Introducing a brand new blog from a team of current international students at Griffith University.
Not just an ordinary bunch of students, we are an elite team of Bachelors, Masters and Research students that have been highly involved in supporting new students as they arrive here in Australia and start their new life here in Queensland at the Brisbane, Gold Coast and Logan campuses of Griffith.
The GI Ambassadors will tell our stories here in weekly chapters and in a written game of tag, where individual Ambassadors will each take on the responsibility for a weeks worth of posting entitled – “A week in the life of (insert name), an International Student at Griffith University” – before tagging one of their colleagues to take over the following week.
Visitors to our blog, whether future, current students or Alumni should feel free to comment and ask questions. Or contact us and add your story to the collective. Hopefully our stories and ongoing commentary and responses will be of help to all kinds of students, whether you are looking to study in Australia, Queensland and at Griffith or elsewhere.
We don’t have all the answers, but what we do know is:
- What it is like to research and apply to study at a University in a foreign land.
- How to prepare for leaving home for a few years of study overseas.
- How it feels to arrive, find accommodation, survive orientation, get enrolled in courses and meet new people so that you don’t get lost in the crowd…
- And most importantly how to succeed at your studies, whilst having a really good time at University, and staying safe in your new home.
We will probably have to add to that list as we go along, but that’s a pretty good description of how we help international students at Griffith.
So, if you have any questions and comments, jot them down and we’ll get back to you.
Regards,
James Aspin
Relationship Marketing Officer
Griffith International
Griffith University
Queensland, Australia
Hello GI Ambassadors!!!! Is this like and extensions of GI MATES?!?!? If yes, I am very proud to be one when I was with Griffith… I think we were the pioneers back then… hahaha…. GO GI MATES… GO GI Ambassadors…. GO James… GO GO GO..
Yes, that’s right Bill. Maybe we could get your story up here sometime? “A Week in the Life of Bill Yan”
The idea is to give prospective students some knowledge of the many and varied pathways to study and on in to their careers from the experiences of current students and Alumni.
The GI Ambassadors are students GI Mates, Alumni, Honours College and other areas. They tell their stories and share them with their networks and we hope that it expands outwards from there.
Thanks,
James
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GI mates and other related university programs are aimed to reach deep into the international community in university. Since past one year there are more dimensions added to GI mate programs and I can see its effects through response of various international students.
As a part of GI mates program and ambassdor gives me proud feeling as I am doing something good for the students and university. Now through use of facebook and Twitter we are reaching more people and can respond to queries without much hassle. Also we share our experience through online resources. Griffith University is definitely good place to study and improving career with lot of fun and activities…!!