Sponsored Student Briefing Session

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Sponsored Student Briefing Session

• Soufiane Rboub
• International Sponsored Student Advisor
• International Student Centre (ISC)

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Definition

• A sponsored student is
• A student who receives financial assistance from
  a government or,
• 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_at_adelaide.edu.au
• http//www.international.adelaide.edu.au/support/s
  ponsored/other/
• Tel [phone]

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Some Sponsors

• 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

• Our Aims
• Your Responsibilities
• Academic Issues
• Getting Help

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Our Aims

• Provide welfare support and advice to you
• Referral to Counsellors and Academic
  Advisers
• Liaise between your sponsor and the
  University
• Assisting you to fulfil the requirements of
  your sponsorship agreements
• Monitor your academic progress and forward
  your academic results as requested by your
  sponsors
• Invoice your sponsor for your tuition fees

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Your Responsibilities

• You will need to
• Complete your program within the duration of your
  scholarship
• Fulfil your obligations to your sponsor
• You should also
• Study consistently
• Respond to all requests for meetings and/or
  information from your sponsor and the University
• Make sure your progress towards completion is
  on schedule
• 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
• Language Do you have the necessary background
  knowledge
• The University teaching learning style It will
  take you a whole semester to adjust to a new
  learning environment
• Family issues missing your family and friends
• 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)
• 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
• 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
• Course Advisors
• Postgraduate Coordinator
• Head of School

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Academic Issues Teaching style

• Teaching styles at the University
• Lectures are non-interactive
• Tutorials are interactive QA
• 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
• 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, unitsetc
• A Program consists of different courses
  (coursework only)
• You have been accepted as a sponsored student at
  the university for your current program
• Students wishing to change or transfer programs
  must have written permission/ financial guarantee
  from their sponsor organisation before applying
  for program change.
• A 12 Unit load is a full time load (100) in a
  semester
• 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
• You must successfully complete 24 units per year
  to be on track to complete within the duration of
  your student visa/ sponsorship
• Summer and Winter School (requires sponsors
  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 Grade Point
Average (GPA)Your GPA is the average of the
grades obtained in all courses, weighted by the
unit value of each course.
Grade Grade reflects following criteria for allocation of grade Reported on Official Transcript Points
Fail No Submission No work submitted for assessment FNS 1.5
Fail A mark between 1-49 F 1.5
Pass A mark between 50-64 50-64 P 4
Credit A mark between 65-74 65-74 C 5
Distinction A mark between 75-84 75-84 D 6
High Distinction A mark between 85-100 85-100 HD 7
Result Pending An interim result RP  
Continuing Continuing CN  
No Formal Examination No Formal Examination NFE  
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Academic Issues Dates

• Enrolment
• Census DateThe 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
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Getting Help Personal or Administrative Issues

• International Student Centre - first point of
  contact for welfare related issues, student visa
  issues, OSHC issues, sponsor liaison
• Adelaide Graduate Centre - administration of
  candidature (research students)
• Student Finance Office - invoices to you/or your
  sponsor
• Counselling Centre counselling help
• University Health doctors on campus
• 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, paymentsetc.
  (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
• 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
• 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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Welcome to the University of Adelaide

• Thank you,
• any Questions?