International Students' Ezine

Welcome to the second edition of this year's International Students' eZine. For those of you who started on new courses in October, we hope that you have had an enjoyable first term and have settled well into life at NTU. Our eZines provide useful updates on news and events which are of interest to international students, so if you would like to contribute to any of our forthcoming editions, please do contact us. We hope that you all have a peaceful break over the Christmas period and look forward to seeing you again in the New Year!

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Welcome to IDP Australia Student e-Newsletter - the first edition of a new electronic publication designed specifically for international students in Australia.

This e-Newsletter will be published four times a year and will provide you with important information - such as new courses from institutions around Australia, updates about student visa and regulation changes from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) and will also list some fun things to do.

We hope you will enjoy our first edition. We'd love to hear from you, so if you believe there is anything we can improve on there are things you'd like to see in future editions please send us an email at ssa.feedback@idp.com

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IE University - Inauguration Ceremony

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IE University - Inauguration Ceremony

IE Business School entered the world of university education in January 2007 when it acquired IE University, a sophisticated, innovative, international institution committed to the business elite with a global outlook, entrepreneurial flair and a public-spirited nature. The fact that it is the first time a business school has purchased a university means that its students have an enterprising, business spirit which is lacking in universities in general.

IE University expands IE Business School’s international educational model to undergraduate and postgraduate studies, thus creating a unique space for higher education in Europe. IE University stands for a new model of university education based on the diffusion of knowledge and innovation among the leaders of tomorrow.

IE University offers an exclusive program including subjects from the fields of science and humanities. Degrees can be taken in Architecture (English and Spanish), Communication (English and Spanish), Construction Management, Journalism, Psychology, Telecommunication Engineering, History of Art, Tourism and Biology. Postgraduate studies offered by the university will include master’s degrees in Security Management, Communication Management in Social Networks and Work Space Design.

IE University currently has approximately 1,200 students and 170 professors. Student numbers for the new university are expected to reach 2,000 in five years, with 80% of these being international students.

Zaryn Dentzel, founder and CEO of leading Spanish social networking site Tuenti, gave the keynote address to recent graduates and new students at IE University, Segovia, during the inauguration ceremony for the academic year 2008-2009. opening speach

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Nothing these days is “free”

March 18, 2008

Chris Andersen’s Wired post really made me think. What exactly these days constitutes free? In my honest opinion, everything has a price, whether are not you are paying it directly or not.

It cannot be denied, the web is in a sense a commercialized gateway to the entire world. If you take the ability to make money off the world wide web, it falls apart. While many of us use services like Google or Gmail daily for free, SOMEONE out there in cyberspace is paying for our usage. It is the advertisers on Google that make it successful. If there are no advertisements, there is no income, and if there is no income, there is no money. If they have no money they can’t operate, and Google is dead. It isn’t free to run that company, their computing and intellectual resources cost millions of dollars yearly.

Google is a fantastic example. Likely millions of people use it daily, yet no one pays for the right to use it. For us, it is free, but that is just a benefit most of us take for granted in this Web 2.0 world we live in. We as a society need online commerce and business just as much as the companies who run the sites need it to reach their financial goals, because really these sites MAKE the world wide web what it is today.

The Europeanization of Kosovo

NATO membership action plans for Georgia and Ukraine and the Russia’s financial troubles may get the media attention, but one of the great silent stories: the integration of Kosovo into Europe. Of course all these stories overlap, and each is accelerated by Russia’s invasion of Georgia.

The rule of law mission in Kosovo has been a great success of European-American friendship. Kosovo is on track to join the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, and even is going to privatize a local telecommunications firm.

Meanwhile, Vojvodina is seeking greater autonomy from Serbia, though Kosovar soccer just took a setback.

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Archive for October, 2009

International Students - October 2008

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Daylight Saving
Remember to turn your clock forward one hour on Sunday 5 October at 2am for the start of the daylight saving period. Daylight Saving continues until Sunday April 5, 2009.

Renewing your Student Visa
From October 1, 2008, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) in Victoria will require students to lodge visa extension applications on-line or by mail. Students will no longer be able to lodge an application via appointment. The quickest and easiest way to have your visa processed is via an on-line application. Please be aware of your visa expiry date.
www.immi.gov.au/students/index.htm

Accounting and Beyond Career Summit
Don’t miss this exceptional opportunity to explore future career options in Accounting. The Summit will include seminars, panel discussions and networking opportunities to explore the range of different employment options in accounting. It includes a presentation about internship opportunities for international students seeking Australian permanent residency upon graduation.

