Join Friday Friends to help you settle into life in Australia
Starting university isn’t always easy. If you’re also studying away from home, it can be even harder to get used to new routines, unfamiliar places and strange expressions or customs.
The best way to feel at home in Australia and at Deakin is to make some friends! It’s especially helpful to meet people in the same situation as you, so we’re bringing our Trimester 3 commencing international students together for some fun and relaxed social activities.
Friday Friends are casual 1.5-hour catch-ups held on campus every Friday for the first four weeks of trimester. Hosted by a Deakin Student Experience Officer and Friday Friend leaders who all know the ins and outs of Deakin, you’ll be able to get to know your campus, meet other students and ask any questions you have about uni or Australia.
It’s free and organised for you, so just come along and chat to other new students.
But don’t just take our word for it! Meet Bilal Amir, who’s from the United Arab Emirates and studying a Masters of Engineering at Deakin. Bilal is a Friday Friends leader and explains why he found the program so valuable when he was settling into life at Deakin and Australia.
‘You’ll get to meet all these different people, there’s a lot of ice-breaking activities, and best of all, there’s free food!’
I’ll be honest, I came in for the free food but I ended up with a lot of friends.
‘If this is something you’d be interested in, don’t miss out and register today!’
Sound good? Register for Friday Friends on your campus – we’d love to see you there.
That’s not all!
Friday Friends is part of our International Student CONNECT program, which gives you lots of other free opportunities, including tours to local attractions, health checks, come-and-try sport sessions and wellbeing workshops.
If this is your first trimester as an international student at Deakin, we encourage you to try as many activities as possible – you’ll make new friends, practise your English skills, explore your campus, discover Deakin’s support services and learn about Australian culture.
Best of luck for Trimester 3!
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