De Marco L1, Major K1 1Commonwealth Ombudsman, Canberra, Australia Contract cheating. Plagiarism. Collusion. Fabrication. Recycling work. Exam cheating. Use of generative AI. Education providers have their work cut out for them when it comes to educating students...
All Cultures Weave Artwork initiative
Brooker C1, Shaw G1, Gibson M1, Taylor J1 1The University Of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia As a dedicated and experienced Project Officer in the field of Higher Education, Melanie Gibson has been making significant contributions to the student experience landscape...
Comparison of Career Aspirations and Values among International and Australian Students
Sicurella C1, Boyd-Gerny J2 1Queen’s College, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia, 2Holmsglen Institute of TAFE, Melbourne, Australia Employment opportunities are important selection criteria for international students when choosing their destination. For Australian...
A personalised and autonomous approach to meet international students’ English language proficiency needs in Australian
Kim M1 1University of New South Wales, The University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia Multilingual international students now make up a large proportion of the total student cohort in Australian universities. Such high-level study in English poses challenges for...
Connecting international students to their campus, city, and community in a FUNtastic way
Sereni A1 1The University Of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia Orientation and transition programs for internationals students coming to Australia are key to fostering a supportive and empowering environment conducive to their academic achievement, career success, and...
Embedding the LET Your Story Talk the Lived Experience Toolkit in student services practices to enhance student
Cook S1, Simmonds C2, Kalczynska A1 1ISANA 2Story Is Connnection The Lived Experience Toolkit was developed in partnership with Story is Connection and funding from a Study NSW partner program. It aims to develop and proliferate resources for the improvement of the...
Education Agent Certification – the way forward
Parsonson R1 1ISEAA – INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION AGENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED This workshop outlines the need for a certification course for education agents in Australia, aiming to address the lack of professional development and knowledge upgrade in the field....
Tomorrow Is Mine: harnessing the power of the student voice for deeper engagement and advocacy
Jackson T Overview Tomorrow is Mine is a student experience podcast. To date 118 episodes with students of 49 different nationalities have been featured during the series. Its name was inspired by Malcom X: ‘Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow...
International student written agreements: fairness of refund terms
De Marco L1, Major K1 1Commonwealth Ombudsman, Canberra, Australia In November 2022, the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman published an issues paper titled ‘Improving fairness in written agreements between international students and Australian education providers’....
The International Student Experience: sharing student centric perspectives on studying at Australian universities
Cherniak O1, Gilpin C1 1Welcoming Australia, Kangaroo Point, Australia Post-covid there has been extensive reporting in the Australian media about the return of international students to study in Australia.This reporting has discussed the current housing shortage and...