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Figure 4.7 Textbook differences, assignment and exam difficulties, teaching methods,university regulation, and homesickness for undergraduate students4.3.2 Postgraduate student data analysis1) Main difference between the universities in their home country and theuniversities in AustraliaIn total, 204 postgraduate students from the five different universities gave answersto these open questions. Almost all of these postgraduate students received theirfirst degrees in their home country and had come to Australia to complete Masterdegrees. The majority of them have been Australia less than two years.About 57.87% of the total comments indicated that the main difference between theuniversities in their home country and the universities in Australia is in the teachingmethods. For example, one student from China who studied at the University ofTechnology Sydney states that, “Less instruction, students need to studythemselves, in my country just did what the teacher told”. There are another 21similar comments. In Edith Cowan University and Curtin University, there are 27comments (19.85%) which said that the main difference is the teaching method,while Southern Cross University shows 17 such comments (12.5%) and theUniversity of Sydney has 43 comments (31.61%). Figure 4.8 indicates thedistribution of these comments. Basically, this point is the primary issue for studentsin all five universities.Figure 4.8 Main differences in Teaching Method identified by postgraduate studentsThe second main difference which postgraduate students feel when they study in67