{"id":110954,"date":"2023-02-24T14:22:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T13:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fhdw.de\/erfahrungsberichte\/australia-gold-coast-laura-stephan"},"modified":"2025-06-06T13:17:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T11:17:15","slug":"australia-gold-coast-laura-stephan","status":"publish","type":"auslandserfahrung","link":"https:\/\/www.fhdw.de\/en\/erfahrungsberichte\/australia-gold-coast-laura-stephan","title":{"rendered":"Australia | Gold Coast &#8211; Laura Stephan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"110954\" class=\"elementor elementor-110954 elementor-87100\" data-elementor-post-type=\"auslandserfahrung\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19f4eaac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19f4eaac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d257234\" data-id=\"5d257234\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1079d7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1079d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cLife on the Gold Co&shy;ast feels li&shy;ke a dream on so&shy;me days. The clo&shy;se pro&shy;xi&shy;mi&shy;ty to the beach is the high&shy;light par ex&shy;cel&shy;lence.\u201d <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-978b9d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"978b9d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf26398\" data-id=\"cf26398\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a8cd0 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aria-label=\"Previous slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5dcdaa63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5dcdaa63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42ea77e8\" data-id=\"42ea77e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db8e8b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6db8e8b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>From the very beginning of my studies, I knew that I wanted to study abroad for a semester. The organization and planning for this began in February 2022 with the call for applications by the FHDW International Office. I applied there directly for the semester abroad at Southern Cross University (SCU) on the Gold Coast with a PROMOS scholarship. I received positive feedback in mid-April. The intensive planning started immediately afterwards.    <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dab7d59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dab7d59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ae2cd24\" data-id=\"1ae2cd24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26742053 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"26742053\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\/*Hier wird der Schatten der Umschalt-Elemente angepasst.*\/\ndocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function(event) {\n    const Tabs = document.getElementsByClassName(\"elementor-toggle-item\");\n    for (let i=0; i<Tabs.length; i++){\n        var j = Tabs.length-i;\n        var tab = Tabs[i];\n        tab.style.zIndex = j;\n        tab.style.position = \"relative\";\n    }\n});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321d3a06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"321d3a06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-8401\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8401\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Organizational matters first  <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8401\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8401\"><p>At the beginning of May, I booked my flight, took out international travel health insurance and applied for a credit card. In the meantime, contact was made with SCU in Australia via the GOstralia organization, which also supported me with the application and planning phase. In addition, further documents had to be submitted to GOstralia and the module comparison by the FHDW was pending.  <\/p>\n<p>SCU accepted the place at the beginning of June. You also need a visa to enter Australia. I applied for this about two weeks before departure. There is a special visa for study visits, which can be applied for independently online.   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-8402\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8402\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Arrive<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8402\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8402\"><p>Together with two fellow students, I flew to Australia a week before the semester started. We spent our first two days in Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland with around two million inhabitants and a large international airport. Brisbane is about 100 km north of the Gold Coast and is easy to reach by train.  <\/p>\n<p>We spent the first few days on the Gold Coast exploring the area and settling into our new \u201chome\u201d. A few days later, the orientation week at SCU started. This was mainly conducted online. There was also a day to get to know the campus and international students.   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-8403\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8403\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Studying at SCU<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8403\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8403\"><p>A semester at SCU (session) is divided into two terms. One term lasts six weeks, followed by a two-week semester break. During the six weeks, various assignments have to be completed, which count towards the final grade of each module (approx. 20 &#8211; 40%). My assignments included presentations, assignments and a video I made myself. We also had to take an open-book exam in two courses.    <\/p>\n<p>There are no standard exams at the end of the term like in Germany. Studying at SCU therefore requires a lot of organization and discipline. However, it also involves a lot of flexibility, as the lecture time is rather short at around three hours per module per week.  <\/p>\n<p>I took a total of three courses at SCU. Entrepreneurship &amp; Innovation, Finance for Business and Economics for Decision-Making<strong>. <\/strong>However, another module, which must be taken in the fourth semester, was not offered at SCU during my study visit to Australia. However, in consultation with the FHDW, I was able to catch up on this independently after my return during the practical phase.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-8404\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8404\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Life &amp; living on the Gold Coast<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8404\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8404\"><p>Life on the Gold Coast feels like a dream on some days. The close proximity to the beach is the highlight par excellence. Nevertheless, the Gold Coast has so much more to offer: breathtaking national parks, theme parks or the vibrant center and feature of the Gold Coast, Surfers Paradise. There you can marvel at skyscrapers right on the beach. There are also numerous restaurants, clubs and shopping opportunities.    <\/p>\n<p>Before I arrived, I had already started looking for accommodation and decided to rent a room in a shared flat for three weeks. During this time, I looked at other apartments and rooms. In the end, I ended up in another shared flat within walking distance of the campus. This meant that I could not only reach the campus, but also the beach and the center of Coolangatta with shopping facilities by bus, bike or on foot.   <\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-8405\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8405\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Cost overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8405\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8405\"><p>The cost of living in Australia is sometimes higher than in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>You can expect to spend more on rent in particular. You can save money on weekly groceries, for example, if you shop at Aldi or take advantage of the offers from Australian supermarkets. You can also apply for a student discount on regional bus and train tickets. You should not forget the costs of excursions and travel. However, these are very individual and depend on your own requirements.    <\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 500px;\" width=\"453\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th> <\/th>\n<th>Cost per week in A$<\/th>\n<th>Cost per week in \u20ac<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Food (week + restaurants)<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<td>58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rent<\/td>\n<td>280<\/td>\n<td>182<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Public transportation   <\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Leisure activities <\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>6,5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Total<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>395<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>256,50<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>In addition, there are the following costs:<\/p>\n<p>Total arrival and departure costs: \u20ac 2,000<br \/>Visa + tuition fees: \u20ac 4,830<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3394ea06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3394ea06\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a125494\" data-id=\"a125494\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f444384 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f444384\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Conclusion<\/h5><p><br>I can recommend a semester abroad on the Gold Coast to anyone. I made friends from different countries and was able to gain a lot of experience. I also felt comfortable at SCU at all times and enjoyed my time.  <\/p><p>I particularly liked the excursions organized by the university at the weekend. 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