The 30th ISANA International Education Association was held at the Bayside Eden, Melbourne, 3rd – 6th December 2019.

Theme: Leading and inspiring through collaboration: Student wellbeing and support services, today and tomorrow.

2019 Organising Committee

Program

https://isana.org.au/isana-2019-conference-program/

Referencing

Surname, Initial, The paper title, Conference Proceedings of the 30th ISANA International Education Association 3-6 December 2019.

Presentations

Click on the link to open the abstract, slides or other media, where available. Refereed category papers are fully written and blind peer reviewed papers. All successful Refereed papers will be published in the Transitions Journal and therefore will not be featured on this page.  When available in Transitions a link will be added to their record below.

Updates from Authors

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Type	Theme	Title (linked to abstract)	Authors	Slides
Oral (25 mins)	Connectivity	Utilising student-led Peer Mentoring to address identified health risks and support gaps	Krystal Agourram
Oral (25 mins)	Communication and information	From the W-curve model to N-curve model: toward a new understanding of the re-entry experiences of returning international students after studying abroad. A case study of Saudi Arabia.	Naif Daifullah Z Alsulami	N/A
Oral (25 mins)	Connectivity	Water safety and enjoyment for international students: A partnerships approach	Nan Bahr	N/A
Keynote	Keynote	The changing focus on the student experience in the context of emerging institutional challenges and developments	Melissa Banks
Panel	Panel	Is it the provider’s responsibility to prepare international students for employment?	Rachael Baron
Keynote	Keynote	Why professionalise? Have we done enough to support international students (and enrolling providers) with qualified staff?	Chris Beard
Oral (25 mins)	Enablers	Addressing exploitation of international students at work and in accommodation: What information and services can make a difference?	Laurie Berg	N/A
Oral (25 mins)	Connectivity	Getting started at Monash: student aMigos	Wendy Blastock	N/A
Panel	Enablers	Inspiring change: Working with new partners	James Borman
Oral (25 mins)	Enablers	Giving ELICOS students a voice through quality assurance	Ana Bratkovic
Oral (25 mins)	Communication and information	Starting a new page – awareness of the harm & risk of gaming and gambling	Wun Kwan Chan	N/A
Oral (25 mins)	Communication and information	Collaborative student-led strategies and communication as a driver of safety and wellbeing.	Robert Chasse	N/A
Oral (25 mins)	Communication and information	A comparison of Overseas Student Health Cover	Alison Coelho
Oral (25 mins)	Oral (25 mins)	ISANA 30th Anniversary Retrospective – Looking Forward, Looking Back	Melanie Duncan	N/A
Workshop (60 mins)	Connectivity	Collaborative Supervision: Best practice to improve student well-being and empowering student services staff	Zoe Fang, Helen Nicholls-Stary, Lisa Trevaskis
Oral (25 mins)	Enablers	Medical student support project – enabling our future doctors to thrive	Catherine Fitzgerald	N/A
Panel	Panel	What does the research tell us about international student mental health?	Helen Forbes-Mewett	N/A
Oral (25 mins)	Oral (25 mins)	Contact Points: Enabling international students during critical incidents	Catherine Gomes
Keynote	Keynote	Leading and inspiring through collaboration: A view from Austrade and state and territory destination partners on the promise of international education	Rebecca Hall	N/A
Keynote	Keynote	30 years in international education: A journey?	Tracy Harris	N/A
Workshop (60 mins)	Workshop (60 mins)	PRISMS Admission and Compliance Masterclass	Ben Houston
Oral (25 mins)	Enablers	Have you done your check-ins? An approach to identifying students at-risk at the Centre for Languages, Wintec.	Karen Kemsley
Oral (25 mins)	Enablers	Coordinating Committees: from the 1950s to the 1990s – the origins of international student support and community engagement	Anna Kent
Oral (25 mins)	Connectivity	“You already know somebody”: The International Postgraduate Student Mentoring Project	Georgia Killick	N/A
Oral (25 mins)	Enablers	Support international student’s wellbeing by understanding the culture and language differences – focus on the Chinese student cohort	Nick Ko, Jack Yang
Oral (25 mins)	Connectivity	Capacity building as a pathway to studnet wellbeing	Chris Lee	N/A
Panel	Panel	Why student leadership?	Gary Lee	N/A
