City Info
Australia | Sydney

Sylvia Z., language course and internship in the fashion industry in Sydney, Australia: “At first I was really daunted by the prospect of travelling alone to a foreign country at the other side of the world, but in the end, I have to admit that it was, far and away, the best decision of my life and I wouldn’t hesitate to do it again!!!”

Sydney, the largest city of Australia (population over 4 Million), is the state capital of New South Wales on Australia's south-east coast. The metropolis with its well-known nickname "the Harbour City" (due to Port Jackson, also known as Sydney Harbour), is the economic and cultural heart of the Sydney metropolitan area favoured with a temperate, oceanic climate with warm summers and mild winters. An area of 2058 km² provides a series of localities, each with its own unique character (e.g. the Central Business District (CBD) which is the earliest European settlement in Australia).

The city is surrounded by national parks and contains many bays and rivers, so there is lots of nature to be enjoyed besides historic sights as the Sydney Town Hall and the Queen Victoria Building, great museums e.g. the Australian Museum (natural history and anthropology) or the Australian National Maritime Museum, and of course numerous famous sights such as the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge.

Also Darling Harbour (West of the CBD), a popular tourist and nightlife domain, is worth a visit. Due to the great ethnic mix, the large proportions of European, Asian and Aboriginal population, multicultural festivals are as typical for Sydney as the kangaroo is for Australia.

Sydney hosts many different festivals and some of Australia's largest social and cultural events. These include the Sydney Festival, Australia's largest arts festival which is a celebration involving both indoor and free outdoor performances throughout January; the Biennale of Sydney, established in 1973; the Big Day Out, a travelling rock music festival which originated in Sydney; the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras along Oxford Street; the Sydney Film Festival and many other smaller film festivals such as the short film Tropfest and Flickerfest. Australia's premier prize for portraiture, the Archibald Prize is organised by the Art Gallery of New South Wales. The Sydney Royal Easter Show is held every year at Sydney Olympic Park, the final of Australian Idol takes place on the steps of the Opera House, and Australian Fashion Week takes place in April/May. Also, Sydney's New Years Eve and Australia Day celebrations are the largest in Australia.

The largest economic sectors in Sydney, as measured by the number of people employed, include property and business services, retail, manufacturing, and health and community services. Located in Sydney are the headquarters of 90 banks and more than half of Australia's top companies, and the regional headquarters for around 500 multinational corporations. Shopping locations in the central business district include the Queen Victoria Building, the pedestrian mall on Pitt Street, and international luxury boutiques in the quieter, northern end of Castlereagh St. Oxford Street in Paddington and Crown Street, Woollahra are home to boutiques selling more niche products, and the main streets of Newtown and Enmore cater more towards students and alternative lifestyles.

As you can see there are almost limitless opportunities for internships-4U to arrange an internship for you in Sydney.