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ISANA New Zealand
Supporting international education specialists ISANA NZ is here to help, support and listen. From webinars to workshops, and awards to networking, we have something for everyone in Aotearoa’s international education community. Visit https://www.isana.nz/events
the KOALA News
The Koala International Education News is Australia's new international education news platform - it aims to be informative and is uniquely Australian though proudly global. It unashamedly promotes best practice in International Education. It loves seeing students...
ONLINE ISANA PD | APRIL 11
Aside from handling complaints, the Ombudsman’s Office also publishes information on trends and systemic issues that it observes in complaints and gives guidance to providers on best practice complaint handling. Klara Major works in the Industry Investigations team at...
ONLINE ISANA PD | MARCH 26
Education providers who enrol international students are required to comply with the ESOS legislative framework. This framework consists of the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 (ESOS Act), the National Code of Practice for Providers of Education and...
33rd ISANA Conference
Community, Connection: Advancing International Education Services Call for abstracts and early bird registration open! This conference will bring together students, leaders and practitioners, both new and experienced for the first in-person ISANA Conference in 4...
Understanding ESOS
Understanding ESOS Education providers who enrol international students are required to comply with the ESOS legislative framework. This framework consists of the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 (ESOS Act), the National Code of Practice for Providers...
Best Practice Student Experience Management
Foundations of International Student Advising While the growth of international education and international student enrolments has changed the way we provide services to students over the past decade, the principles of effective and accurate student advising remain...
Developing Quality Homestay Standards in Partnership with Industry Stakeholders and Practitioners
Yuen D1 1NEAS Australia, Sydney, Australia Study NSW tasked NEAS Australia with developing quality standards for homestay accommodation. NEAS engaged a wide cross-section of stakeholders as part of the project, conducting four workshops with representatives from...
Turning Accommodation into a Winning Solution
Bycroft D1 1MyStay International, Toowong BC, Australia, 2Australian Homestay Network, Toowong BC, Australia Turning Accommodation into a Winning Solution: The presenter will disclose opportunities and solutions pertaining to the current perceived international...
Student Accommodation is Not Just a Place to Live
Denison G1 1Student Accommodation Association, Adelaide, Australia International students are continuing to encounter housing problems in 2023 such as issues with rental bonds, deceptive conduct, lack of tenancy rights, unfair evictions, poor living conditions,...
International Student Mental Health Peer Work
Armanto R1, McKay S1,2, Chinnery G1 1Orygen, Melbourne, Australia, 2The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Background: International students experience high rates of mental health issues. Despite facing a variety of additional stressors associated with...
Student community connection enabling employability for students in key skills priorities to fill regional vacancies
Charles Sturt University and the University of Wollongong have both participated in a new project that is targeting future student enrolments to fill identified regional job vacancies identified on the Skills Priority List. By working with regional employers in the...
Educating for Change – Preventing and responding to modern slavery amongst university students in pre-service courses.
Chazal N2, Halliday M1 1Acrath, 2University of South Australia ACRATH, Flinders University and the University of South Australia have been awarded a federal government to create a micro-credential for university students raising awareness of modern slavery. The aim is...
Equalizer Motivator Confidence Booster How ChatGPT Can Enhance English Language Skills and Learning Motivation for EAL
Bedford J1, Kim M1, Ciyu Qin J1 1University Of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Open AI’s large language model (LLM) ChatGPT has significantly impacted higher education, largely due its capacity to produce text that resembles the work of humans. While there have...
Peer Learning for and by International Students
De Liseo K1 1UOW College Australia, Wollongong, Australia Peer Assisted Learning provides much needed academic support, which is essential in higher education. It is also one such program that builds a sense of belonging, to help all students become involved in their...