University of Sydney

Applications open for Semester 2 and Short Term 2018 programs

Below is the information you’ll need as you’re starting to work with students who would like to join us here in Sydney in the first half of next year.

SEMESTER 2 2018 PROGRAM

Published application deadline: 30^th April 2018

Intro to Sydney Week: 16^th-20^th July 2018 (students recommended to arrive this week)

Orientation Week: 23^rd-27^th July 2018

Classes: 30^th July-2^nd November 2018

Study vacation: 5^th-9^th November 2018

Exam period: Mon 12^th-Sat 24^th November 2018

Earliest date to depart Sydney: Sunday 25^th November 2018

Units of study

We have more than 2,500 units of study available to incoming students, across our 9 Faculties and Schools. You and your students can navigate the offerings using our unit of study tools:

Student Edition: http://sydney.edu.au/future-students/documents/sydney-abroad-units.pdf

Partner Edition: https://goo.gl/Nu8lwe

Both include links to unit of study lists which can be searched in 3 ways: Master Lists, Thematic Lists, and Department Lists.  The Partner Edition includes links to folders with unit outlines (syllabi) from past, current, and future offerings so we ask this version is shared with University staff and advisers only.  The Student Edition may be shared with all, including current or prospective students.

If your staff or students would like advice on locating suitable options for particular interests/majors or assistance with curriculum matching please let us know.

Application process

When you’re ready to nominate your students for programs commencing Semester 2 2018, we ask that you complete our nomination form: https://goo.gl/LhddME

Please nominate your students by 15^th April 2018.  I’ll contact students on a rolling basis from late January 2018 onwards to introduce myself and to share the application instructions.

Our published application deadline for Semester 2 2018 is 30^th April 2018. That being said, we can typically accommodate late applications for several weeks after our published deadlines if need be.

Immigration/visa

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has recently undergone a name change and is now called the Department of Home Affairs.

Information about eligibility and requirements for the subclass 500 student visa here: http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about/contact/offices-locations.

Students will need to have been issued an Unconditional Offer, completed the necessary steps to accept their offer, and be issued an electronic confirmation of enrolment (eCoE) before they can apply for a student visa.  Specific questions about visa-related topics can be directed to the Department of Home Affairs: http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about/contact/offices-locations

SHORT TERM 2018 PROGRAMS

My teammate Emily May (emily.may@sydney.edu.au) will be looking after all students coming to USYD for our Short Term 2018 programs.  I will continue to look after your students coming for our Semester 1 or Semester 2 programs.

Program dates

Note: Students must choose Session A or Session B.  Our Short Term programs are fee-paying programs.

Units of study

Students choose 1 or 2 units of study in their chosen session, 1 of which can be a credit-bearing internship if attending Session A.  Students who enrol into ARTS2600 in Session A must also enrol in another unit of study at the same time.  Internships are not offered in Session B.

Units of study in Session A (26^th May-7^th July): https://goo.gl/hgCD6v

Units of study in Session B (8^th July-11^th August): https://goo.gl/Q2fDj3

Application process

When you’re ready to nominate students, send an email directly to Emily with the following details for each nominated student:

•          Full name
•          Email address
•          Session choice: Session A or Session B

You’re welcome to send the details to Emily in whichever format is most convenient for you, be that an excel spreadsheet or just typing their details into the body of an email.  She’ll then introduce herself to each of the students and guide them along in our application process, whilst keeping you looped into the conversation as well if you’d like to be.

Our published application deadline for Short Term 2018 programs is 31^st March 2018. That being said, we may be able to accommodate late applications – please reach out to Emily to check feasibility of accepting late applications.

Immigration/visa

Due to program duration and reduced study load, students joining one of our Short Term programs are not eligible to apply for a student visa.  Several visa subclasses may be relevant for students in our Short Term programs, but they are likely to choose a tourist or a working holiday visa.  Eligibility for any usually depends on numerous factors, including citizenship and personal circumstances.  See below for potential visas students might choose to apply for:

Tourist visas

Electronic Travel Authority Subclass 601: http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/601-

eVisitor Subclass 651: http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/651-

Visitor Visa Subclass 600: http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/600-

Working Holiday Visa Visas

Working Holiday Subclass 417: http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/417-

Work and Holiday Subclass 462: http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/462-

2019 PROGRAM DATES

Whilst we’re not quite ready to start processing applications programs commencing in 2019, I wanted to highlight the program dates in case they may be helpful in your planning for next year:

Semester 1 2019

Published application deadline: 30^th November 2018

Intro to Sydney Week: 11^th-15^th February 2019 (students recommended to arrive this week)

Orientation Week: 18^th-22^nd February 2019

Classes: 25^th February-31^st May 2019

Study vacation: 3^rd-7^th June 2019

Exam period: Mon 10^th-Sat 22^nd June 2019

Earliest date to depart Sydney: Sunday 23^rd June 2019

Short Term 2019 programs

Dates to be confirmed

Semester 2 2019

Published application deadline: 30^th April 2019

Intro to Sydney Week: 22^nd-26^th July 2019 (students recommended to arrive this week)

Orientation Week: 29^th July-2^nd August 2019

Classes: 5^th August-8^th November 2019

Study vacation: 11^th-15^th November 2019

Exam period: Mon 18^th-Sat 30^th November

Earliest date to depart Sydney: Sun 1^st December 2019

QUESTIONS?

Feel free to reach out to me any time when you or your prospective students have questions about our upcoming programs.  We look forward to welcoming your students to Sydney!

Cheers,

Sarah Nelson

Exchange Officer

Sydney Global Mobility
Level 4, Jane Foss Russell Building (G02)
The University of Sydney
NSW 2006 Australia
Phone: +61 2 8627 6736
Fax: +61 2 8627 8390
www.sydney.edu.au/sydney-abroad

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