Panel Chair: Gina Ferraro, Manager, International Services Panel members: Jodie Buddle1, Son Dinh2, Yu-min Sun3 1Mooloolaba State School – Participant 2018 Osaka Guest Teacher Program, 2Centenary State High School – Chaperone for 2017 Jiangsu Student Study Tour, 3Cleveland District State High...

Brooke Cheah-Lord1 1DEi, Brisbane, Australia   This year, the Queensland Department of Education International is providing an opportunity for International Student Programs (ISP), Study Tours (ST) and Professional Visits (PV) and offshore schools to bid for the Innovation Subsidy. The...

Nathan Pugliese1 1Dei, Brisbane, Australia 1800 Q Study is a strong and sustainable approach to international student support across all programs delivered by the Department of Education International. Queensland will be the first state to deliver a unified support service...

Lena Mete1, Elise Meakin2 1Department of Education International, 30 Mary Street, Brisbane, Australia, 2Department of Health, Level 33, Charlotte Street, Brisbane, Australia Why ‘we bit the bullet’ and decided to use social media Social media has become an essential component...

Annette Brennan1, Nathan Pugliese1 1Department Of Education International, Brisbane, Australia Training and development for our ISP Schools has recently provided an opportunity for school staff to contribute to the direction of our Travel policy and procedure. This session presents safe...

Zoe Wilkins1 1Department Of Education And Training, Coorparoo, Australia   The Futures Academy is an academy within Brisbane School of Distance Education designed to inspire learners and cater for motivated students wishing to engage with a future-orientated curriculum. Focusing on...

Panel chair: Jacinta Webb, Director, DE International Panel members: Kathe Kirby1, Llew Paulger2, Majella Frith3, Karen McCord4 1Director, Asia Education Foundation and Tour Leader 2017 World Class Tour and state school principals, 2017 tour participants, 2Excecutive Principal, Kelvin Grove State College, 3Principal....

Alisa Cleary1 1Global Learning Centre, Windsor, Australia Global Citizenship Education (GCE) is gaining momentum worldwide, as reflected by initiatives like PISA’s new global competence test and the inclusion of GCE in Target 4.7 of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal...

Jack Stathis1, Michelle Cowell1, Vivian Ip1, Lena Mete1 1Department of Education International, Brisbane, Australia In this interactive session we will look at the current marketing trends and how EQI is positioned to address various challenges and opportunities.  The session kicks...

Whitney Smith1 1Department Of Education International, Brisbane, Australia This session will provide International Student Program (ISP) homestay coordinators insight into how some of our experienced homestay coordinators manage their homestays. This will include how they: monitor and communicate with student...