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...
- November 5, 2020
Mrs Sue Fergusson1, Miss Caitlin Dauth 1Scape Australia, Brisbane, Australia, 2Scape Vulture Operator Pty Ltd, Brisbane, Australia At Scape, our aim is to provide the ultimate student experience in everything we do, especially through our event program, which is specifically...
- November 5, 2020
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...
- November 5, 2020
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...
- October 29, 2020
Ms Caroline Stevenson ISANA NZ has had to rethink our role, projects and procedures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a response to this new and challenging environment, we have focused on connecting with the industry as much as possible,...
- October 29, 2020
Ms Manaia Chou-Lee1 1Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia To meet global, international, and intercultural dimensions when internationalising schools (IoS), educational practitioners are being asked to engage students in practices and discussions around social justice, diversity, and cultural practices. Internationalisation at home...
- October 29, 2020
Ms Alison Coelho1, Ms Aditi Sharma1 1Centre For Culture, Ethnicity And Health, North Richmond, Australia More than 500,000 international students were in Australia when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. It not only caused disruption to their study, but they experienced unprecedented...
- October 23, 2020
Ms Aditi Sharma1, Ms Kanwal Saleem1 1Centre For Culture, Ethnicity And Health, North Richmond, Australia The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on international students. This includes access to sexual health information and BBV and STI prevention. Together with...
- October 23, 2020
Ms Kanwal Saleem1 1Centre For Culture, Ethnicity And Health, North Richmond, Australia Multicultural Community Action Network (M-CAN) is a community-led initiative of Multicultural Health & Support Services (MHSS). It is based on community development principles and peer-based strategies. M-CAN enables...
- October 23, 2020
Ms Julie Allen1 1UKCISA, London, United Kingdom This presentation will illustrate how a collaborative international student project survived and thrived during Covid-19. The UK Council for international student affairs (UKCISA) had just recruited its first cohort of ten dynamic, enthusiastic...
- October 23, 2020