Catherine Guo1 1Victoria University of Wellington, , New Zealand Provider Direct of Students (PDS) is an online Immigration New Zealand service that allows education providers to process student visa renewals on campus in New Zealand. Victoria University of Wellington is...
- July 10, 2019
Kathryn Lysons1, Chris Lee1 1Study Melbourne Student Centre, Victorian Government, Melbourne, Australia International students are now 1 in 8 of Victoria’s youth population. This session will focus on how the Victorian Government’s work is evolving to focus on student empowerment...
- July 10, 2019
Alison Coelho1 1Centre for Culture, Ethnicity and Health, Richmond, Australia Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) is health insurance for international students. It is a visa requirement for overseas students to have OSHC for the duration of their student visa. The...
- July 10, 2019
Mr Wun Kwan Chan1 1Borderlands Cooperative, Hawthorn , Australia Numbers of international students in Australia have increased greatly in recent years. It is not an easy journey for them to start a new life in the new environment. They could...
- July 10, 2019
Dr Marsha Nicholson-Ramdeen1, Ms Lauren Orlando1, Dr Roxann Lewis-Roberts1 1St.George’s University, True Blue, Grenada Located on the Caribbean island Grenada, St. George’s University (SGU) is a medical, veterinary and undergraduate University. In 2016, the School of Arts & Sciences introduced...
- July 10, 2019
Ms Lauren Orlando1, Dr. Marsha Nicholson-Ramdeen1, Dr. Roxann Lewis-Roberts1 1St. George’s University, True Blue, St. George’s, Grenada St. George’s University in Grenada, West Indies, is home of four schools (medicine, veterinary, graduate, and undergraduate) which attracts faculty and students from...
- July 10, 2019
Miss Georgia Killick1, Miss Ashleigh McIntyre1 1Newcastle University Postgraduate Students Association (nupsa), Newcastle, Australia Last year, Newcastle University Postgraduate Students Association (NUPSA) launched its International Student Mentoring Initiative, which sees international students paired with a mentor prior to their arrival...
- July 10, 2019
Ms Catherine Fitzgerald1 1The University Of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia There is growing awareness that medical students experience unique and significant stressors throughout their program which have the potential to adversely affect their mental and physical health, as well as their...
- July 10, 2019
Ms Mahin Mahjabeen1 1Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia This presentation will showcase how Flinders University has evolved and reshaped its international student orientation program adopting a “Just in Time” information dissemination model delivered through the first semester. The most significant innovation...
- July 10, 2019
Ms Sahinde Pala1 1Education New Zealand, New Zealand The success story of the international education industry in New Zealand is predicated on a positive student experience, as outlined in the International Education Strategy 2018 – 2030. Education New Zealand has...
- July 10, 2019