Whittlesea International Students Wellbeing Hub

To mobilise local council resources to support the wellbeing of international students in Whittlesea

Project year:

2021

International Education
Mental Health
Diversity, Inclusion, Equity
Creative Arts

About

The project mobilised cross-departmental resources with the council, international students, and local organisations, has directly engaged well over 350 students through co-designed activities, providing comprehensive support, including practical employment skill development, capacity building, grants writing, mental health services, and creative filmmaking, etc, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Focused community

International students, LGAs

Collaborators

Project officer: Feifei Liao
From City of Whittlesea

Supported by the Study Melbourne Inclusion Program

Impactful outcomes

  • Raised awareness of the profile and needs of international students across departments within the council and the wider local community.
    Fostered cross-cultural understanding.
  • Developed pathways to continue to work with more local councils to support international students.
  • 2021 Multicultural Awards for Excellence. Under Local government Awards category, highly commented

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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and sovereign custodians of the land on which we meet, connect, live and work, the peoples of the Kulin Nation. Their sovereignty was never ceded. We extend our respects to their Ancestors and all First Peoples and Elders, past, present, emerging and future. Our work is currently across Kulin Nation (Narrm, Melbourne) and Eora Nation (Gadi, Sydney).