Today, exchange students are likely to be drawn by the sophistication of Australia's leading cities as much as the outback visions that have been popularized by the movies like Crocodile Dundee and The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course.

Not long ago, the mention of Australia quite often brought visions of a vast geological and zoological theme park.

These attractions still play a large part in the island continent's appeal to people of other nations. Visiting is an opportunity to witness how countless millennia of isolation from the rest of the world have created an amazing diversity. Nature diverged in a big way Down Under, and this is mirrored by the growth of the country and its increasingly multicultural population. What student visitors find are 18 million people living on one of the most fascinating continents of the world.

In your stay in Australia you will have the opportunity of seeing a koala or a kangaroo—and the locals in the streets wearing an Australian hat. Once you've driven through the outback, or watched the sun rise over the Coral Sea, or visit in one of the adventurous national parks, you will have an extraordinary and unique experience.