Enablers

Ms Helen Rogers1, Ms Galuh Sapthari1 1South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, Darlinghurst, Australia In 2018, there were 626,988 international students in Australia, an 11% increase from 2017. International students are significant contributors to the Australian economy, culturally and financially,...

Mr Priyadi Prihaswan1, Mr Tim Chen2, Ms Belinda Meggit3, Ms Rochelle Avasalu4 1HIV and Related Programs Unit, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia, 2ACON, Sydney, Australia, 3UNSW Student Health and Wellbeing, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 4NSW STI Programs...

Mr Mauricio Lozano Arbelaez1 1Aut Student Association, Auckland, New Zealand Foodie Godmother is an Auckland University of Technology Student Association (AUTSA) initiative to help nurture the bellies and souls of AUT Students. Foodie was born out of AUTSA’s realisation that...

Rebecca Bendall1 1Urbanest Student Accommodation The Student Accommodation Association (SAA) is the representative body for quality student accommodation providers in Australia. SAA represents the interests of members and has a profile of being a reputable body of engaged industry participants within the...

Lauren Orlando¹, Marsha Nicholson-Ramdeen¹ ¹Department of Education Services, St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies The St. George’s University is a medical, veterinary and undergraduate university located on the Caribbean island of Grenada. Established in 1976, the university is the home...

Sophie O’Keefe1 1Professional Development Manager at English Australia International students have aggravating risk factors for the incidence of mental ill-health such as language barriers and displacement from family and culture. The frequency of international student mental health-related difficulties is undoubtedly...

Mrs Louise Chesterman1, Ms Kristin Warr Pedersen1, Mrs Leila Daniels1, Mr Timothy Gibbons1 1University Of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia Global education seekers are adventurous, adaptable and not averse to taking on a challenge. International students have many of the key employability...

Louise Shinners,1 Vanessa Mastro1  1UNSW, Sydney, Australia The Professional Development Program for International Students is a professional skills and workplace experience program designed to assist UNSW international students enhance their employment outcomes and career opportunities in Australia. The program has...

Dunya Alruhaimi1 1Student, University of New England Studying in the higher education sector in regional Australian as international student is a different experience to studying in a metropolitan area. Beyond having access to high quality education, training and research, there are...

Ms Louise Tabrum1, Ms Helen Warren1 1Unsw Sydney, Sydney, Australia This presentation will describe Student Development International’s (SDI) best practice for providing an effective Under 18s Care Program to under 18 year international students studying at UNSW Sydney. The monitoring...