Learning and Teaching Unit
This following information is designed to help you prepare to return to your home country once your period of study is completed.
'So much to do in so little time' may well be the topic for this program. Preparing to return to your country of origin may cause you anxiety because of the practicalities of finalising studies and packing. In addition:
Staff at Learning and Teaching Unit understand these concerns with regard to finalising academic requirements, packing your belongings and the emotional issues of saying goodbye and preparing for your future.
The Returning home checklist and Going home information website will assist you with your preparations to return home but if you have any other difficulties with your preparations, please contact the Learning and Teaching Unit on your home campus.
You may wish to visit the University's Alumni and Development website and the Marketing and Development Unit website for details on how you can purchase UniSA corporate merchandise.
You may also find the following links to various baggage transporters useful. They provide helpful advice on shipping your excess baggage back to your home country:
Power House
Telephone no. (08) 8351 8881
Fax: (08) 8351 7611
After you have returned home you may experience unsettling feelings about your homecoming. Staff at the Learning and Teaching Unit realise that this may be a critical time for you and have developed the 'Now you are home' information resource to assist you with your transition to life in your home country.
There are various ways to maintain your links with the University:
Enjoy the Vice-Chancellor's reception later in the year in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong, which will coincide with the Presentation of Awards Ceremonies. The reception is usually hosted by the University's Vice-Chancellor, Professor Peter Høj and organised by the Alumni Association.
A reflection on your international experience.
Staff from the Learning and Teaching Unit congratulate you on achieving your academic goal. We hope that you have been successful in settling back into your home community and that you have found employment which complements the studies and the achievements you made during your time of study at the University of South Australia.
When you first arrived to study in South Australia you may have wondered whether you would fit into the Australian culture. Everything appeared different from what you expected, and your home country may have seemed very far away. However, as time passed, and you began your studies you probably became familiar with the Australian way of life, made new friends, and moved comfortably about the University and wider community.
Some international graduates have told us that they changed quite a lot during their time away from home. Has this happened to you and if it has, have you allowed yourself enough time to readjust and resettle in your home country?
International graduates have told of changes in the following areas of their lives:
As a graduate you may have already faced many challenges such as re-adjustment to your home country, returning to your employment or seeking new employment, or just realising that you may think and act differently. If this is so the following may be useful in coming to terms with your new independence:
Now you are at home, take time to reflect on your overall international experience. It has been an opportunity for growth and perhaps it has made a difference to you and your understanding of yourself and others. Enjoy the strength and independence that has come from facing and overcoming challenges. Feel pride in having achieved your goal and take time to reflect on your overall international experience. It has been an opportunity for growth and perhaps it has made a difference to you and your understanding of yourself and others. Enjoy the strength and independence that has come from facing and overcoming challenges. Feel pride in having achieved your goal.
Learning and Teaching Unit staff value your contribution, both personally and culturally, to our University and to the South Australian community.
We wish you all the best for the future and are interested in hearing from you about career moves and other significant events in your life.
Good luck!
