The decisions of what and where to study and how to finance a university degree are important ones – they affect future career direction, earning potential and quality of life. But with Australian students enjoying greater freedom and choice than ever before when it comes to selecting a higher education provider, making those decisions can be difficult.
Bond University offers ‘Investing in Your Future’ seminars that can help eliminate the confusion students and their parents often face when deciding on a university by providing answers to questions such as; ‘How do I finance my degree?’; ‘How do I apply for university?’; and ‘What scholarships are available to me?’.
The free seminars clearly outline the Bond University promise – a fast-tracked degree, a personalised education approach and a world-class learning environment - and provide details of Bond’s $7.5 million scholarship program. And, as the name ‘Investing in Your Future’ suggests, the seminars also deliver a comprehensive explanation of the variety of options available to students to help pay for their tuition fees.
A university degree is one of the most important investments a person can make in their lifetime. As with all investments, the rate of return of both the short-term career opportunities and the long-term lifetime earnings must be taken into consideration.
Bond’s three-semesters-per-year program allows students to graduate up to a year earlier than their peers at other universities, seeing them out in the workplace earning higher starting salaries sooner (The 2008 Good Universities Guide rates Bond University five stars for graduate starting salaries).
There are a number of options available to assist students with financing their investment in a Bond University education, from student loan schemes and government assistance packages like FEE-HELP, to earn while you learn and work study agreements, tax deductibility and scholarships.
As a private, not-for-profit university, Bond University re-invests 100% of tuition fees back into the university, allowing it to offer world-class facilities, state-of-the-art learning resources, a lower student to staff ratio and access to Australia’s leading academics and corporate achievers.
For more information about financing a university education at Bond University, attend the Investing in Your Future Seminar on 17 December at 6.15pm. To register, visit www.bond.edu.au/investinginyourfuture or phone 1800 074 074.
I am very pleased to advise that the Federal Government has approved $3 million in funding (payable in 2010) towards the cost of our new building for the Bond University Mirvac School of Sustainable Development.
Both the Bond University Mirvac School of Sustainable Development and the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine have announced new programs to be offered from January 2008.
Year 10 and Year 11 Queensland students have until 5pm on 31 October to complete their application for the new 2008 RSL Youth Development Program that will benefit over 140 high achieving students.
The ASX Schools Sharemarket Game sponsored by Bond University has kicked-off again, with an estimated 40,000 high school students from around Australia expected to take part this year. 
Bond University invites all year 11 and 12 budding filmmakers to enter the Bond University Film and Television Awards (BUFTA).
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This month has seen a book launch, an Education Awards Evening, Sports Presentation Dinner and two high profile appointments. If you know of a good success story, please email 
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Bond Uni law student Andrew George has already spent five months in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, and he still has one month to go. He's part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace in that country.
