Ms Lucy Jenkins1 1RMIT A discussion around maintaining compliance with Standard 5 while approving new and updated U18 welfare arrangements during the period of bordure closures. This discussion will include RMIT’s strategy for continuing U18 welfare approvals in 2020,...
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Revealing useful student attributes during the recent COVID-19 pandemic
Oct 23, 2020
Ms Jacqui Holmes1 1Southern Cross University, Balinga, Australia Revealing useful student attributes during the recent Covid-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has created the greatest disruption of the education systems in recent history and has also exacerbated...
What career advice can international students now offer me? Reflections, recommendations, and the roads ahead for international students and their trusty ISAs
Oct 23, 2020
Mr Peter Komsta1 1Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA), Melbourne, Australia Welcome to the 2005 International Student Orientation Day. This week my team and I will equip you with essential first-year survival skills, including making new friends; academic...
The pivot to online studies: What about written agreements?
Oct 23, 2020
Ms Klara Major1 1Commonwealth Ombudsman, Adelaide, Australia At the beginning of 2020, no one could have foreseen that by April, nearly all education providers would stop holding face-to-face classes. Providers put in a massive effort to shift learning online in...
International students connecting with a sexual health and relationships information kit
Oct 23, 2020
Mrs Maddison Stratten1, Dr Catherine MacPhail2 1HARP Unit, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, Australia, 2University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia Diverse cultural backgrounds and life experiences impact international students’ knowledge...
COVID-19 disruption and identity: A reflection and autoethnography of a Beijing based Ph.D. scholar
Oct 23, 2020
Ms Stephanie Hollings1 1Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China The importance of identity and identity creation during the Ph.D. process has been well-noted, as throughout this process, numerous identities are shifting and emerging, and thus there is always the...
Beware of phone and internet scams impersonating Home Affairs
Oct 19, 2020
The following has been recently published on the Department of Home Affairs' public website. https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/news-media/archive/article?itemId=470 Beware of phone and internet scams impersonating Home Affairs Be aware of scammers who impersonate the...
Moon Festival
Oct 2, 2020
Please find attached a message from the acting Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affair the Hon Alan Tudge MP for the Moon Festival. Minister Tudge - Moon Festival - Traditional ChineseMinister Tudge - Moon Festival -...
Professor James Arvanitakis
Oct 1, 2020
Professor James Arvanitakis Pro-Vice Chancellor (Engagement) Western Sydney University Platypuses, black swans and the new (not so) normal The year 2020 has delivered many disrupters that have challenged the higher education sector in many ways: from bushfires to...
Help Raise Awareness about Kidnapping Scam Involving Chinese Students
Sep 25, 2020
Please distribute this information through your networks to help raise awareness and keep students safe. Background Students have been contacted through a phone call from someone usually speaking in Mandarin and claiming to be a representative from a Chinese...