When: Thursday 2 October 2008, 12.00 to 5.00pm
Where: Caulfield campus, Building K, Theatre K3.21

To register and for more information, visit: www.careers.monash.edu.au/news/accounting-and-beyond.html

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Walsh College

Admission on a Student Visa
Any individual seeking admission to Walsh College as an international student on an F-1 Student Visa must meet the general admissions requirements for undergraduate or graduate degree programs at Walsh College. The admissions application must be submitted along with the non-refundable application fee. In addition, these individuals must also meet the following requirements:

• Proof of English language proficiency must accompany an admissions application from individuals who speak English as a second language (ESL). However, if the student meets the written communication requirement, the English language proficiency requirement is waived.


• Provide official statements of financial support through personal or sponsored funds.


• Provide evidence of health insurance upon arrival in the United States. Health insurance must be purchased through Walsh College.


• Arrange for their own living accommodations and transportation to and from campus locations. Walsh College does not offer residential facilities or transportation to classes.


• Have transcripts evaluated course-by-course for international credentials and submitted along with the admissions application.


• Maintained good standing of their previous F-1 status (applicable to transfer students) according to United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) regulations.

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Wenchuan Earthquake

Nature has not been good to Wenchuan: Last year there were some rock slides and now it was hit by the strongest earth quake that has hit China for more than 30 years. According to Xinhua the epicenter was some 90 kilometers northwest of Chengdu, Sichuan’s province capital, and Chinese news agency Xinhua has called the natural disaster “汶川地震” (Wenchuan earth quake).

Last year on my way from Jiuzhaigou to Chengdu I passed Wenchuan and Dujiangyan, those two cities largely effected by the quake. As a matter of fact, when taking the 12 hour bus ride from Jiuzhaigou to the provincial capital, I met a student from Wenchuan who was just coming back from Jiuzhai to Wenchuan as her college was closed before because it had been hit by a landslide. For some pictures taken after the quake, see here.

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Our economic system is inherently designed to create wealth for lenders by creating consumer debt. Problem is, that personal debts are at record levels, so much so that most of us will spend the rest of our lives being enslaved by it. Fresh out of high school, young adults are being solicited credit cards as if they were “free money”. Fact is, that with wages that have been stagnant for decades, people have been going into credit card debt to top up wages, just to keep up with the rising cost of living. In our over-credentialized society, we basically need a university degree to qualify for jobs that we could have gotten decades ago with merely a high school diploma. So, the problem is that people are faced with either working for minimum wages or going into debt to obtain a degree, just to have a middle class standard of living. University and college is set purposefully set up to be the only escape from a life of poverty. Unless young people are lucky enough to have affluent parents, getting student loans is the only path to getting the education they need. Student loan debt is effectively taking away the buying power of a whole generation.

Getting a university degree is the minimum necessity for entry into middle class life today, but the security that once came with that status is long gone. According to one study, the “Generation X” (of which I am one), now 25 to 40 years old, work almost three hours more per week than young baby boomers did way back in 1977. And all of those extra work hours aren’t adding up to enough additional earnings to cover the liability of student loan debts. Compared to 1980, the median earnings for a young worker 25 to 34 yrs old with a bachelor’s degree or higher were only 6.6 percent higher in 2004. During the same time period, student loan debt has more than doubled!

There are many things one can do to deal with student loan debt, such as typical debt strategies, like building a “debt snowball”. However it is an option that is difficult for those just starting out in a new profession as they may not have the earnings one needs to do this. Fortunately, there are other options, such as Federal student loan consolidation, loan reduction programs, consumer proposals and bankruptcy. We can look at some possible angles to help you deal with student loan debt, first in the USA, and then in Canada. The best plan is Federal student loan consolidation.

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"If you don't like that arrangement, there are other alternatives," said Sheldon E. Steinbach, a higher-education attorney in the Washington office of the law firm Dow Lohnes. "This is not the only means to securing private loans. If that is what they are offering, students can look for a better deal. There are plenty of those out there."
Both articles did have a few view points in common, such as the facts of the new policy that Sallie Mae is incorporating. Each article started off with a light hearted joke as well. The Times gave a good example of opposite view points on the topic and gave the reader a chance to re-think about taking out a loan with Sallie Mae. The Post also had its positive outlook on the new payment plan and gave a detailed account of what Sallie Mae plans to do.

However, each article lacked something as important as informing its readers of different alternatives to loans.

In an article from the Flint Journal, "Cornerstone University plans fast-track, three-year degrees in journalism, business," describes a new three-year program to help students graduate quicker, thus saving more money and having to take out fewer loans.

