NUPSA international

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.

NUPSA strives to support postgraduate students to achieve excellence in scholarship and research.

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.

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 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.