Miss Belle W.X. Lim1 1Council Of International Students Australia, Melbourne, Australia, 2Monash University, Parkville, Australia, 3Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Parkville, Australia Waves of women’s rights movement, magnified by the global communication platform,...
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ISANA News
Have you done your check-ins? An approach to identifying students at-risk at the Centre for Languages, Wintec.
Jul 9, 2019
Mrs Karen Kemsley1 1Wintec, Hamilton, New Zealand In 2018 the Centre for Languages at Wintec, catered for over 1000 international and domestic students from over 30 countries around the world, aged between 16 and 74. The range of student backgrounds and the struggles...
Education Queensland International presents ‘Your Passport to Queensland’: Get ready to play with an innovative orientation app for international students
Jul 9, 2019
Lena Mete1,2, Jack Stathis1,2 1Education Queensland International, Brisbane, Australia, 2Department of Education International, Brisbane, Australia Education Queensland International (EQI) presents the highly innovative ‘Your Passport to Queensland’ mobile application...
Support international student’s wellbeing by understanding the culture and language differences – focus on the Chinese student cohort
Jul 9, 2019
Mr Nick Ko1, Mr Jack Yang2,3 1Deakin University, Burwood, Australia, 2Bridging Translation, Melbourne, Australia, 3CITAA (Chinese Interpreters and Translators Association of Australia), Melbourne & Sydney, Australia Language barriers are one of the most common...
Addressing exploitation of international students at work and in accommodation: What information and services can make a difference?
Jul 9, 2019
Dr Laurie Berg1 1University Of Technology, Sydney, Australia The Information for Impact project, funded by StudyNSW, reflects a groundbreaking collaboration among key stakeholders across the international education sector to collectively address exploitation of...
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.
Jul 9, 2019
Mrs Louise Myers1, Mr Alex Salvador1 1James Cook University, Townsville, Australia The ISB Survey identified the need for international students to have more opportunities to engage, on a regular basis, with both International and Australian students outside the...
Giving ELICOS students a voice through quality assurance
Jul 9, 2019
Ms Ana Bratkovic1 1NEAS, North Sydney, Australia Students deserve the best quality educational experience that they can get including the support services to ensure they achieve their goals. Through NEAS’ unique stakeholder driven feedback model of quality assurance,...
Identifying the barriers and enablers to accessing sexual health information and services by international students in Australia.
Jul 9, 2019
Mrs Carolyn Slattery1 1NSW STI Programs Unit, Sydney, Australia International students, including university students, are a priority population of the NSW Sexual Health Promotion Action Plan (SHPAP) 2018-2020 within the NSW Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs)...
Connecting with community – fostering favourable engagement with families of international students!
Jul 9, 2019
Ms Emily Tzu-Ping Ou1, Ms Semra Tastan1 1UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia Universities are based on a model of engaging students as adults, individuals, independent learners and decision makers however in practice students exist and function within multiple systems....
Water safety and enjoyment for international students: A partnerships approach
Jul 9, 2019
Lynette Round2, Professor Nan Bahr1, Dr Chris Zehntner1 1Southern Cross University, Gold Coast, Australia, 2BUPA , Melbourne, Australia Australia is a leading destination for international students and a relaxed outdoor lifestyle is a large part of the attraction,...