Deakin University in Victoria, Australia is a publicly funded university established in 1974. It offers Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral programmes, professional training and industrial staff training to more than 70,000 students in degree and non-degree programmes, including 20,000 students in professional training.

Deakin has been ranked by the Council of Australian Governments as one of Australia's leading universities in terms of the quality of its tertiary education in recognition of its ongoing excellence in tertiary education in Australia. In addition, Deakin is a leader in vocational education in Australia and has a long history of working closely with industry, government and professional associations. As a publicly funded university, Deakin currently offers degrees that are widely recognised by other universities and professional associations around the world. Deakin's degrees are currently recognised by other Australian universities as well as universities in the UK, Canada, New Zealand, the USA, South East Asia and Europe. Deakin degrees are also recognised by many Australian professional associations. Examples include the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia, the Institute of Chartered Architects, the Institution of Engineers, the Computer Society and the Teachers' Association.

-Deakin University has 21 research centres with an increasing number of research projects. Its research funding has tripled since 1998, making it one of the fastest growing research organisations in Australia, and in 2001 it had the highest rate of growth in research income of any university in Australia.

-Deakin's library is of the highest standard, with collections above the university average. For students living on campus, it's easy to borrow books and exchange photocopies across campus.

Deakin provides free toolkit computer software, and students receive a CD-ROM called the Deakin Learning Toolkit, which contains software, information and support courses, as well as the necessary links to communicate with university teachers online.

The computer lab is open 24 hours a day.

-Undergraduate IELTS of not less than 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in a single subject (7.0 in some subjects)

-IELTS 6.5 or above for postgraduate students, with no less than 6.0 in a single subject.