South Australia ’s Woollongong University ( WU ) opened a campus in Dubai sixteen years ago which educates thousands of students from multiple countries and is now known as one of the United Arab Emirates ' " oldest and most prestigious universities " , showing just how well - regarded degrees from Australian ( and other Western countries ’ ) universities have become abroad . RMIT has two campuses in Vietnam, with about 6000 students in Ho Chi Minh City and 1000 in Hanoi. The international expansion has been so successful for WU that it now boasts campuses in Singapore , Hong Kong and Malaysia , as well as Dubai , where over 50 % of WU ’s students are located outside Australia and pay steep international tuition fees . While many Western universities have set up overseas campuses , not all enjoy the success WU has achieved , although such a move is seen as a risk worth taking for extra revenue streams and marketing opportunities .
South Australia ’s Woollongong University ( WU ) opened a campus in Dubai sixteen years ago which educates thousands of students from multiple countries and is now known as one of the United Arab Emirates ' " oldest and most prestigious universities " , showing just how well - regarded degrees from Australian ( and other Western countries ’ ) universities have become abroad . The international expansion has been so successful for WU that it now boasts campuses in Singapore , Hong Kong and Malaysia , as well as Dubai , where over 50 % of WU ’s students are located outside Australia and pay steep international tuition fees . While many Western universities have set up overseas campuses , not all enjoy the success WU has achieved , although such a move is seen as a risk worth taking for extra revenue streams and marketing opportunities .