Rob Lawrence, Principal Prospect Research and Marketing, Dirk Mulder, Principal of MulderPR. This time next year We've seen changes in the way government, institutions and community have responded to and engaged with International students throughout COVID-19. Rob and...
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Applying my Australian education in Nursing to influence my immediate environment
Nov 10, 2020
Mr. Ralph Teodoro1 1Independent, Melbourne, Australia From International Student Leader to Lifestyle Experience Manager to COVID-19 Frontline Nurse. Harnessing the ability to influence policies and legislation surrounding higher quality education, advanced mental...
What do international students want to know about sexual and reproductive health?
Nov 10, 2020
Mrs Maddison Stratten1, Dr Limin Mao2, Mrs Carolyn Slattery3, Mr Priyadi Prihaswan4 1HARP Unit, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, Australia, 2Centre for Social Research in Health UNSW , Sydney, Australia, 3NSW STI Programs Unit, Sydney,...
We have something to share! How Saudi universities turn the challenges of international students into opportunities: A case study of the Islamic University of Madinah
Nov 10, 2020
Naif Daifullah Alsulami Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia Saudi universities have a long history of hosting international students, starting in 1962 with the establishment of the Islamic University of Madinah. The purpose of this qualitative case study is...
Queensland’s State-wide Student Support Network: Providing Accessible and Tailored Support Programs
Nov 5, 2020
Ms Aleesha Ware1 1Study Queensland, Brisbane, Australia The Queensland Government more than tripled its support for students in 2020. Not only are international students in Queensland are regionally dispersed (31% study in regional Queensland), but COVID-19...
Building Positive Homestay Experiences
Nov 5, 2020
Hugh Guthrie,1 Ms Jennifer Walsh1 1Trinity College and The University Of Melbourne, Melbourne, This presentation is one of the final products of a Victorian State Government’s International Student Welfare Grant, which aimed to study, document and critically analyse...
Inspiring connection: the value of engaging in the context of creating community and connectedness for regional international students
Nov 5, 2020
Ms Zita Tattersall1 1Deakin University, Warrnambool, Australia Since the shift to a virtual student support service in March this year due to COVID, Deakin University adapted its existing social engagement projects supported by Victoria funding through the Department...
International students’ perceptions of career readiness in vocational education
Nov 5, 2020
Dr Behnam Soltani1 1Digital Media Academy, Auckland, New Zealand This paper reports on a study that employed a narrative frames methodology to investigate the perceptions of international students regarding what they thought would make them more career ready upon...
TEDx meets a Hackathon. INTERCHANGE: A case-study of a virtual employability and entrepreneurship challenge that built the employability skills of students across 8 universities
Nov 5, 2020
Miss Natasha Munasinghe,1 Nuala Myatt-Bocaro2 Catherine Reed3 1FRANK (franked.io), Sydney, Australia 2Study NSW, 3 Western Sydney University “From July – August 2020, INTERCHANGE; a fast paced Hackathon meets TEDx style collaborative project with WSU, UNSW, UTS,...
The Connect and Learn Series (a collaborative approach)
Nov 5, 2020
Ms Bibiana Moreno1, Mr Sahil Puri2, Mr Gary Lee1 1City Of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 2UniLodge, Melbourne, Australia When the global pandemic forced international students into a Stage 4 lockdown in Victoria, City of Melbourne and UniLodge introduced the...