Month: May 2018

Dr John Wellard1 1Universities Australia, Deakin, Australia Australia’s international higher education sector makes a significant contribution to the economic, social and cultural climate of Australia. International students choose Australia because of its quality education, safety and its warm and welcoming...

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...

Ms Meera Gopalkrishna1, Mr Patrick Hoppe1, Mr Bruce Williams1 1Monash College, Melbourne, Australia The journey of a Monash University Foundation Year (MUFY) student officially begins when they enrol in our Melbourne City Campus, but the transition does not stop there....

Mrs Sally McGill1, Miss Susan Ye2 1Wintec, Hamilton Central, New Zealand, 2Wintec, Hamilton Central, New Zealand Wintec wants to take student support beyond the minimum expectations outlined in the Code of Practice for the Care of International Students, so through...

Ms Mary Ann Seow1, Ms  Ewa  Rutt1 1University Of Adelaide College, Adelaide, Australia In February 2018, there were 27,498 non-award international student enrolments (AEI, February 2018) and 302,513 in Higher Education in Australia. These figures also include students enrolled in...

Mr Terry Mcgrath1 1Isana Nz, Palmerston North, New Zealand A Report on Community Engagement Training in New Zealand In 2018, ISANA NZ was contracted by the Ministry of Education to provide training across Aotearoa New Zealand to provide community engagement...

Ms Manaia Chou-Lee1 1Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Australia Intercultural interactions between all students are a key factor of internationalisation at home, abroad and of the curriculum (Knight, 2015; Leask, 2015) where genuine reciprocity with other nationalities and cultures is...

Terry McGrath2, Sylvia Hooker3, Sherrie Lee1 1University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, 2ISANA NZ, Palmerston North, New Zealand, 3Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand International postgraduate (PG) students have generated valuable returns for universities, not just in terms course fees,...

Mr Roger Best1 1Nsw Police Force, Armidale , Australia The international education sector is all too familiar with media coverage of crimes against students, including alleged poor responses from law-enforcement. Consequently, the NSW Police in partnership with Study NSW, developed...

Ms Laurynda Giles1  Nick Ko1 1Deakin Univeristy, Geelong, Australia; Deakin University’s International Student Support Team has been working actively toward including students alongside decision making, particularly around student engagement on campus and international student health and wellbeing. Student success and wellbeing...