Along with not informing the reader about alternative options, both authors failed to mention anything that President Obama has said about student loans.

In an article on FoxNews.com, "Obama would spend more to make college affordable," it discusses the plans that Obama has in order to increase Pell grants for colleges.

President Obama also stressed the importance of banks not being allowed to make profits off student loans in an article published in the Politico, "Pot takes center stage at town hall."

When comparing the Washington Post's article to the Washington Times article, it shows evidence of the Times giving the reader more view points to consider. Newspapers are not supposed to tell us what to think, like the Post seemed to be doing, but they are supposed to give us ideas and concepts to think about, and that's exactly what the Times did with their coverage.

AVOID STUDENT LOAN CONSOLIDATION TRAPS

There’re innumerous options at assistance for financially challenged Students to direction their College education. A favourite business assistance compounding boulevard innumerous students verify is finished the U.S. Government agent Loan Program. A Free Application for agent Student Aid (FAFSA) modify staleness be filled discover before a Student crapper be thoughtful for a portion polity enrollee loan. There are also quaternary types of polity loans namely, Graduate PLUS Loan, Parent PLUS Loan, Perkins Loan and the Stafford Loan. With inumerable blogs and consciousness described guru’s discover there, it’s essential that a Student obtain the prizewinning enrollee provide compounding advice they crapper obtain.

Student Loan Consolidation crapper be essential for Students to intend their business circumstances low control. Student provide compounding only effectuation the behave of obtaining digit provide to clear soured every the others, thusly creating digit provide where a Student or the Parents haw hit had 2 or more loans to clear off. Government enrollee provide compounding crapper attain a borrower opt from the quaternary defrayal procedures same the daylong commercialism plan. Merging your enrollee loans mostly results in a modify monthly commercialism with no penalties included for the primeval stipendiary soured of the loan.

Furthermore, in most cases, there is no assign analyse necessary in consolidating your polity enrollee provide thusly this haw termination in a modify welfare rate. And also, if a polity enrollee provide is consolidated its covering impact module be a aggregation simpler. Students with Private enrollee loans module poverty to analyse the pro’s and con’s of clannish enrollee provide compounding before stuff discover an application.

The modify monthly commercialism you haw obtain when consolidating module support assist the charge of stipendiary this provide back. This helps some students intend on their feet and obtain a beatific stipendiary employ so that repaying their enrollee provide doesn’t place them in in a business crisis.

One needs to undergo the pitfalls related with enrollee provide compounding before attractive action. Student provide compounding is not a beatific pick for everyone. There are pitfalls to consolidating a enrollee loan, some of which no digit is selection to civilize the Student about.

If you do null to meliorate your business position after consolidating your loan, then I’d apprize against consolidation. Consolidation crapper provide you a quantity to intend on your feet, but it module do null to support you if you do nothing.

Many parents and students encounter that consolidating their enrollee loans is not outlay trenchant cod to the accumulated instance that it takes to clear the loans back. Consolidating a provide crapper add thousands of dollars to the test turn only because of the welfare incurred cod to the individual turn of instance it takes to clear them back.

Federally secure enrollee loans hit been the mend maker of enrollee assistance for some financially strapped students and parents.. However, consolidating it haw or haw not hit a constructive gist on your daylong constituent business situation. Smart students and parents module do their cod travail when researching on whether or not to merge enrollee business aid.

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College-Controlled Aid

School Financial Aid Office Web Sites
Look here for information about your school's financial aid policies and procedures, including application deadlines.

Tuition Payment Plans
Tuition payment plans are short-term installment plans that split your tuition into equal monthly payments.

School-Specific Scholarships and Fellowships
Scholarship and fellowship programs offered only at specific schools, including college-controlled merit scholarships.

College Partnerships
Partnerships between certain community colleges and four-year colleges make it easier for students to transfer from a community college into a four-year college. Studying for two years at a community college can save the student a significant amount of money.

Other Types of Aid

In addition to the primary sources of financial aid (loans and scholarships), other kinds of aid are available to many students. These other types of aid fall into eight broad categories:

1. Free Scholarship Lotteries
2. Federal and State Government Aid
3. College-Controlled Aid
4. Student Profile-Based Aid
5. Aid for Graduate and Professional School
6. Aid for Elementary and Secondary School
7. Aid for Specific Activities
8. Innovative Programs

