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Support for AusAID students
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Swinburne
University of Technology is in contract
with AusAID to manage the AusAID
student program. The contract requires
Swinburne to provide a range of services
and support to AusAID students in
addition to providing regular reports
to AusAID on the academic progress
of their students.
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There is a Student Contact Officer (SCO) employed by the Swinburne International
office responsible for ensuring that Swinburne University complies with
the terms and conditions of the AusAID contract. In addition, the SCO
acts as a focal point of contact for AusAID students at Swinburne. The
SCO oversees the academic and social well-being of all AusAID students
and ensures that those students who have come to Australia with families
are provided with appropriate community support.
The SCO works as part of the Sponsored Students Team and draws on additional
resources and specialised support from across the University to provide
AusAID students with the appropriate services to assist with problems
they may typically encounter as an international student in Australia.
These services include the following:
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