sydney opera house. I frequented there for operas, ballets and concerts. But there are multiple performance venues, more than four that I have also went to within this range that displayed contemporary dances and musicals that I also loved. The university also carries one museum and an art gallery that I frequented. The museum contains a Pompeii city built with Lego, and the art gallery display USYD’s art student work. One piece of burning candle, exquisitely carved and huge in size, especially impressed me.

One thing I don’t like about USYD is that the medical insurance provided does not cover dental or chiropractic. Teeth cleaning was quite expensive for me.

All in all, I enjoyed USYD. It was rewarding and enjoyable. It has beautiful weather, culture, and huge support system in place to help international students adapt to the local study and life.