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Orientation
The MPA run postgraduate-specific orientation events at the beginning of each semester at a number of campuses.
Links for new arrivals
Current postgrads who want to help?
Orientation online
If you've missed our postgraduate orientation events, or you are studying as a Distance Education postgraduate, you can visit our "orientation online" pages:-
International research postgrads
Student advisers run personalised one-hour sessions for international research postgraduates covering such topics as overseas health cover; regulations and visas; work rights; money matters and tax file numbers.
Your first semester? A guide for coursework postgrads
Check out our handy guide to your first semester journey.
We also have campus-specific guides for Caulfield and Clayton.
Orientation volunteers
A much appreciated and vital part of our orientation sessions are the current students who volunteer to show their new peers around campus.
If you're interested in volunteering please email our Communications Officer, Christiane and express your interest.
Subscribe to email news
Subscribe to the free MPA email newsletter for weekly updates on postgraduate-specific seminars, social events and postgraduate community news.
Note: Research postgraduates who also have staff profiles will need to use their student authcate and email address to subscribe.