PSYCHOLOGY CAPITAL OF AUSTRALIA

• Headquarters of the Australian Psychological Society

• 10,478 registered psychologists

• 10 higher education providers offering psychology programs in Melbourne               (12 in Victoria)

• 2 universities in top 50 psychological science universities in the world (QS World Rankings 2019 Psychology) :

  • Ranked 18, The University of Melbourne

  • Ranked 48, Monash University

• 500 Schools offering psychology programs

MULTICULTURAL HUB

• Over 200 countries, 180 languages and          110 religious faiths represented

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• World’s Most Liveable City 2011-2017

AUSTRALIA'S PREMIER CONFERENCE CITY

• Australasia’s Leading Meetings and Conference Destination  (2018 World Travel Awards)

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• Australia’s highest concentration of conference facilities. The convention district offers more than 197,000 square metres of conference space, the pinnacle of which is Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

FREE WI-FI

• Melbourne’s city centre has Australia’s largest and fastest free Wi-Fi network

HIGH LEVEL SAFETY AND SECURITY

• One of the world’s safest, friendliest and cleanest destinations; Melbourne is ranked 5th in The Safe Cities Index 2017

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• Accredited as an international ‘Safe City’ by the World Health Organisation. 

EASY VISA APPLICATION PROCESS

• The Australian Government is committed to making conferences in Australia easy to attend, facilitated by the International Event Coordinator Network (IECN) – a designated group of immigration experts

EXCELLENT CONNECTIVITY

• 35 international airlines fly direct to Melbourne from 42 destinations, 598 times per week

EASY ACCOMMODATION ACCESS

TO CONVENTION CENTRE

• Over 7,600 rooms available within a ten-minute walk of the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)

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• More than 25,000 rooms within a 10-minute commute of the CBD.