UQ Abroad Welcome Home Seminar
Wednesday 23 March 2016
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UQ Abroad Welcome Home Seminar
Overview
1. Welcome Home
2. Reverse Culture Shock
3. Employability
4. Stay Globally Engaged
5. Where to Next?
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Welcome
Home
Jan McCreary
Manager, UQ Abroad
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1. Transcripts
2. Testimonials
3. Any issues?
Come and see us
in the UQ Abroad
Resource Room!
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Re-entry
Culture Shock
Renee de Simone
International Student Advisor
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Making the Transition Home…
• What’s all the fuss about?
• I’m just coming back
home!
• How difficult could it
be…???
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How Have You Changed?
– More independent
– More aware of international issues
– Sensitive to differences in people
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Reverse culture shock is…
the UNEXPECTED confrontation with the
FAMILIAR"
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Possible Challenges...
Cultural adjustment
lifestyle, food, climate,
Social adjustment
Friends and family relationships
Catching up on what has changed
Educational / Professional
Using what you’ve learnt, opportunities
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Top 10 Return Home Frustrations
1. Boredom
2. “No one wants to hear about this”
3. It's hard to explain
4. Reverse homesickness
5. Previous Relationships have changed
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Top 10 Return Home Frustrations
6. People see the "wrong" changes
7. People misunderstand if I adopt elements of my host culture
8. Feelings of alienation; seeing home with critical eyes
9. Inability to apply new knowledge and skills
10. Fear of losing the experience
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Host Country
Host Country
Host Country?
Host Country with Australia
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Re-Entry Tips…
Prepare yourself for the re-entry process
Observe how you are reacting to adjusting
back home
Check your expectations
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Maintain contact with friends at Host Uni
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Write down about your experience
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Organise and save photos of your travels
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Avoid making comparisons between cultures,
all cultures have a mix of good and bad
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Seek Support Networks
• Get in touch with other returned students
• Give yourself time to re-adjust and re-settle
• Remember you have gained important life
skills while studying abroad
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Student Services
• Student Advisers and International Student Advisers
• Learning Assistance
• Disability Support
• Personal Counselling
Services are Free and Confidential
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UQ Abroad Welcome Home Seminar
Employability
Anna Richards
International Student
Employability Project Officer
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What is employability?
• Employability is a set of achievements – skills,
understandings and personal attributes – that make graduates
more likely to gain employment and be successful in their
chosen occupations, which benefits themselves, the workforce,
the community and the economy (Yorke 2004).
• Employability skills are not a substitute for specific
knowledge and technical skills: but they make the difference
between being good at a subject and being good at doing a job
(UK Commission for Employment and Skills 2009).
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UQ’s approach to employability development
An employable UQ graduate has engaged in a process of awareness,
experiences, learning and transfer. The process consists of:
AWARENESS: Understanding that employability is about the
development of both discipline knowledge and personal attributes that
guide workplace performance
EXPERIENCES: Engaging with a range of experiences to develop the
skills and attributes for employability
LEARNING: Using self-reflection to translate experiences into
employability development
TRANSFER: Communicating employability effectively in the recruitment
process and transferring learning into workplace performance
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Why does it matter?
To be employable, you need discipline knowledge AND
personal attributes that help you to transfer your academic
knowledge to the workplace and guide the way you perform in
a role.
You need to be able to differentiate yourself and show
employers your potential to do a job.
You need to be confident in your ability to apply your
knowledge and skills in the workplace to make an effective
contribution to an organisation.
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What now?
You are invited to a 90 minute workshop:
• 10am Wednesday 13 April in room 217 Sir Llew Edwards building
• Includes afternoon tea
• You will receive an e-mail invitation shortly. Please RSVP by return
email.
The workshop will:
• Give you guidance and resources on how to translate your UQ
Abroad experience through self-reflection and connect it to your
employability to help make you more employable (by meeting
employer expectations)
• Provide advice on how to communicate your employability to a
prospective employer using your UQ Abroad experience
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Staying Globally
Engaged
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UQ Advantage Ambassador Program
Discovery Sessions
GEE
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Short Term Global Experiences
UQ Advantage Award
Caroline Thompson
Team Leader, UQ Abroad
QUEST
Katie Smith
Project Officer, Short Term Mobility
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Staying Globally Engaged
1. UQ Advantage Ambassador Program
http://www.uq.edu.au/uqadvantage/ambassador
Why become a UQ Advantage Ambassador?
