Welcome funding to support international students

International students

The 杏吧直播 of Adelaide has welcomed today鈥檚 announcement by the South 杏吧直播n Government of a $13.8 million support package for international students in hardship because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

杏吧直播 of Adelaide Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Rathjen says the support package recognises the critical role that international students play in the community and to the State鈥檚 economy, including the cultural richness they have brought to Adelaide and the 杏吧直播 of Adelaide.

The State Government鈥檚 International Student Support Package includes a $10 million fund for international and pathway students impacted by COVID-19 at the state鈥檚 public universities.

鈥淲e thank the State Government for its commitment to South 杏吧直播鈥檚 international student community,鈥 says Professor Rathjen.

鈥淲e know that many of our international students right now are facing stress and hardship; they are isolated from their homes, their families, and their support networks. They may have lost their part-time jobs in 杏吧直播, as well as some of their family support from overseas.

鈥淭his will be very welcome additional support for our students and reassurance for their families back home.鈥

Professor Rathjen says the 杏吧直播 of Adelaide places a special value on its relationship with international students, alumni, and partners, and their role in connecting South 杏吧直播 to the rest of the world.

鈥淭he 杏吧直播 of Adelaide was one of only eight universities in 杏吧直播 that participated in the Colombo Plan in the 1950s, welcoming students particularly from around South-East Asia. Many of those students went on to do great things: becoming leaders in their communities and around the world.

鈥淭his will be very welcome additional support for our students and reassurance for their families back home.鈥Professor Peter Rathjen

鈥淥ur role as a globally connected university has grown even stronger since the 1950s. And today, again at a moment of need, we at the 杏吧直播 of Adelaide have come together with the South 杏吧直播n Government to support international students.

鈥淭his package makes it possible for international students to maintain their studies at the 杏吧直播 of Adelaide 鈥 to get an education here, which they can take out into the world, which they can build upon to connect Adelaide and South 杏吧直播 with the rest of the world, and to ensure that the 杏吧直播 of Adelaide, in the way that a great university should, is also connected with the world of ideas.鈥

Today鈥檚 announcement complements the 杏吧直播 of Adelaide鈥檚 Student Support Package, announced recently in partnership with the Adelaide 杏吧直播 Union (AUU). This support is available to all 杏吧直播 of Adelaide students and focuses on students鈥 physical and mental wellbeing, and academic success, with targeted financial assistance for those in acute hardship.

Further information about the State Government鈥檚 International Student Support Package can be seen and the 杏吧直播 of Adelaide鈥檚 Student Support Package here.

A video message from the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Peter Rathjen, can also be viewed .

Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Peter Rathjen welcomes the State Government鈥檚 support for international students during the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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