John Wellard1 1Universities Australia, Deakin, Australia Anecdotal reports suggest that the information international students receive before they leave their home country is, at times, not sufficient to prepare them for life in Australia. Reports of international student isolation and difficulties...
- July 10, 2019
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
Mr Terry Mcgrath 1ISANA NZ, Palmerston North, New Zealand In desiring sustainability in in-flow of international students, remember: Sustainable International Student Recruitment is enhanced by a Reputation for quality education in a safe and cost efficient context. International Students are...
- 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
Chair: James Borman, Study Melbourne, Victorian Government, Australia Panel: Iain Finlayson – Development Manager, Melbourne Writers Festival George Halkias – Special Projects, City in the Community Gina Chinnery – National Vocational Services Manager, Orygen This panel session will showcase some...
- 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
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
Ms Anna Kent1 1Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Australia The provision of international student support in 2019 is vastly different from what it was when international (overseas) students first appeared in large numbers on Australian campuses in the 1950s. At that...
- 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