CQUniversity's Associate Professor Alison Owens* and Adjunct Research Fellow Susan Loomes have recently produced a DVD providing A road-map to learning success in the Australian university culture...

The DVD has been specifically designed to assist international students achieve greater social integration, with a focus on improving their understanding of Australian culture, a need that CQUniversity students have recently expressed in student surveys.

Susan Loomes and Alison Owens look forward to students using their DVD

The DVD covers a range of topic areas such as: Finding your place; Teaching and learning in an Australian University environment; How to be successful in university studies, Staying safe while studying in Australia and  Australian culture for international students.

It will be previewed and promoted during Orientation, remain available to students at any time online (LINK HERE to view the new video) and then be further reinforced using vodcast (video - podcasts) to student mobile telephones at regular intervals over term, allowing them to access and absorb this information at their own convenience.

* Alison has recently been appointed as Deputy Director of CQUniversity's IERC (International Education Research Centre). Details are available at:

New roles for champion of social integration for overseas students