Learning and Teaching Unit
Learning and Teaching Unit staff have produced a range of online resources for you to access before leaving your home country. These online resources provide you with helpful information about what to expect when you arrive and settle into life in Adelaide.
This following information is designed to help you prepare for your journey to Adelaide, and to help you ease into your first few weeks of study at the University of South Australia.
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While it is important that you arrive in time for your orientation program, if you wish to arrive well before orientation then you need to be aware that you will only have access to limited resources. For example, if you arrive several weeks before orientation, you will not be able to:
However, there are some things that you will be able to organise if you arrive early. You may focus instead, on:
If you arrive in Adelaide well before the commencement of your orientation program, please make sure you come and see an International Student Officer at the Learning and Teaching Unit office on your campus. International Student Officers are available during Drop-in sessions, on each campus.
For information about your orientation start date please visit the New Students website.
The University provides a free reception service for new international students. You can be met at the airport and taken to your accommodation. Any family member who accompanies you as a dependant (e.g. partner/husband/wife and children) is also eligible for this service. To organise this service simply download and complete the On-arrival reception booking form.
To help us organise your on-arrival reception you will need to fill in the form once you have your flight details confirmed and know your date and time of arrival in Adelaide.
If your children are coming with you it is important that you write the age of the child on the On-arrival reception booking form.
For more information about UniSA's On-Arrival Reception service please visit the On-Arrival Reception website.
You will be required to book temporary accommodation before you leave your home country. Options range from budget-priced backpacker style accommodation through to hotels and serviced apartments. You will be responsible for booking and paying for your accommodation and will need to make direct contact with the accommodation providers who will require credit card details or a deposit to confirm your reservation.
If you require assistance with temporary accommodation or wish to organise long-term accommodation please visit the UniSA Accommodation Services website.
Settling into your new environment will be easier if you book your Adelaide accommodation before you leave your home country. By doing this you will be sure of somewhere to stay when you first arrive in Adelaide.
Once you have completed the On-arrival reception booking form and your data is entered into the booking system, you will receive an automatic response email from the On-Arrival Coordinator to confirm your booking.
Please make sure the address of your accommodation is on the on-arrival booking form.
