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| 9:00am – 9:20am | Acknowledgement of country Welcome Introductions Dr Pranit Anand |
| 9:20am – 9:40am | Keynote 1 Professor Kevin Ashford-Rowe Official opening of symposium |
| 9:40am – 10:20am | Keynote 2 Assoc Prof Kate MacNeill Cross border communications – rethinking internationalisation during the pandemic |
| Morning tea/Break (10 min) |
| Stream 1 | Stream 2 | |
| Session 1 10:30am – 10:50am | Postgraduate international students’ extra-curriculum experiences during COVID-19 and the link to their employability: A case study from Australia Dr Jasvir Kaur Nachatar Singh Humayra Ayasha Chowdhury Dr Sabrina Gupta La Trobe University, Australia | Uncovering the Hidden Voices and the Echoes in the Chat of Live-Streamed Classes Professor Christopher C. Tisdell UNSW, Australia |
| Session 2 10:50am – 11:10am | Exploring international student perceptions of the Southern Cross Model Jacky Zhang and Robyn Cetinich Southern Cross University, Australia | Measuring 21st Century Skills with International Students – Role of Blockchain Dr Nagarajan Venkatachalam QUT, Australia |
| Break (10 mins) | ||
| Session 3 11:20am – 11:40am | Adapting International Immersive Education Experiences to Online Education Platforms: Discussion Paper Rachel Walls, Charles Sturt University, Australia Dr. Craig Norris, University of Tasmania, Australia A/P Zilia Zara-Papp, Saitama University, Japan | FOMENT – Teaching Innovation in Wine and Tourism Around the Globe Carla Dias Wadewitz, Flinders University, Australia |
| Session 4 11:40am – 12:00pm | Innovation Born of Necessity: pivoting to respond to COVID-19 international border closures to deliver Pre-departure Training Program (PDTP) to Australia Awards Cambodia Post-Graduate scholars. Jan Harvey, Dr Heena Akbar; Graeme Baguley; Dr Nhan Dinh; Nelson Salangsang QUT Australia | Maximising online opportunities for ethics workshops – A narration of experience in internationalisation and inclusive teaching experiences during Covid-19 pandemic Shiva Das Sivasubramaniam, University of Derby, UK Zeenath Reza Khan, University of Wollongong in Dubai, Dubai, UAE. |
| Lunch/Networking (30 mins) |
| 12:30pm – 1:10pm | Keynote 3 Assoc Prof Tracy Zou Knowing, acting, and being: Academics’ engagement in internationalisation of the curriculum in Hong Kong |
| Session 5 1:10pm – 1:30pm | Group conflicts among higher ed students from diverse backgrounds and how to manage them using restorative practice Zeenath Reza Khan, Vidhi Sharma, Priyanka Hemnani, Tina Thomas, University of Wollongong in Dubai, Dubai UAE | Universities of the 21st century: campuses or business parks? Amita Krautloher, Charles Sturt University, Australia |
| Break (10 mins) | ||
| Session 6 1:40pm – 2:00pm | Postgraduate international and domestic students’ interaction and engagement levels during COVID-19: A case study from Australia Dr Jasvir Kaur Nachatar Singh Humayra Ayasha Chowdhury Dr Sabrina Gupta La Trobe University | Embedding critical thinking in academic writing skills classes: A case study of multicultural students Ajrina Hysaj University of Wollongong in Dubai |
| Session 7 2:00pm – 2:20pm | Examining Academic Integrity Among International Students: An Empirical Investigation Zeenath Reza Khan, Sreejith Balasubramanian, Atharv Arvikar, Ajrina Hysaj, Mohammed Nader Shabani University of Wollongong in Dubai, Middlesex University Dubai | A Disciplinary overview of curricular internationalisation – Student and academic staff perspectives Dr. Dongmei Li, Dr. Xia Cui University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Session 8 2:20pm – 2:40pm | Enriching the learning experience of both international and domestic students Suzi Syme & Sharon Leslie, Southern Cross University, Australia | Reconciling the Indigenous and the International: Localisation Joel Keen, University of Wollongong, Dr Pranit Anand, QUT, Australia |
| 2:40pm – 3:00pm | Final words Journal publication Symposium close |
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