Student Oral (25 mins)	Communication and information	Fighting hidden sexism: findings from Tea Talks for international students	Belle Lim
Oral (25 mins)	Enablers	AUT Student Association – Foodie Godmother (free pantry, community gardens and all day breakfast initiative)	Mauricio Lozano	N/A
Oral (25 mins)	Connectivity	Capacity building as a pathway to student wellbeing	Kathryn Lysons	N/A
Oral (25 mins)	Enablers	Student Orientation: With the students and for the students	Mahin Mahjabeen	N/A
Oral (25 mins)	Enablers	Provider intervention strategies for students at risk of unsatisfactory course progress.	Klara Major
Workshop (60 mins)	Connectivity	Remembering our Rs – Good Pastoral Care is very important in building reputation,retention and recommendation for a sustainable effect in recruitment through word of mouth marketing	Terry McGrath
Oral (25 mins)	Oral (25 mins)	“You already know somebody”: The International Postgraduate Student Mentoring Project	Ashleigh Mcintyre	N/A
Oral (25 mins)	Enablers	Giving students the edge on their pathway to a fulfilling career	Katie McPhee
Oral (25 mins)	Connectivity	Working collaboratively to keep students safe: A beach and water safety program in NSW	Belinda Meggitt	N/A
Oral (25 mins)	Connectivity	Education Queensland International presents ‘Your Passport to Queensland’: Get ready to play with an innovative orientation app for international students	Lena Mete	N/A
Oral (25 mins)	Oral (25 mins)	Solider, aeroplane, chicken – swimming at the City Baths. RMIT and Medibanks remarkable partnership encouraging water safety and water familiarisation for international students	Joy Mustapha, Paula Soon	N/A
Oral (25 mins)	Enablers	IT’S MORE THAN JUST A COFFEE BUZZ..How a weekly, on campus, pop-up Cafe for International students changed the student experience and created a true sense of community and connectedness.	Louise Myers	N/A
Oral (25 mins)	Communication and information	Factors contributing to obtaining employment in China: Australian Chinese Graduates experiences	Jasvir Kaur Nachatar Singh
Oral (25 mins)	Enablers	What the International Student Survey tells us about student wellbeing and support services	Steve Nerlich
Oral (25 mins)	Connectivity	Preparing the next generation of nurses: An across sector collaborative approach	Lauren Orlando	N/A
Oral (25 mins)	Oral (25 mins)	Understanding by design: A multisectoral approach to redesigning. Learning strategies for the nursing curriculum	Lauren Orlando, Marsha Nicholson-Ramdeen, Roxann Roberts
Oral (25 mins)	Enablers	Connecting with community – fostering favourable engagement with families of international students!	Emily Tzu-Ping Ou
Oral (25 mins)	Enablers	Improving student experience outcomes across New Zealand through research, partnership and digital delivery	Sahinde Pala
Oral (25 mins)	Oral (25 mins)	International students’ views on sexual health: A qualitative study at an Australian university	Anneka Parker	N/A
Oral (25 mins)	Connectivity	Peer advice, mentoring and providing support to students at La Trobe College Australia	Usha Rao
Oral (25 mins)	Enablers	Engaging with International Students to meet their sexual & reproductive health needs	Helen Rogers, Galuh Sapthari	N/A
Oral (25 mins)	Enablers	Identifying the barriers and enablers to accessing sexual health information and services by international students in Australia.	Carolyn Slattery
Oral (25 mins)	Enablers	Cognitive Processing Course: A Student-Faculty Collaborative Program for At-Risk Students	Andrea Vaughans	N/A
Oral (25 mins)	Communication and information	Preparing international students for life in Australia: The student perspective on what they need and what they are (not) getting?	John Wellard	N/A
Oral (25 mins)	Connectivity	Won’t you please, please help me?	Greg Zaharis	N/A
Oral (25 mins)	Communication and information	A diary study examining how international students juggle university study and part-time work commitments	Jacky Zhang	N/A

Sponsors

• JJL Overseas Education Consulting & Service Co., Ltd (‘JJL’) (Name Badge / Email Alert Sponsor)
• Allianz Global Assistance (BaristaSponsor)
• Medibank (Gold Sponsor)
• Sonder (Dinner Sponsor)
• Monash University (Silver Sponsor)
• UniLodge (Silver Sponsor)
• Texthelp (Silver Sponsor)
• AMES Australia (Day Catering Sponsor)
• ISA Student Advocates (Welcome Sponsor)
• Bridging Translation (Session Sponsor)
• Scape
• Australian Homestay Network (AHN)
• PNC
• Insider Guides – International Student Guides