Speak and connect

This series of 6 peer-facilitated workshops will help you integrate into the University.

The aim is to help you meet new friends, practise and develop your English language and communication skills, and give you useful strategies for connecting at university. The workshops are peer-facilitated which means you get to connect with experienced local and international students who will give you plenty of tips to have a great time at university.

Schedule:

• Week 1: being and belonging at the University
• Week 2: getting to know people
• Week 3: inviting and responding to the invitations
• Week 4: participating in your courses
• Week 5: asking for help
• Week 6: solving problems

Rewards program:

• if you have 100% attendance (6 workshops), you will receive a certificate of recognition and 2 gifts
• if you have 80% attendance (5 workshops), you will receive a certificate of recognition and 1 gifts

It may also help you accrue points towards professional engagement programs offered in your course.

Duration: 1 hour and 20 minute workshop each week for 6 weeks

Target audience: returning and new international students and students from non-English speaking backgrounds in their 1st and 2nd year of undergraduate or postgraduate studies at the University.

Speak up

This program of online conversation workshops will support you in your transition to university by enhancing your English language skills, supporting academic and social acculturation, and fostering connections with your peers.

Speak up provides you with a safe space to practice and develop your English skills, build your confidence and familiarity with the University context and make friends. By joining in the program, you will be empowered to participate more fully in all aspects of university life.

Schedule (choose 1 or multiple workshops):

• Workshop 1: "what do I need to know about learning online?"
• Workshop 2: "what do I need to know about learning at university?"
• Workshop 3: "what do I need to know about handling tricky situations?"
• Workshop 4: "what do I need to know about fitting in at university?"
• Workshop 5: "what do I need to know about making new friends?"
• Workshop 6: "what do I need to know about speaking like a local?"

Duration: 1 hour and 20 minute per workshop

Target audience: Returning and new international students and students from non-English speaking backgrounds in their 1st and 2nd year of undergraduate or postgraduate studies at the University.

Speak and connect HDR

This series of 6 conversational, peer-facilitated workshops will help research students integrate into the University by developing confidence communicating in different contexts at university and in the wider academic community.

During the program, you will meet and connect with other research students, share your experiences, develop your English communication skills, and receive tips and strategies to succeed in your candidature and beyond.

This program will help you:

• feel a sense of connectedness and belonging
• use strategies for successful communication
• communicate competently in English
• be aware of and sensitive to different cultures
• be confident in your study and professional skills.

Schedule:

• Week 1: connecting to your academic community
• Week 2: working with your supervisor
• Week 3: asking for help and accessing university support
• Week 4: engaging in respectful debate
• Week 5: navigating seminars & conferences
• Week 6: self-care during your candidature

Rewards program:

• If you have 100% attendance (6 workshops), you will receive a certificate of recognition and 2 gifts
• If you have 80% attendance (5 workshops), you will receive a certificate of recognition and 1 gifts

It may also help you accrue points towards professional engagement programs offered in your course.

Duration: 1 hour and 20 minute workshop each week for 6 weeks

Target audience: Returning and new international students and students from non-English speaking backgrounds in their 1st and 2nd year of candidature at the University.