International Student Guide: Your Road to Success

This is an online edition of Your Road to Success, a guide for international students who will be living and studying in Sydney. Please ensure that you read through this document before you arrive in Sydney so you know what to expect, and what will be expected of you.

You will receive a copy of this booklet in the mail also. If you don't, please contact us, or to read it here.

This resource will be useful right throughout your studies and time in Sydney!

You will find here welcomes from:
Dr Michael Spence, Vice-Chancellor and Principal
Ms Lidia Nemitschenko, Head of the International Student Support Unit
Mr Peter Ball, Director of the International Office

Welcome from the Vice-Chancellor and Principal

Welcome to the University of Sydney! I am very glad that you have come to join us. Your time here will not only equip you with a qualification that is respected throughout the world but will provide a stimulating and enjoyable learning and
social experience.

By coming to the University of Sydney you are joining many of the most talented students from all over Australia as well as from 82 different countries. We can provide a safe and accepting environment where students from many different
backgrounds can freely, securely and enjoyably learn together.

Our student services provide valuable support for all our students so make use of them whenever you need help or information. As well, you will find many opportunities for social, cultural and sporting activities beyond the classroom. Take the time to explore them.

Finally, remember that our teaching staff are involved in high-level research and scholarship and our courses are prized for their academic excellence and professional relevance. We will demand your best.

Dr Michael Spence
Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Sydney

Welcome from the Head, International Student Support Office

The International Student Support Unit (ISSU) welcomes you to the University of Sydney.

The ISSU is a counselling and welfare service for international students, and a resource centre for international students and their families. Our staff are here to help you achieve success in your studies and overcome any difficulties you may experience in Australia.

Life as a student should be a balance of work and social activities. We encourage you to get involved in campus activities and associations, and we provide many opportunities for you to meet Australian students and other international students.

Please call in and meet us. Contact ISSU if you need any personal assistance or if you have any difficulties or worries while you are studying at the University of Sydney.

The ISSU staff will meet you at our Daily Arrival Information Sessions and at the Orientation Program. We look forward to getting to know you.

Lidia Nemitschenko
Head of the International Student Support Unit

Welcome from the Director, International Office

Welcome to the University of Sydney. Many of you will already have had contact with the International Office, either personally, at an overseas Australian education exhibition, or via mail, email or telephone.

Through these contacts the International Office staff will have helped you choose to come to the University of Sydney and will have managed the application process for you to be accepted into a course here.

After you arrive and during your stay, you will continue to have contact with us in terms of providing specialist advice and information to you on various matters concerning your enrolment, visas and other matters which will assist you during your time at the University and in Sydney.

This book, correctly called Your Road to Success, explains to you what to expect and what each part of the University can and will do for you. Chapter 4 specifically outlines what the International Office will continue to provide for you, and I invite you to read this so that you are prepared for your time at the University of Sydney and so that you can take advantage of all the University community can offer you, both academically and socially.

Peter Ball
Director, International Office