Category: Student Success

MQ student in MAZE on campus

Involved in international education or with our international students? Note these funding and awards opportunities!

Grants up to $110,000 for projects promoting international education and the experience of MQ international students: MQ internal submission deadline 13 May

/ 12 March, 2019
student working

Careers Week and employability for students

Employability is a major motivator for students seeking qualification through higher education. Let your students know about the resources available!

/ 8 March, 2019

LEAP PASIFIKA

Engaging our friendliest neighbours : South Pacific Island States The Widening Participation Unit (WPU) hosted its first LEAP Pasifika meet and greet event this week with current Macquarie University students from Pasifika Backgrounds, academics and professional staff. The Pro Vice-Chancellor...

/ 7 March, 2019

WP LEAP Partnership Engagement Grant Scheme (PEGS)

The Widening Participation Unit is inviting Expressions of Interest for the 2019 LEAP PEGS initiative. The Pro Vice-Chancellor Programs and Pathways has allocated $200,000 of Higher Education Partnerships and Pathways Program (HEPPP) funding to be available for the 2019 LEAP Partnership...

/ 13 February, 2019

2018 Australian Rural Education Award

The University’s Lighthouse Virtual Reality Outreach Project has been awarded the 2018 Australian Rural Education Award  by the Society for the Provision of Rural Education in Australia (SPERA). Sonal Singh, Widening Participation Unit Planning Manager, accepted the award on behalf...

/ 21 December, 2018
Desserts from The Sweetest Memory promo video

Shared humanity through recipes and personal memories

Everyone has a recipe and a sweet memory to share: Help students from refugee or asylum-seeker backgrounds AND get a great recipe story book.

/ 28 November, 2018
Photo by Ben White

Celebrating World Access to Higher Education Day

The Widening Participation Unit celebrated World Access to Higher Education Day in style: engaging with higher education practitioners to discuss student equity, equitable access, policy, research and practice; planning a roadtrip with Sean; and publishing a book we can all...

/ 28 November, 2018
Group of students talking

Refugee Transitions – How Can We Facilitate Success For Students From Refugee Backgrounds

A recent study on the transition challenges students from refugee backgrounds face in the quest to achieve further education also provides a series of recommendations to help facilitate success.

/ 6 September, 2018
Making Connections

Making Connections: Linking Academics With Students From Refugee Backgrounds

Find out more about Making Connections, a pilot program linking students from refugee backgrounds with a supportive academic to help navigate the complexities of university life and make the most of their time at MQ.

/ 18 July, 2018