malocisy: Australia

Climate

Australia is the driest continent and flat, and which has less fertile soils. Only in the southeast and southwest there is a temperate climate. The northern part of the country, with a tropical climate, has a vegetation consists mainly of rainforests, forests, grasslands, mangrove swamps and deserts. The climate is heavily influenced by low-pressure systems that produce seasonal tropical cyclones in the northern region.

Flora and Fauna

While much of Australia is desert or semi-arid, it exists in a wide range of habitats, from alpine heath to tropical rainforests. Due to the great age of the continent, the lo

w fertility of its soil, its different climates extremely variable and its long isolation from the rest of the continents, the Australian biota is unique and diverse. Approximately 85% of plants with flowers, the 84% of mammals, more than 45% of birds and 90% of coastal temperate fish are endemic. The native animal species known include monotremes (the platypus and equidnas); marsupials, Australian marsupials are characterized by the variety of its adaptive species, and are carnivorous and herbivorous species and evolutionary convergence by rodents or seem that seem canidos between marsupials are highlighted various species of kangaroos, koala and wombats, Tasmanian devil and (extinct in the 1930s) tilacino or "Tasmanian tiger", and birds such as the emu, bird lira or the cockatoo, among mammals native in the spotlight flying squirrels. The dingo was introduced by Asians who traded with the indigenous Australians to 4000 BC.

University

Swinburne University of Technology

With nearly 100 years of experience in education, the College of Swinburne knows how to prepare its graduates for the real world. Recently Swinburne was ranked by the department of Education, Science and Training in Australia in the post number 4 in the country for the quality of its teaching and learning. Swinburne University has a strong focus on research in the area of entrepreneurship and innovation. Swinburne University has a total of 24,000 students, including 3,500 international students from all parts of the world.

Study Programs Available Swinburne offers courses ranging from certificates, professional careers, master until doctorates. The areas of study available at Swinburne include:

 humanities, social sciences and psychology

 Business, entrepreneurial and managerial

 Design and Creative Industries

 Engineering

 Health and Community Services

 Hotel and Tourism

 Computer Science and Computer

 Multimedia

 Science, Technology and Environment

 English, and University Preparation Program Transfer Grade.

The location of the Campus

Swinburne has five campuses in Melbourne and one in Sarawak, Malaysia. Our main campus is in Hawthorn, located in a prestigious neighborhood and central to 7 kilometers from the city center, also is surrounded by cafes and bookstores of the famous street Glenferrie Road, with a supermarket and a train station, which are virtually within the campus.