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Ms Aleesha Ware1 1Study Queensland, Brisbane, Australia The Queensland Government more than tripled its support for students in 2020.  Not only are international students in Queensland are regionally dispersed (31% study in regional Queensland), but COVID-19 accelerated the need for...

Ms Zita Tattersall1 1Deakin University, Warrnambool, Australia Since the shift to a virtual student support service in March this year due to COVID, Deakin University adapted its existing social engagement projects supported by Victoria funding through the Department of Jobs,...

Dr Behnam Soltani1 1Digital Media Academy, Auckland, New Zealand This paper reports on a study that employed a narrative frames methodology to investigate the perceptions of international students regarding what they thought would make them more career ready upon graduation....

Miss Natasha Munasinghe,1  Nuala Myatt-Bocaro2 Catherine Reed3  1FRANK (franked.io), Sydney, Australia 2Study NSW, 3 Western Sydney University  “From July – August 2020, INTERCHANGE; a fast paced Hackathon meets TEDx style collaborative project with WSU, UNSW, UTS, UON, CQU, ACU, University of...

Ms Bibiana  Moreno1, Mr Sahil Puri2, Mr Gary Lee1 1City Of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 2UniLodge, Melbourne, Australia When the global pandemic forced international students into a Stage 4 lockdown in Victoria, City of Melbourne and UniLodge introduced the ‘Connect and...

Ms Ticky Lan1, Ms Catherine (Elby)  Chai1, Ms Belinda Te1, Ms Emily Soper1, Ms Xin (Cindy) Chen1 1UTS Bamblue, Sydney, Australia Our purpose is to showcase our student-led group’s research collection process, creating designs for students by students. We navigated...

Ms Danielle Hartridge1, Mr Gary Lee1, Mr Sahil Puri1 1Independent, Melbourne, Australia Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, international students have been vulnerable to numerous hardships. These are compounded by COVID-19. Not only are international students stranded in the Australia (unable...

Ms Gina Chinnery1, Ms Hasanah Hussein1, Miss  Catherine  Gayed1 1Orygen, Melbourne, Australia, 2Study Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia International students have unique wellbeing needs and often seek support from their peers first, rather than accessing traditional support services such as University counselling...

Mr Ross Crosson 2020 began with workplans in place and then we all became aware of Covid-19. It turned people’s lives upside down, not least of all those of international students, far away from family and friends, and navigating a...

Ms Desma Smith1,2,3,4 1Jobwatch, Melbourne, Australia, 2Fit2Drive, Melbourne, Australia, 3D’Accord, Melbourne, Australia, 4International Student Advisory & Support, SUT, Hawthorn, Australia A concern for critical incident responses to serious road injuries of international students undertaking delivery driver work in Victoria led...