International student stories

Read VU’s latest international student success stories.

On this page you'll find:

success stories and testimonials
sponsored student achievements
video testimonials.

Success stories & testimonials

My best memories are from my placements. Watching children enjoy the activities I planned was so rewarding.

Sue Lin — Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education

Sue Lin's story

The return on my degree has been amazing, fully justifying my investment. I made the right decision to study at VU. I’d make the same choice again.

Chabilal Mongar, Bhutan — Master of Engineering (Electrical Power)

Chabilal's story

I’m very confident of finding work after I graduate. The networks I’ve developed through internships at VU have been amazing.

Farriz Roslan — Bachelor of Laws

Farriz's story

Foot in the door to a stellar sports career

The practical nature of the education at VU equipped me with the skills to work with athletes and general populations alike.

Cecilia Pettersson (Sweden) — Bachelor of Exercise Science (Clinical Practice)

Cecilia's story

From the field to the clinic: a mindful career move

What I enjoy most about psychology is providing support to individuals that could change their life.

Eduardo Morales Vargas — Master of Professional Psychology

Eduardo's story

One of the best parts of the course is the significant SAP component. I feel privileged to have used it and learned from teachers who are so skilled from their own professional experience.

Sumanth Kovaithambi Mohandurai (India) — Master of Business Analytics

Sumanth's story

I would highly recommend VU to anyone who is looking to advance their career – it’s an institution that provides all the resources you need to succeed.

Maria Nomelin (Colombia) — Master of Counselling

Maria's story

I personally appreciated VU’s dedication to supporting students through online classes and not to forget the financial support during the pandemic – VU has been a blessing!

Hima Jessy Bodula (India) — Master of Applied Information Technology

Hima's story

I would recommend ERP courses at VU as they are packed with industry-driven content, taught by domain leaders and highly experienced professors using latest SAP ERP and analytics technologies.

Siddeq Mohammed (India) — Master of Enterprise Resource Planning

Siddeq's story

The staff has always been supportive, and coming from a culturally different background, VU always felt like family away from home.

Lakshmi Dwivedi (India) — Master of Public Health (Global Nutrition and Active Living)

Lakshmi's story

Apart from VU’s excellent staff, the SAP learning suite and presentations provided by VU help students to learn cutting-edge technologies.

Swapna Deshmukh (India) — Master of Business Analytics (Professional)

Swapna's story

Giving back to Melbourne's Latino community

Honestly, everything that I learnt during my studies has been extremely important to perform my duties. The masters trained me academically, legally, ethically and culturally to be able to excel in these jobs.

Laura Zapata-Ospina (Colombia) — Master of Counselling

Laura's story

VU, the students and most importantly my lecturers have definitely played a major role in helping me to get where I am today.

Pooja Haria (Kenya) — Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical Engineering)

Pooja's story

Even though all our classes are on Zoom, the teachers are really nice and they even arranged my placement for me – it’s at a childcare centre close to my house which is really convenient.

Huong Nguyen (Vietnam) — Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education

Huong's story

The placements were really helpful because I learnt a lot of new techniques that I apply to my current work.

Alia Asif (India) — Master of Teaching (Primary Education)

Alia's story

VU gave me the knowledge to be confident when I interviewed for my job because many questions were related to what I had studied.

Ander Zabala (Spain) — Master of Business (Marketing)

Ander's story

I was looking for a university that not only covered the business and strategic area of human resources, but also industrial relations and the law, and VU had the most accessible and complete program for it.

Laura Novoa (Colombia) — Master of Business (Industrial Relations/Human Resource Management)

Laura's story