Scholarships

Undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships are forms of aid that help students pay for their education. Unlike student loans, scholarships and fellowships do not have to be repaid. Hundreds of thousands of scholarships and fellowships from several thousand sponsors are awarded each year. Best Ways to Find Money 1. FastWeb Scholarship Search 2. Local Public Library 3. Local College's Aid Office Generally, scholarships and fellowships are reserved for students with special qualifications, such as academic, athletic or artistic talent. Awards are also available for students who are interested in particular fields of study, who are members of underrepresented groups, who live in certain areas of the country or who demonstrate financial need. The best way to search for scholarships and fellowships is to use a personalized search, like the FastWeb scholarship search, that compares your background with a database of awards. Only those awards that fit your profile are identified as matches. There are several free scholarship databases available online. With more than 1.5 million scholarships worth more than $3.4 billion, the FastWeb scholarship search is the largest, most accurate and most frequently updated scholarship database. If you supply an email address, they will notify you when new awards that match your profile are added to the database. You can even submit an electronic application to some of the scholarships listed in the FastWeb scholarship database, saving you time and money. FastWeb also includes a college search and numerous other student resources. November is National Scholarship Month! In addition to the FastWeb scholarship search, you may want to search one of the other free scholarship search sites. It doesn't take much time to search and it's free. To find small local awards that aren't listed in any book or database, look for notices posted on bulletin boards at your school's guidance office, the public library and outside the financial aid office at nearby colleges and universities. You can also search for scholarships using your favorite web search engine by including the word "scholarships" with your search keywords. College alumni and other private scholarship sponsors occasionally establish scholarships with esoteric eligibility requirements, such as a scholarship for left-handed students. Although there aren't many of these unusual scholarships, they often attract a lot of attention because of their slightly offbeat nature. The most prestigious scholarships and fellowships also attract a lot of attention because they are among the most lucrative and competitive awards. Many colleges also offer full tuition academic scholarships. Average students often ask whether there are any scholarships available to students who don't have a 4.0 GPA. There are many scholarships for average students that focus on qualities besides academic merit. There are also many community service scholarships. Most scholarship search sites do not allow children under age 13 to register because of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Unfortunately, this prevents parents from finding out about scholarships for students under age 13. FinAid has compiled a comprehensive list of college scholarships for students under age 13 and in grades K-8. Don't waste your money on fee-based scholarship matching services. You won't get any better information than you can get from the free services available on the Web. Once you've identified the scholarships for which you are eligible, FinAid has many good suggestions on how to maximize your chances of winning a scholarship. Scholarships that sound too good to be true usually are. Learn how to recognize and protect yourself from the most common scholarship scams. The number one tip: If you have to pay money to get money, it's probably a scam. It is important to ask the school's financial aid office about its outside scholarship policy, since this can affect how much you benefit from winning a scholarship if you are receiving need-based student aid. A portion of your scholarship might be taxable. Usually amounts used for tuition and required fees are tax-free, but you should review the rules to ensure that you report the scholarship correctly. The most reliable information about the number and amount of scholarships can be found in the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS), a statistically representative survey of undergraduate and graduate students conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) at the US Department of Education. FinAid also presents an analysis of the number of scholarships in the major scholarship databases, reporting the precision and recall of each database. Students who are awarded scholarships often need additional financial assistance. See the Loans section for information on student and parent loans. To find out about contest, grants and other aid options, visit the section discussing Other Types of Aid. The Other Types of Aid section also provides information about scholarships for students with specific interests or abilities. Businesses and philanthropists who are thinking about sponsoring a new scholarship may find the Scholarship Design & Management section helpful.

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FedMoney.org is the most comprehensive FREE full-text online resource on all U.S. government grants and student financial aid programs. Here you will find detailed and up-to-date information about (1) who can apply, (2) how to apply, (3) full contact info, and much more... for over 130 government grants and loans (scholarships, fellowships, traineeships) related to education!

Note: Some programs appear in more than one list because they offer more than one type of aid.

List Of Websites That Provide Information on Scholarships

Well, these websites are only an indication and not a comprehensive list.

• Federal Student Aid FAFSA
• Federal Student Aid Program
• FAFSA4caster
• Student Scholarship Search.com
• FreeScholarshipGuide.com
• Fast Aid
• Fast Web
• Go College
• Scholarship.com
• FreSch

Things to remember when you search for scholarships

• None of the websites can guarantee scholarships.
• You are not required to pay any fee for getting information on scholarships
• If you are required to pay any amount for claiming your scholarships beware, they could be scam.
• If somebody is claiming to provide scholarships assistance and assure you of the scholarship scheme, kindly note that no one will be able to give you information about winning a scholarship except for organization offering such scholarships.

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The Scholarship Search

The fact that you are reading this article tells me that you are into the race of searching for the best of scholarships to fund your education. You may be a freshman or a school senior, the earlier you are into the search, the better are the chances that you end up getting a worthy scholarship.

