Universities

RMIT Discover What’s Next Webinar Series

RMIT University will be hosting a series of Discover What’s Next webinars aimed at providing students and parents with information on the wide range of study areas at the university.  Students will have the opportunity to ask questions to RMIT staff and students about the courses they might be interested in.  The webinars will take place from 9 June – 30 July 2020 and commence at 6.00pm, and students can register for as many as they wish.  

The webinars are -

Snapshot of La Trobe University in 2020

• La Trobe is just over 50 years old having enrolled its first students in 1967
• La Trobe University has been ranked in the world’s top 1.1 per cent of the world’s universities in the Times Higher Education Universities Rankings, and is one of the world’s best young universities
• La Trobe University is now ranked at 291 in the world according to the respected Times Higher Education World University rankings 2020 - Rankings & Ratings
• La Trobe has more than 36 000 students and over 3 000 staff, with many courses on offer including more than 20 double degrees
• La Trobe has a number of campuses with 17 residential facilities
• Over 55% of students who study at the Bendigo campus come from outside of Bendigo - La Trobe - Bendigo with over 500 students living on campus - La Trobe Bendigo Accommodation
• La Trobe offers many scholarships including access and equity scholarships, as well as academic merit scholarships
• Student Exchange opportunities are extensive at La Trobe
• La Trobe ensures that there are opportunities for students to develop skills beyond the knowledge they are gaining at university through work experience, volunteering, and student exchange opportunities, etc. The excellent Accelerator Program provides  mentoring, workshops, legal and grant application assistance, financial assistance, and co-working spaces for entrepreneurial students who hope to start a business
• The Career Ready Advantage program - embedded across every degree – is designed for students to help them actively prepare for life beyond La Trobe by developing employability skills
• La Trobe has two colleges: Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce (ASSC) and Science, Health and Engineering (SHE) - La Trobe Colleges
• The College of Arts Social Sciences and Commerce (ASSC) is made up of 4 schools and 12 departments, and offers a range of specialised study options across all of La Trobe's campuses - La Trobe ASSC Schools & Departments
• The College of Science, Health and Engineering (SHE) contains nine schools and offers a range of general and specialist undergraduate and postgraduate courses across La Trobe's multi-campus operations - La Trobe SHE Schools & Departments
• La Trobe’s Student Excellence Academy provides life changing support and enrichment opportunities that expand current study and employment advantages to students
• La Trobe also offers an Early Admissions program called Aspire.  This program is designed to acknowledge secondary students who work hard to make positive changes in their schools and communities through volunteering.   The Aspire Early Admissions Program acknowledges a student’s volunteering efforts when they apply.  As a successful applicant, students receive an offer into their course in September before they receive their ATAR - Aspire Early Admissions Program and are eligible for one of 40 Aspire Scholarships
• This year, La Trobe introduced a number of new courses in archaeology, business analytics, innovation and technology, languages and linguistics, sports analytics, as well as a restructure of some courses offered in Allied Health
   

News from ACU

Ask an ACU student Webinar

Find out what life’s really like at university.  Tune in to hear a panel of current ACU students share their experiences.  They will discuss everything from timetabling, to life/study balance, social events, sports and how they get the most out of every day.  There will also be time to ask the panel your questions about life at uni.

The webinar will take place on Tuesday 16 June at 5.00pm. Register at Ask an ACU Student Webinar

Talk with Industry Specialists

Talk with Industry events, a series of webinar panel discussions featuring ACU graduates across a range of different professions.  Get helpful advice and find out what it is really like to work in your area of interest

Students are encouraged to join the webinars to: 

• hear from ACU graduates about their work experiences
• get tips and advice for pursuing a career in an area of interest

Deakin Explore

Deakin Explore is an excellent resource that allows students to kick-start their course and career exploration. Students can start with courses that lead to a career or start with careers to find courses that lead to it. Students can filter courses and careers by what matters to them; each course and carer lists others that are similar thus allowing students to broaden their options, and students can save their favourite courses and careers to access later, and even share them by email, Facebook and even Twitter.

Students are encouraged to visit Deakin Explore and familiarise themselves with this excellent resource.

Discover Deakin Webinars

Discover what it’s like to study at Deakin and get everything you need to choose the right course for you. Hear from our experts, get your questions answered and explore the world of future careers that Deakin will prepare you for

Register now at Discover Deakin  

Meet Melbourne Webinar Recordings

Students who missed the Meet Melbourne Webinars  that took place in May can access and watch the recordings at Meet Melbourne Webinar Recordings.