Ms Belinda Meggitt1, Dr Zoe Richards1, Mr Simon Mullard2, Mr Doug Hawkins3 1University Of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia, 2YMCA NSW, Sydney, Australia, 3Coogee Surf Life Saving Club, Coogee, Australia Water and beach culture are part of the quintessential Australian...
- July 10, 2019
Ms Wendy Blastock1, Mr Lloyd Gordon1 1Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Monash University has developed a new program to enhance the transition of new international students and enable engagement with other students’ pre-arrival. The program provides our large and diverse international...
- July 10, 2019
Ms Klara Major1 1Commonwealth Ombudsman, Australia International students are required to maintain satisfactory course progress. If they don’t, education providers may need to cancel the student’s enrolment and report them to the Department of Home Affairs. Before reporting the student,...
- July 10, 2019
Ms Katie McPhee1 1Swinbourne University, Hawthorn, Australia International students must navigate through a multitude of issues: a different culture, different academic expectations, independence, financial pressures from parents or sponsors, and they have to work through these issues in English! The...
- July 10, 2019
Ms Caroline Halliday1, Dr Clint Arizmendi1, Ms Christina Thurn1 1Sonder, Waterloo, Australia Safety and wellbeing are primary factors for international students and parents when deciding where to study. Positive perceptions of safety and wellbeing increase the likelihood of a student’s...
- July 9, 2019
Mrs Karen Kemsley1 1Wintec, Hamilton, New Zealand In 2018 the Centre for Languages at Wintec, catered for over 1000 international and domestic students from over 30 countries around the world, aged between 16 and 74. The range of student backgrounds...
- July 9, 2019
Mr Nick Ko1, Mr Jack Yang2,3 1Deakin University, Burwood, Australia, 2Bridging Translation, Melbourne, Australia, 3CITAA (Chinese Interpreters and Translators Association of Australia), Melbourne & Sydney, Australia Language barriers are one of the most common issues internationals students are facing when...
- July 9, 2019
Dr Laurie Berg1 1University Of Technology, Sydney, Australia The Information for Impact project, funded by StudyNSW, reflects a groundbreaking collaboration among key stakeholders across the international education sector to collectively address exploitation of international students at work and in relation...
- July 9, 2019
Mrs Louise Myers1, Mr Alex Salvador1 1James Cook University, Townsville, Australia The ISB Survey identified the need for international students to have more opportunities to engage, on a regular basis, with both International and Australian students outside the academic environment. ...
- July 9, 2019
Ms Ana Bratkovic1 1NEAS, North Sydney, Australia Students deserve the best quality educational experience that they can get including the support services to ensure they achieve their goals. Through NEAS’ unique stakeholder driven feedback model of quality assurance, students have...
- July 9, 2019