Ms Lauren Orlando1, Dr. Marsha Nicholson-Ramdeen1, Dr. Roxann Lewis-Roberts1 1St. George's University, True Blue, St. George's, Grenada St. George’s University in Grenada, West Indies, is home of four schools (medicine, veterinary, graduate, and undergraduate) which...
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“You already know somebody”: The International Postgraduate Student Mentoring Project
Jul 10, 2019
Miss Georgia Killick1, Miss Ashleigh McIntyre1 1Newcastle University Postgraduate Students Association (nupsa), Newcastle, Australia Last year, Newcastle University Postgraduate Students Association (NUPSA) launched its International Student Mentoring Initiative,...
Medical student support project – enabling our future doctors to thrive
Jul 10, 2019
Ms Catherine Fitzgerald1 1The University Of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia There is growing awareness that medical students experience unique and significant stressors throughout their program which have the potential to adversely affect their mental and physical...
Student Orientation: With the students and for the students
Jul 10, 2019
Ms Mahin Mahjabeen1 1Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia This presentation will showcase how Flinders University has evolved and reshaped its international student orientation program adopting a “Just in Time” information dissemination model delivered through the...
Improving Student Experience outcomes across New Zealand through Research, Partnership and Digital Delivery
Jul 10, 2019
Ms Sahinde Pala1 1Education New Zealand, New Zealand The success story of the international education industry in New Zealand is predicated on a positive student experience, as outlined in the International Education Strategy 2018 - 2030. Education New Zealand has...
Working collaboratively to keep students safe: A beach and water safety program in NSW
Jul 10, 2019
Ms Belinda Meggitt1, Dr Zoe Richards1, Mr Simon Mullard2, Mr Doug Hawkins3 1University Of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia, 2YMCA NSW, Sydney, Australia, 3Coogee Surf Life Saving Club, Coogee, Australia Water and beach culture are part of the quintessential...
Getting started at Monash: student aMigos
Jul 10, 2019
Ms Wendy Blastock1, Mr Lloyd Gordon1 1Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Monash University has developed a new program to enhance the transition of new international students and enable engagement with other students’ pre-arrival. The program provides our large...
Provider intervention strategies for students at risk of unsatisfactory course progress.
Jul 10, 2019
Ms Klara Major1 1Commonwealth Ombudsman, Australia International students are required to maintain satisfactory course progress. If they don’t, education providers may need to cancel the student’s enrolment and report them to the Department of Home Affairs. Before...
Giving students the edge on their pathway to a fulfilling career
Jul 10, 2019
Ms Katie McPhee1 1Swinbourne University, Hawthorn, Australia International students must navigate through a multitude of issues: a different culture, different academic expectations, independence, financial pressures from parents or sponsors, and they have to work...
Collaborative student-led strategies and communication as a driver of safety and wellbeing.
Jul 9, 2019
Ms Caroline Halliday1, Dr Clint Arizmendi1, Ms Christina Thurn1 1Sonder, Waterloo, Australia Safety and wellbeing are primary factors for international students and parents when deciding where to study. Positive perceptions of safety and wellbeing increase the...