Learning Connection
Learning Connection staff have produced a range of online resources for you to access before leaving your home country. These online resources provide you with helpful information about what to expect when you arrive and settle into life in Adelaide.
This following information is designed to help you prepare for your journey to Adelaide, and to help you ease into your first few weeks of study at the University of South Australia.
To ensure that you have a smooth passage through Quarantine upon arrival into Australia please visit the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) website.
While it is important that you arrive in time for your orientation to UniSA for International students program, if you wish to arrive well before orientation then you need to be aware that you will only have access to limited resources. For example, if you arrive several weeks before orientation, you will not be able to:
However, there are some things that you will be able to organise if you arrive early. You may focus instead, on:
If you arrive in Adelaide well before the commencement of your orientation program, please make sure you come and see an International Student Officer at Learning Connection. International Student Officers are available during Drop-in sessions, on each campus.
For information about your orientation start date please visit the Orientation to UniSA for International students website.
The University provides a free reception service for new international students. You can be met at the airport and taken to your accommodation. Any family member who accompanies you as a dependant (ie has a dependant visa) is also eligible for this service. To organise this service simply download the On-arrival reception and accommodation booking form and fax or email it to the number indicated on the form.
To help us organise your on-arrival reception you will need to fill in the form once you have your flight details confirmed and know your date and time of arrival in Adelaide.
If your family is coming with you it is important that you write their details on the On-arrival booking form so that your family members can be included in the reception service too.
For more information about UniSA's On-Arrival Reception service please visit the On-Arrival Reception website.
Settling into your new environment will be easier if you book your Adelaide accommodation before you leave your home country. By doing this you will be sure of somewhere to stay when you first arrive in Adelaide.
You can book temporary accommodation by completing the On-arrival reception and accommodation booking form and returning it to the On-Arrival Services Officer who will confirm the booking with you.
If you wish to organise permanent accommodation please visit the UniSA Accommodation Services website.
If you have already organised accommodation outside the University we can still pick you up from the airport. Please make sure the address of your accommodation is on the on-arrival booking form.
