Month: May 2018

Ms Daphne Ann Kelly1 1Unsw Global, Kensington, Australia Student Support services play an increasing role in assisting international students in managing their studies. Larger education providers offer a wide range of support services. But how can students make effective use...

Mr Vinh Dang1, Ms Shawna Hooton1 1The University Of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia This paper showcases the efforts made by International Peer Mentors to engage the international cohort on campus and build community internally within their pods. Weekly morning teas for...

Ms Jieyan (Mera) Tan1, Ms Melanie Jones-Leaning1, Ms Yoko Kishi1 1University of Waikato, Hillcrest, Hamilton, New Zealand For those of us engaged in mentoring our students through to academic success, the journey can be perilous and fraught with unforeseen serendipities. ...

Ms Kelly Atherton1 1Victoria International, Victoria University Of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand In New Zealand and many other western nations, Chinese students make up the largest cohort of international students, with greater numbers predicted to study offshore in upcoming years....

Ms Shawna Hooton1, Mr Arthur Yeow1 1The University Of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia This paper presents a transferrable leadership pipeline framework, based on a case study of International Peer Mentors’ social program – Language and Cultural Engagement (LCE) at The University...

Mrs Diana Earl1 1The University Of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia This presentation will report on the 4 week Healthy Relationship series conducted at the University of Queensland and discuss what worked, what needs improvements and provide ideas into how similar...

Miss Rima Elhage1 1Wollongong Police District – NSW Police Force, Wollongong, Australia Wollongong Police District (WPD) has worked with local educational institutions for many years to promote safety and crime prevention awareness to international students. From basic colourless printouts to...

Louise Peters1 1Fair Work Ombudsman, Sydney, Australia The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) is an independent statutory office responsible for promoting harmonious, productive and cooperative workplace relations and ensuring compliance with Australia’s workplace laws. The FWO’s free services for employees and...

Mrs Usha Rao1 1La Trobe Melbourne, La Trobe University, Australia In August, 2017, the Australian Human Rights Commission published the report “Change the Course: National Report on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment at Australian universities”. On March, 2018, the CEO...

Mr Chris Holmes1,  Nuala Myatt-Bocarro1 1StudyNSW, Sydney, Australia In 2014 the NSW Government set up StudyNSW to support international students in NSW, and partners with international education stakeholders to achieve this. StudyNSW has contributed close to $1 million over 4 rounds...