Join Desma Smith, Associate Director, International Student Advisory & Support Swinburne University of Technology and leading experts in the field of Student Advising.
This masterclass will consist of two 90 minute sessions, delivered online via Zoom.
- Cost (includes both sessions): ISANA Members, no cost | Non-members, $60
- Dates: Thursday, May 5 and May 12
- Time: 12 – 1.30pm (AEST)
With over 22 years in International Education working at Canadian High Commission; DIAC student policy; global mobility; student support; I’ve facilitated workshops and written submissions for ISANA; Government roundtables; consultative stages of policy development; created policies in HEd; had various consultant roles and tutored critical incident management.
Currently as AD, International Student Advisory & Support at Swinburne my team of 10 actively and passionately support staff and international students.
I’ve been a SME (Subject Matter Expert) on award winning teams managing risk and safe communities and a member of Swinburne’s Incident Management Team. In 2020, a Swinburne led consortium won a Best Practice award in the IEAA International Excellence Awards for our Food Delivery Driver Training program designed to pro-actively offset the risks and pitfalls international students need to navigate when doing this work. Desma offsets work tensions as an obsessed dragon boat racer and successfully competed internationally in the Australian Auroras DBS over 7 years.