Elevate Your Ambition: Join Australia’s Elite Group of Eight Universities at an Exclusive Colombo Event on 31st Jan
View(s):Choosing a university is one of the most significant milestones in a student’s life, serving as the foundation for both professional success and personal growth. For those who refuse to settle for anything less than the best, the Group of Eight (Go8) universities in Australia represent the absolute pinnacle of academic achievement and global prestige. Edlocate—Sri Lanka’s premier education consultant and the only private firm on the island to represent the entire Go8 coalition—is proud to invite students and parents to an exclusive gathering. On Saturday, 31st January 2026, from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Jetwing Colombo Seven (Barnes Hall), the most prestigious names in Australian higher education will be available under one roof in Colombo to help you chart a course toward a world-class career.
The Group of Eight is a coalition of Australia’s most researchintensive and historically significant universities. They are respected globally for their consistent ability to produce leaders in every field, from medicine and engineering to climate science and global politics. These universities are the heavyweights of the Australian education system; they are consistently the highest-ranked in the country, with every single member featured within the top 150 of the QS World University Rankings. For an international student, a degree from a Go8 university is a badge of excellence that is recognised by employers and academic institutions in every corner of the globe.
The geographical diversity of these universities allows students to choose an environment that best suits their lifestyle and career goals. In Victoria the choice is between the University of Melbourne (leads the pack as the #1 ranked university in Australia and #37 globally) and Monash University. In New South Wales one has a choice between the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales. In the capital city Canberra Australian National University (ANU) is the choice whilst in Queensland it is University of Queensland, In South Australia it is the new Adelaide University (combination of University of Adelaide and University of South Australia) and in Western Australia the University of Western Australia.
Enrolment into a Go8 university is a challenge itself. They accept quality students from all backgrounds who become quality graduates; the leaders of tomorrow, in Australia and internationally. The Go8 educates 440,000 students – more than a quarter of all higher education students in Australia. It graduates some 120,000 quality graduates each year. Its student cohort includes 180,000 international students from some 200 countries, with one in three of Australia’s international students choosing to study at a Go8 university. A bachelor degree from a Go8 university thus will carry a student forward internationally in the chosen career. Go8 universities educate more than half of Australia’s elite professionals.
These universities receive almost 70 per cent of Australian Competitive Grant funding and have the largest proportion of research fields. 99 per cent of Go8 research is world class or above. Each year the Go8 spends some $8.5 billion on research – more than $3.2 billion of which is spent on Biomedical, Clinical and Health Services research. The Go8 has numerous international alliances and agreements with universities and research organisations in Brazil, China (with the C9), Chile, France and Germany. The Go8 works closely with university groups in the UK, Canada, the US and Japan and is a member of the Global Research-Intensive Universities Network (GRIUN). The Go8 is a signatory to the prestigious Hefei statement which links it to elite university groups around the world. The Go8 thus leads in post graduate education too, enrolling more than one third of all post graduate students, and almost half of all students in higher degrees by research. Go8 universities award half of all doctorates in Australia.
The Go8 universities have strong industry links working in close collaboration with nationally and internationally reputed companies. The students in Go8 universities who are well focussed are thus able to secure placements with such companies to do paid work – post-graduation, in order to be able to get well recognised valuable work experience.
Edlocate stands as your trusted partner in this journey, offering unparalleled access to these elite universities. As the only consultant in Sri Lanka representing all eight of these universities, we provide expert guidance on scholarship opportunities to visa processing. Join us on January 31st in Colombo to meet university representatives face-to-face. Discover why the GO 8 remains the preferred choice for those seeking excellence. Call Edlocate on 077 177 0361/074 287 1734 to register.
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