Sponsored Student Briefing Session
Soufiane Rboub
International Sponsored Student Advisor
International Student Centre (ISC)
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Definition
A sponsored student is:
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A student who receives financial assistance from a
government or,
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A company/organisation (not private individuals or relatives).
Sponsors are usually based in the student's home country,
but not in all cases.
For any assistance, you can contact me at the International
Student Centre:
Mr. Soufiane Rboub
International Sponsored Student Advisor
Soufiane.rboub@adelaide.edu.au
http://www.international.adelaide.edu.au/support/sponsored/other /
Tel: 08 8313 0547
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Some Sponsors:
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Botswana Government
Aceh Government (Indonesia)
Saudi Arabia Government
Saudi Aramco
Vietnam Government
Petro Vietnam
Iran– Chile - Aceh Government
JPA (Malaysia)
MARA (Malaysia)
Petronas
United Arab Emirates Government
Oman Government
…etc
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In this presentation
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Our Aims
Your Responsibilities
Academic Issues
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Our Aims
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Provide welfare support and advice to you
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Referral to Counsellors and Academic Advisers
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Liaise between your sponsor and the University
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Assisting you to fulfil the requirements of your sponsorship agreements
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Monitor your academic progress and forward your academic results as requested by your sponsors
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Invoice your sponsor for your tuition fees
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Your Responsibilities
You will need to:
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Complete your program within the duration of your
scholarship &
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Fulfil your obligations to your sponsor
You should also:
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Study consistently
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Respond to all requests for meetings and/or information
from your sponsor and the University
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Make sure your progress towards completion is “on
schedule”
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Attend all lectures, tutorials, practicals, meetings
with supervisors
Records of attendance may be taken into account
when assessing overall academic performance
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Your Responsibilities
Factors that might interfere with your progress at the start of
your studies:
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Language: Do you have the necessary background
knowledge
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The University teaching & learning style: It will take you
a whole semester to adjust to a new learning
environment
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Family issues: missing your family and friends
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Time management: get to make good use of your time
“To fill the hour - that is happiness.” Ralph
Waldo Emerson
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Your Responsibilities
Time Management:
How effectively you manage your time depends partly on how well
you plan your time during your studies
“Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.”
Theophrastus (372 BC - 287 BC)
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Develop a full semester program plan
Develop a study routine and weekly schedule: you need to update
the schedule weekly to meet assessment deadlines.
Allow for flexibility and change (Plan B)
Persevere and stick to your schedule
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Your Responsibilities
To seek help and use available resources:
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Consultation times with academic staff
On line help from academics
Group discussions – postgraduates private/individual tutorials
Postgraduate students can expect to have regular meetings with
supervisors
You will come to an agreement about the frequency of these
meetings at your first meeting with your supervisor
People that you can approach at your School:
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Course Advisors
Postgraduate Coordinator
Head of School
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Academic Issues: Teaching style
Teaching styles at the University:
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Lectures are non-interactive
Tutorials are interactive Q&A
Labs/pracs: Engineering and Sciences
You need to attend all lectures and tutorials and pre-read
before class/tutorial and revise material weekly. Seek help if
you do not understand the material.
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Academic Issues: Understanding Uni-Terminology
Faculty – An organisational structure that coordinates the activities of Schools – e.g. Faculty of Sciences
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School – A body responsible for the teaching and research of a particular discipline – e.g. School of
Chemistry & Physics
refer to http://www.adelaide.edu.au/student/future/glossary/
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Academic Issues: Understanding Uni-Terminology
Program, courses, units…etc:
A Program consists of different courses (coursework only):
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You have been accepted as a sponsored student at the university for your
current program
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Students wishing to change or transfer programs must have written
permission/ financial guarantee from their sponsor organisation before
applying for program change.
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A 12 Unit load is a full time load (100%) in a semester
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You must maintain an enrolment load of 12 unit load per semester to avoid
being at risk of not completing your program within your current COE
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You must successfully complete 24 units per year to be on track to complete
within the duration of your student visa/ sponsorship
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Summer and Winter School (requires sponsor’s approval?)
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Academic Issues: Assessments
Definition:
The method by which a student's knowledge of course subject matter is tested, usually through essays,
examinations, projects, presentations or reports being submitted to your tutor or an assessor for
marking.
Grading at the University of Adelaide
Fail No Submission
Grade reflects
following criteria for
allocation of grade:
No work submitted for
assessment
Fail
A mark between 1-49
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1.5
Pass
A mark between 50-64
50-64 P
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Credit
A mark between 65-74
65-74 C
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Distinction
A mark between 75-84
75-84 D
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High Distinction
A mark between 85-100
85-100 HD
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Result Pending
An interim result
RP
Continuing
Continuing
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Grade
No Formal Examination No Formal Examination
Reported on Official
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Points
FNS
1.5
NFE
Grade Point Average (GPA)
Your GPA is the average of the grades obtained in all courses, weighted by the unit value of each
course.
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Academic Issues: Dates
Enrolment:
Census Date
The last day a student can withdraw from a course(s) without incurring liability for student
contributions or tuition fees.
Critical dates for semester 1
Semester begins
Mon 28 July
Last day to add courses online
Mon 11 August
Last day to delete courses from a student's record
Mon 31 August
Census Date
Sun 31 August
Last day to withdraw without failure (WNF)
Fri 19 September *
Last day to withdraw fail (WF)
Fri 31 October*
Exam period
Sat 8- Sat 5 November
Replacement exams
Wed 10- Tues 16 December
*Sponsor billed for both these dates
Sourced from http://www.adelaide.edu.au/student/dates/critical/2014/
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Getting Help: Personal or Administrative Issues
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International Student Centre - first point of contact for welfare related issues, student visa issues,
OSHC issues, sponsor liaison
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Adelaide Graduate Centre - administration of candidature (research students)
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Student Finance Office - invoices to you/or your sponsor
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Counselling Centre – counselling help
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University Health – doctors on campus
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Ask Adelaide – one stop, one step to resolve your issue and get an answer to your query , now
has merged with the Contact Centre and Card Services providing general administration related
inquiries, invoices, transcripts, payments…etc. (Level 3, Hub Central).
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Getting Help: Learning Issues
Contact the Writing Centre, to help you develop your academic skills.
Level 3 East, Hub Central , North Terrace Campus
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The Writing Centre (Drop in Service)
For international and ESL students
Communicating with Confidence
Postgraduate Research Students (Integrated Bridging Program IBP,
compulsory)
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/writingcentre/
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/clpd/all/intntnl
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Getting Help: Learning Issues
Maths Learning Centre
Level 3 East, Hub Central , North Terrace Campus
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The Maths Drop-In Centre provides free assistance to all students
encountering maths and/or stats in their studies. Opening hours are
10.00 am to 4.00 pm, Monday to Friday
During teaching weeks and at selected times during mid-semester
breaks and swot-vacs. No appointment required.
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/clpd/mls/drop_in/
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Thank you,
any Questions?
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