
PSYCHOLOGY CAPITAL OF AUSTRALIA
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Headquarters of the Australian Psychological Society
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10,478 registered psychologists
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10 higher education providers offering psychology programs in Melbourne (12 in Victoria)
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2 universities in top 50 psychological science universities in the world (QS World Rankings 2019 Psychology) :
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Ranked 18, The University of Melbourne
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Ranked 48, Monash University
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500 Schools offering psychology programs

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

HIGH LEVEL SAFETY AND SECURITY
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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
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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
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35 international airlines fly direct to Melbourne from 42 destinations, 598 times per week

EASY ACCOMMODATION ACCESS
TO CONVENTION CENTRE
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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.