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INTERNATIONAL
POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS
NUPSA is the
Postgraduate Students' Association at the University of Newcastle. We
are here to support and represent all postgraduate students including
international students.
As an enrolled
postgraduate student you are a member of NUPSA, with NUPSA being your
Student Association.
There is no
charge or membership fees levied - membership of NUPSA is free.
NUPSA strives
to support postgraduate students to achieve excellence in scholarship
and research.
We can also
help with:
- Providing assistance
to new international students.
- Academic-related consultation,
ie communication with lecturers and classmates.
- Opportunities to attend
seminars.
- Assistance concerning
immigration issues.
- Assisting with student
concerns or problems.
- Language and learning
support.
Please tell
us how we can help you more. Your involvement and support is very important.
NUPSA is an
independant Association and all comments from you will be treated with
the strictest confidence.
Welcome!
INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Newcastle International offer the following support programs for international
students -
CULTURAL
CONNECTIONS PROGRAM
Who can participate
Research Students
Partners of international students
Partners of international staff
Want to make new friends? Want to become more connected to the University
and the local community? Want to learn more about Australia and share
your culture?
Then join us at the Cultural Connections Program.
COMMUNITY
CONNECTIONS
The Community Connections Program is a cross cultural friendship program
through which volunteers from the local community and domestic students
link with International Students.
International students join this program to meet people from the community
and to broaden their Australian friendships. The program allows students
to learn more about Australian culture and customs, while sharing information
about their home country with others.
The Community Connections has been operating for more than ten years.
For further information
on both programs contact -
Veronica Clayton (email <Veronica.Clayton@newcastle.edu.au>)
LEARNING
SUPPORT PROGRAM - Callaghan Campus
FREE workshops and courses in academic skills for
all undergraduate and postgraduate students
FREE English language classes
Individual assistance
FREE Maths assistance
The Learning
Support Program runs FREE workshops and courses in academic skills for
the first half of each semester to help you achieve your academic potential.
Check out Blackboard under "Learning Support Program" or at
http://www.newcastle.edu.au/unit/ctl/lsp
INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS TRAVEL CONCESSIONS
International students undertaking their study at a University in New
South Wales do not qualify for Travel Concessions, which means you have
to pay full fare when travelling on the Government buses, trains, or ferries.
If you buy a concession ticket and do not qualify for the travel concessions
you will be fined if your ticket is inspected during your journey.
The New South
Wales Government has to date, passed legislation which does not give travel
concessions to this group of students.
Representatives from universities across New South Wales have formed the
Cross Campus Concessions Coalition, a group which is seeking to have travel
concessions be made available to ALL students in New South Wales.
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