Which university is the best to study (UQ in Brisbane or UTS in Sydney)?

Question

I have the choice to study at Uni of Queensland (UQ) in Brisbane or Uni of Technology in Sydney (UTS). I am not an aussie so I will be a international student.

Important things:

*I will study for 1.5 year so the city must not be bored after a time. (This is very important!!!!)

*I will study Master of Commerce (Applied finance) @ UQ (St. Lucia) or Master of Business in Finance @ UTS (City campus).

*What about the nightlife in both cities (I like clubs more than pubs/cafes)

*Experience of the uni ( uni culture)

*I like studying in a environment with international students so I can learn from different cultures.

*How important is a ranking of the university to get a job in Australia (Sydney or Melbourne)

*And where are the most (beautiful) women live (I am a man and if there are only men at the uni or in the city I can't study :P)

Answer 1

Two of my friends went to Brisbane Uni and loved it.  The night life in Brissy is great and people are very friendly - but because Sydney is a bigger city there is more night life.

Sydney is more multicultural - actually I am not sure there are any True blue Aussies still living there.  Brisbane has many different cultures - but not as many.

The most beautiful women and beaches are on the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast - which is North and South of Brissy by 1 hours drive

Both cities are beautiful and you will enjoy either choice!

Answer 2

Brisbane:

This river-city is more student-friendly than Sydney because it's cheaper to rent. In fact, hardly anybody lived in Brisb's CBD (central business district) until overseas students made it popular since about 2002. Which means, Brisb becomes dead during uni holidays. You could always drive 60minutes north or south to the Sunshine or Gold coasts where you find a lot of tourists, among them many beautiful women. All nightclub districts in Queensland have a 3am lock-out, which means that you can't go back in after that time even when the club operates till 5am. Brisb is limited to 3 nightlife districts including Fortitude Valley (aka "the Valley"), where there are 20+ clubs within 10minute walk radius. There's cheap late night public transport to some suburbs only on the weekend.

Sydney:

This harbour-city is a 24-hr party city, especially if you live in the CBD, which is at least 5x bigger than Brisbane. Not many students can afford to do that unless they're in overcrowded apartments. The best beaches / coves / harbour in Australia and perhaps the world are in Syd almost all-year round. Syd has nightlife districts all over its massive CBD and far into its suburbs. Travel in Syd is its biggest problem, as you can spend a lot of time just getting around.

Both Brisb and Syd can become very hot in summer, Brisb is more humid because it's far from the sea. The most beautiful friendly women are the English-language students who are there for 6months, of which both cities have plenty. There's more of every ethnicity in Syd than Brisb, INCLUDING true-blue Aussies but these prefer to live in suburban houses instead of city apartments.

UQ:

If you want your qualifications to be recognised interstate, it's best to study at the Group Of Eight Australian unis. Also known as the sandstone universities, these are each the oldest and most famous Australia universities. 100-150years old, having that sandstone elaborate architecture, this is where students historically received those "traditional" degrees in medicine, philosophy, and engineering. In fact, until recently, undergraduate studies in business at these sandstone universities were limited to "bachelor of arts in commerce".

UTS:

Long before the Group Of Eight showed interest in business degrees, the more common "bachelor of business" were started by the various technology universities e.g. UTS / RMIT / QUT. Not to be confused with TAFE, which is the technical / trades college. While they don't have the overall "big fish in a small pond" reputation of the sandstone unis, the tech universities have established more industry-relevant degrees and post-graduate courses especially in business.

P.s. If you don't mind gloomy winters, try Melbourne, the most student-friendly nightlife-intense city in Australia.