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Share your passion and experiences from abroad and around UQ
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Network with other outstanding student leaders
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Enhance your resume with leadership, event planning and promotions
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Receive invitations to exclusive events
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Receive a reference letter from the Director of the UQ Advantage Office
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Receive a certificate upon completion
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Receive recognition for participation through the UQ Advantage Award program
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Attend a thank you reception upon completion
Applications for the 2017 UQ Advantage Ambassador Program
will open in Semester 2, 2016.
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Staying Globally Engaged
2. Discovery Sessions
Prospective UQ Abroad students attend a Discovery Session to:
• find out general information about Exchange and/or Short Term
Programs
• learn how to prepare an application to UQ Abroad
• learn about specific regions and partner universities
• find out Faculty specific information
• chat with incoming students and past exchange students about
their experiences overseas.
A schedule of Discovery Sessions can be found at
http://www.uq.edu.au/uqabroad/info
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Staying Globally Engaged
3. Global Experiences Expo
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Current Winner of the University of Queensland’s Club of the Year
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Queensland
University
Exchange
Student
socieTy
= QUEST!
Heaps of events throughout the
semester!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh8XUuYJH1
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New friends*
*No guarantees – work on your game
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Kate please,
Sign Me Up!
facebook.com/groups/questuq
facebook.com/questie.uq (subscribe to events)
questsociety.net
#questuq
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UQ Abroad
Short-Term Global Experiences
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Short-Term Global Experience Process
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Spend Winter/Summer Break overseas
Gain credit or recognition for short-term international experiences
Programs still open for Winter 2016 (July)
Funding is available:
• New Colombo Plan Funding
– KAIST International Summer School
– Antai Global Summer Program
– Sun Yat-sen International Summer School
• Short Term Study Travel Grants
• OS-Help Loan
• UQ Advantage Grant
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Short-Term Global Experience Process
• Eligibility Criteria
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Choose a program from the UQ Abroad Program Shortlist
Submit application by the nominated UQ deadline
Completed at least 6 units in their current UQ program
Minimum cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0
Be currently enrolled and taking classes in a degree program at UQ
Applicants must have sufficient time left in their degree to study a minimum of 2
units
Is not participating as a UQ exchange student in semester 2, 2016;
Meet any other published UQ Abroad, UQ Faculty or host program eligibility
requirements relevant to the nominated global experience.
International students are not permitted to participate in a global experience in their
country of citizenship
Some programs may have additional criteria, especially if the nominated global
experience impacts on semester 2, 2016 dates.
Short-Term Global Experience Process
Research & seek
advice
Confirm your
eligibility
Apply for Funding
Apply to host
university*
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Draft a Budget
Apply to UQ
Abroad*
Apply for Visa
Prepare for
departure & attend
UQ Abroad predeparture session
THE UQ ADVANTAGE OFFICE
The UQ Advantage is about maximising your time at
university by gaining experiences that set you up for
life and enhance your employability.
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UQ Advantage Award
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Co-curricular program designed to support
students’ academic, personal and professional
development
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Combination of experiential learning activities
with tailored workshops and seminars
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Available to undergraduate students from all
discipline areas
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Students have duration of their degree to
complete requirements
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Official ‘statement of attainment’ awarded to
successful students upon graduation
UQ Advantage Award Requirements
3 Core Primary
Activities
3 Additional Primary
or Secondary
Activities
6 Symposia
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Social
Responsibility and
Leadership
Global and
Cultural
Engagement
Research and
Entrepreneurship
Any Category
UQ Advantage Symposium Series
Maximise your UQ Experience
Global & Cultural
Leadership
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UQ Abroad
International short
term study programs
Funding for extracurricular activities
Language study
Research
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Summer and Winter
Research Programs
Undergraduate
Research
Conference
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U21 Student
experiences
Represent UQ at events
and conferences
Ambassador
Symposium
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Cross cultural
communication
Leadership
Social intelligence
Counting your UQ Abroad Experience
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If you’re a currently enrolled UQ undergraduate
student (including honours) you can register in
the mySI-net module at anytime
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Search under activities for ‘UQ Abroad’
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Submit including your host organisation name
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Your verifying officer will be your UQ Abroad
advisor
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You wont need to upload any verification
document
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Studying abroad is a PRIMARY activity under
the Global and Cultural Engagement Category
MORE INFORMATION
www.uq.edu.au/advantage-award
advantage@uq.edu.au
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Where to
Next?
Panel of past
exchange students
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