The next thing in your mind will be about how you will start your search?
Firstly you need to clearly understand the level for which wish to seek a scholarship, whether it is for your high school or college education. Following which, you will search for scholarships available together with their requirements for making an application. Submit the application in time in order to ensure timely compliance and wait for the results. It is simply said than done. Where do you get the information about the scholarships available and is there something that you should be paying for it?

There are number of websites which provide information on the Scholarship Programs available for the specified levels of education. Ofcourse, other sources like school of study, libraries and seniors and friends circle are also very helpful in a search for the right kind of scholarships.

Australian Student Visa

The Australian Government operates an Overseas Student Program (OSP) that allows people who are not Australian citizens or Australian permanent residents to study in Australia.

Any person who is not an Australian resident may apply to study in Australia under the OSP.

A person who wants to study under the program must obtain a Australian student visa before they can commence a course of study in Australia.

You can be granted a student visa only if you wish to undertake a registered course or part of a registered course on a full-time basis.

A registered course is an education or training course offered by an Australian education provider who is registered with the Australian Government to offer courses to overseas students.

The Australian education system is divided broadly into four levels of schooling:

1. primary;
2. secondary;
3. vocational education; and
4. training and higher education.

However, there are also other options available to students from other countries wishing to undertake study in Australia, such as English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) and non-award courses.

Links between visa subclasses and courses/qualifications

Student visa subclass	Courses/qualifications
Subclass 570 Independent ELICOS	English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) undertaken as a stand-alone course, not leading to an Australian award
Subclass 571 Schools	Primary school Secondary school including junior and senior secondary Approved secondary exchange programs
Subclass 572 Vocational Education and Training (VET)	Certificate I, II, III, and IV Diploma, Advanced diploma Former RATE system qualifications: Certificate, Advanced certificate and Associate diploma
Subclass 573 Higher Education	Bachelor degree Associate degree Graduate certificate Graduate diploma Masters Coursework
Subclass 574 Masters (Research) and Doctorate	Masters Research Doctoral degree
Subclass 575 Non-award Foundation Studies/Other	Enabling course: non-award foundation studies Other full-time courses or components of courses not leading to an Australian award
Subclass 576 AusAID and Defence	Full-time courses of all types undertaken by AusAID or Defence students sponsored by the Australian Government

Assessment levels

On 1 July 2001, the gazetted/non-gazetted country regime was replaced by an assessment level regime.

Different assessment levels within each of the student visa subclasses determine eligibility for a student visa, by establishing the threshold requirements that an applicant must meet in order to be granted a student visa.

The assessment levels are prescribed according to the passport held and the education sector of study. For more information, see Country Assessment Levels table* - PDF file, 11KB.

The country/sector assessment levels assigned have been based upon objective criteria and objective data regarding the compliance of students from different countries and in different education sectors.

Assessment level 1 represents the lowest assessment level and assessment level 5 the highest.

The higher the assessment level, the greater the minimum evidentiary standards an Australian student visa applicant has to satisfy in respect of criteria relating to financial capacity, English proficiency and other relevant matters.

Assessment level 3, 4 and 5 applicants must make their initial student visa application while they are outside of Australia.

Forms and Student Information Booklets

This list offers direct links to the latest versions of the department's student information and application forms, and student information booklets.

Please note: these documents are PDF files which require the Adobe Acrobat Reader, version 4 or later, on your computer. For more information, see PDF Files.

• Form 1160i - Applying for a student visa
• Country assessment levels for Student visa processing (you should read this document together with form 1160i - please note that changes to the assessment levels came into effect on 1 November 2002)
• Form 1220i - IELTS test centres
  
  
• Temporary Entry Overseas Students Forms:
  
• Form 157A - Application for a student (temporary) visa
• Form 157C - Application for a student (temporary) visa with permission to change education provider
• Form 157P - Application for a student visa with permission to work
• Form 157E - Electronic application for a student visa (not available in hard copy)
• Form 919 - Student dependant nomination
• Form 990i - Charges

Note: printed copies of the Temporary Entry Overseas Students booklets (except for 1168, AusAID or Defence) are available at departmental offices in and outside Australia.

Further information

For further information, see also:
Form 1160i - Applying for a student visa (*PDF file, 72KB)
Forms (including information booklets with detailed information)

This information has been taken from the Department of Immigration website. Please check for updates at DIMIA Studying in Australia

* These documents are in PDF format requiring the Adobe Acrobat Reader, version 4 or later - for an explanation, see PDF Files.