2019 Abstract

Melissa Banks, Pro-Vice Chancellor, International, James Cook University Cultural shifts, technological trends, revenue pressures and student engagement are challenging colleges and universities like never before. We are dealing with students from more diverse educational backgrounds and cultures, yet they share...

Paula Soon1, Joy Mustapha1, Tushar Kondvilkar1 1RMIT University RMIT University and their Health Partner Medibank, have developed a calendar of activities which aim to engage with and encourage International students to connect with their health, wellness and safety while they...

Rebecca Hall, Senior Industry Specialist, International Education, Austrade To look forward we will need to look back. Having led city, state and now national strategies for international education in Australia, Rebecca Hall is well placed to take us through this...

Lauren Orlando¹, Marsha Nicholson-Ramdeen¹, Roxann Lewis-Roberts1, Jennifer Solomon² ¹Department of Education Services, St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies; ²Department of Nursing & Allied Health Sciences, St. George’s University Located on the island of Grenada in the Caribbean, St. George’s University...

Mr Ben Houston1 1Director, Regulation, Recognition and Tuition Protection, Quality Frameworks Branch, International Group, Department of Education and Training This masterclass is for delegates who have an interest and role in Admissions and Compliance at their institution. This masterclass is an interactive session where participants will...

Anneka Parker The number of international students at Australian universities is rapidly increasing, and they contribute significantly to Australia’s economy. However, concerns have been raised for their health and wellbeing, and there is limited research relating to international students and sexual health.  We...

Activities through government, educational institutions and student groups encourage international students to develop their leadership capacities. These students often take advocacy, representative, peer mentoring and support roles. Leadership is often rewarded by accolades and other formal acknowledgements. But why is...

Panel: Rachael Baron (La Trobe University), Sharon Cook (Monash University), Danny Ong (Deakin University) The panel session will address the current status of Work Integrated Learning (WIL) in Australian universities to provide a broad understanding of the varying definitions of...

Mr Greg Zaharis1, Ms Kris De Liseo1 1Uow College, Wollongong, Australia “Won’t you please, please help me?” John Lennon & Paul McCartney 1965 The University of Wollongong College delivers ELICOS (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students), EAP (English for...

Helen Nicholls-stary1, Katy Dib1 Lisa Trevaskis1, Zoe Fang1 1Deakin University, Melbourne/Geelong/Warrnambool, Australia International students are vulnerable to experiencing a range of issues, particularly mental health issues while studying in Australia. These mental health issues negatively impact on our international student’s...