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 1/Semester 1 commencing international students together for some fun and relaxed social activities.
Friday Friends are casual 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. Sound good? Register for Friday Friends on your campus – we’d love to see you there.
Register now
- Meet & Greet | Friday 23 February, 2.30–4pm
During Prepare Week, we’ll focus on Meet and greet activities, including a ‘three things you have in common’ ice-breaker. - Get to know Deakin | Friday 8 March, 2.30–4pm
In Week 1, let us help you Get to know Deakin with a fun trivia event, where international student support (ISS) staff will introduce themselves and explain how they can help you while you’re with us at Deakin. - Games Week | Friday 15 March, 2.30–4pm
Now that you’ve had some time to settle in and meet new buddies, the focus of Week 2 will be all about having some fun times and laughs during our Games Week! - Respect Week | Friday 22 March, 2.30–4pm
Then, in recognition of the Victorian-wide Respect at Uni Week (18–22 March 2024), in Week 4 we’ll celebrate with some activities centred on our ever-popular Global Playlist, plus share our travel experiences and favourite things about where we grew up.
Register for Friday Friends now!
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 T1/S1!