International student support



The International Student Advisers in Student Services welcome you to the University of Queensland. The most important session any new international student can attend is the Getting Started session. You are advised to also attend other practical workshops on living in Australia. The Guide for International Students is designed to assist you, from planning your arrival in Brisbane through to completing your studies and returning home.



UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SUPPORT SESSIONS:

GETTING STARTED

Getting Started sessions are designed to assist you with the smooth transition to campus life. Attend a Getting Started in the first 2 or 3 days after you first arrive. Attendance at one session is compulsory for all new international students at any level of study including transfer students. Please note the Getting Started is ONLY for students starting their formal UQ degree program in the current semester.



Getting Started Booklet

Getting Started is held every Friday until 14 December this year in the Media Room in building 21C.



Need Assistance?

If you arrive between 14 December and January 2013 and would like assistance please contact Student Services to make an appointment with an International Student Advisor by calling 33 65 17 04.

You can also email: internationalstudentss@uq.edu.au

At this session you will:

  • Meet an International Student Advisor;
  • Receive campus and locality maps;
  • Find out about the process of enrolling / registering for classes;
  • Learn how to get your student ID card and your OSHC card;
  • Get information on banking, key university facilities, student discounts on public transportation;
  • At start of Semester 1 and Semester 2 receive an Orientation Week Flyer (with checklist and map).

After this session you will know the times of important university events and you can then start looking for permanent housing without missing out on vital university information.

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:00 to 12:30pm in the Media Room, 21C



O-WEEK WORKSHOPS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

When What Where
8:45am – 11.30am International Student Orientation and Official Welcome: Session One Compulsory UQ Centre Bldg 27A Exhibition Hall
2pm – 3:30pm Getting Started Compulsory for All New International Students Hawken Engineering
Bldg 50, Room T203
When What Where
2pm – 4pm Safety Down Under Physiology Building 63, Room 348
2pm – 3:30pm Getting Started Compulsory for All New International Students Hawken Engineering
 Bldg 50, Room T203
When What Where
10am – 11am Taxation/Working While Studying on a Student Visa Physiology Building 63, Room 360
11am – 12.30pm Getting Started Compulsory for All New International Students Hawken Engineering
 Bldg 50, Room T203
2pm – 3pm The Australian Health Care System and OSHC Hawken Engineering
 Bldg 50, Room T203
When What Where
2pm-4pm Safety Down under for International Students Hawken Engineering
 Bldg 50, Room T203
When What Where
10am-11.30am International Students with Families Abel Smith Lecture Theatre
 Bldg 23, Room 1
11am – 12.30pm Getting Started Compulsory for All New International Students Hawken Engineering
 Bldg 50, Room T203
2pm – 3pm The Australian Health Care System and OSHC Physiology Building 63, Room 348



SAFETY DOWN UNDER

This session gives you some basic tips on how to stay safe during your time here in Australia. From beaches and roads to wildlife and nightlife!

Wednesday 24 October 2012 1:00pm – 2:00pm, Building 21c Room 215

Getting Started Booklet

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