UQ ABROAD PRE-DEPARTURE ORIENTATION
Please sit according to region:
FRONT
BACK
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USA, Canada,
Latin America
UK, Ireland
Europe,
Scandinavia
Asia
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UQ ABROAD
Student Exchange Program
Pre-Departure
June 2015
OVERVIEW
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Welcome & Overview
– Jan McCreary, Manager, UQ Abroad
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UQ Insurance
– David Hynd, Insurance Officer
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Health & Safety Overseas
– Dr Tony Arklay, UQ Health
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Preparing To Go
– UQ Advantage Ambassadors
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Culture Shock
– Trish Taggart, Student Services
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UQ Logistics
– Jan McCreary
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Staying Connected
– Brittany Macdougall, UQ Advantage Office
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UQ Abroad & Employability
– Andrea Reid & Anna Richards
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Wrap-up & Farewell!
UQ ABROAD STATISTICS –
Semester 2, 2015
• Commencing exchange = 398
• UK & Ireland = 118 (30%)
• Europe & Scandinavia = 105
(26%)
• USA & Canada = 127 (32%)
• Asia = 41 (10%)
• Latin America = 6 (1.5%)
PREPARING TO GO
Housekeeping
• Pre-departure material
• Pre-departure guide
• Insurance card
• Study Brisbane USB bracelet
• Acceptance Letters & Visa
• Funding
• Scholarships
• OS-Help
• Centrelink letter from UQ Abroad
• Enrolment
• Pay library fines asap!
• Automatically enrolled before end of
June
• Check enrolment before census date
(August 31, 2015)
David Hynd
UQ Insurance
Business Services
Dr Tony Arklay
Director
University Health Services
UQ Advantage
Ambassadors
Top Tips For Exchange
PREPARING TO GO
Packing
• Student Visa Documents
• Acceptance Letter
• Proof of
Funds/Accommodation
• Current Official Transcript
• Travel Itinerary
• Electronics and chargers
• Copies – Email & Leave at
home
Alanie, State University of New York (at
Stony Brook), Sem 2, 2014
PREPARING TO GO
Travel & Money
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Booking flights
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Prepare for arrival
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Wait until accepted & visa secured
Transport
Accommodation
Money
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Cash can be unsafe to carry
Notify your bank
Travel money cards
Multiple sources of funds!
ON ARRIVAL
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Attend Orientation
Accommodation
Update address in My SI-Net
Any issues – contact host
university, UQ Abroad
• Check your UQ email
address!
• Make the most of your
exchange
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Student associations
Volunteering
Research
Internships
Leadership events
Lucky Door Prizes!
Trish Taggart
International Student Advisor
Student Services
COURSES & ENROLMENT
• Smaller Classes
• No recordings
• Attendance taken
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Can be part of final grade
Missing 2-3 classes can result in fail
• No grading criteria provided
• Different study load
• Different assessment
• Continuous assessment
• 100% final exams
• Oral exams
• Speak with
lecturers/professors!
COURSES & ENROLMENT
• Full time load determined by
UQ NOT host university
• Eg. Visa requirements vs. UQ
Full-time equivalent
• Know your full time
equivalent!
• UQ Abroad website
• Faculty Approval Email
• Can’t get into approved
courses:
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Choose new courses
Send information to UQ Faculty
Keep syllabus & assessment
Keep all communication with
UQ
COURSES & ENROLMENT
Equivalent Standard Full Time Load
UQ
USA & Canada
UK
Europe
Asia
8 units = 4 courses
15 credits = 5 courses
60 credits = 3–6 courses
30 ECTS = 2–8 courses
Varies
COURSES & ENROLMENT
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Taking LESS than full time load
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6 UQ Units
Final semester – only 6 units left
Prior approval for reduced study load
To seek approval, contact UQ Abroad
advisor well before census date (Aug
31)
• Charged for 8 units until permission is
granted
• Cannot change enrolment after census
date
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Taking MORE than full time load
(eg.#10)
• Not allowed
• Exception – B. International Studies
(#9)
GRADES & GPA
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Will not affect your GPA
Grades MAY Count
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Honours
University Medal
Graduate/Medical School
Job applications
Withdrawing from courses
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Your responsibility to confirm any penalty for
withdrawal
ALTERING YOUR TIME
ON EXCHANGE
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Coming home early
• Exchange is not for everyone
• Circumstances can change
• Notify UQ Abroad AND your host
university
• Extending your exchange
• Not possible
REPRESENTING UQ
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Exchange is a privilege not a right
You are a UQ student and
representative
MUST abide by UQ Student Charter
and other relevant student policies
Respect host university regulations,
policies, academic processes, students,
etc.
Your behaviour can affect the
exchange relationship
REPRESENTING UQ
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Help build the UQ Abroad program
Attend events at your host university
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Raise the profile of UQ (and Brisbane)
at your host university
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Exchange Fair
Australia Information Sessions
Study Brisbane USB Bracelet
Meet local students
Brittany Macdougall
UQ Advantage Office
STAYING CONNECTED
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UQ Abroad Facebook
Scholarship & Travel Grant recipients
must write testimonial!
Used in promotional materials
Keep pictures appropriate for wide
audience
Photo Tips
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Host university
Country landmarks
Good digital quality
No filters please
INSTAGRAM CAMPAIGN
• UQ Advantage Instagram
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#goingglobal
#firstimpression
#week1 #week2
#toptips
#whatnobodytellsyou
#lifein China
#createchange
• UQ Abroad Facebook Cover
Photo
– Follow and tag @UQAdvantage
and #UQAbroad
GREAT PHOTOS
FANTASTIC PHOTOS
NOT SO GOOD…
Andrea Reid & Anna
Richards
UQ Abroad & Employability
QUESTIONS?
‫!مع السالمة‬
Ha det bra!
Adiós!
Näkemiin!
再見 !
Hau ba lai!
Auf Wiedersehen!
Au revoir!
नमस्ते!
Tot ziens!
Hej då!
안녕 !
Have a
fabulous time!
Chào anh!
Farvel!
さようなら!