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We are interested in your views and understanding about overseas study or industry experience opportunities as part of your studies at RMIT. Following are a few questions to help us develop and promote a better service to current and future students.
Your responses are confidential and staff are not able to identify you. We welcome your frank and honest responses to these questions
1. Did you participate in an overseas study experience during your RMIT program?
Yes, please give details:
No
2. Were you aware of any overseas study and industry placement opportunities available to you as part of your study at RMIT?
Yes (go to Q.3)
No (go to Q.4)
3. If you were, how did you find out about them? (Fill multiple boxes if applicable)
Searching RMIT website
Program coordinator/Lecturer
Emails
Friend who has been on an exchange/study tour/project placement
Face-to-face information sessions
Information provided at The Hub
Education Abroad Session at Open Day
Visiting the Education Abroad Unit
4. What would have been the best way for RMIT to communicate these opportunities to you?
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
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Central website for studying overseas
Student news bulletin or other student emails
Providing information at The Hub
Annual study abroad fair with representatives from overseas institutions
5. Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statements
Overseas study or work placements improves my employment prospects
Overseas study or work placements enhances my study experience
Recognition of my overseas study/work placement is not at all important
I’m not really interested in overseas study or work placement
Availability of overseas opportunities influenced my decision to come to RMIT
6. Does the idea of participating in some kind of overseas study or work placement interest you?
Yes (go to Q.7)
No (go to Q.10)
7. If you were to study or work overseas, choose your preference from
Canada
China
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain
Japan
Korea
Sweden
Vietnam
USA
Other, if you would like to undertake a study opportunity in a specific destination or institution include:
8. What sort of placement would you prefer?
One semester exchange (undertaking a full-time study load)
One year exchange (undertaking a full-time study load)
Short-term study tour (2-4 weeks)
Industry/work placement (full time)
Study, research or work-related project
9. When overseas, would you prefer to choose study/industry placement that is:
Directly related to your current studies with direct credit available for core units courses
In a field not available at RMIT
Studies that would satisfy your elective units
Substitute for elective courses offered at RMIT
10. What might prevent you from participating in an overseas study/work experience? Click as many options as relevant.
Leaving home or family and friends
Work commitments
Can’t afford it
Difficulty in fitting overseas study into program structure
Overseas study not recognised for registration purposes by my trade or profession
Security issues
Language barriers
Nothing
Other, please give details:
11. Do you believe the structure of your RMIT program would allow you to undertake an overseas experience for credit?
Yes
Please list the program you are studying:
12. Have any academic staff or teachers in your program promoted overseas study or work opportunities o you?
13. If you are interested in an overseas study experience, would you be interested in going
Within next 6 months
Within the 12 months
Within the next 2 years
More than 2 years
14. Do you know any of the following programs offering financial support for overseas study? Please click on those you know about
RMIT travel grants
Federal Government OS-HELP scheme
John Storey scholarships
Endeavour Awards
15. Are you
Undergraduate
Postgraduate coursework
Postgraduate research
International student
Australian student
Female
Male
16. What is your age?
20 years or under
21 – 24 years
25 – 34 years
35 – 44 years
45 years or over
17. Your year of study at RMIT?
1st Year
2nd year
3rd year
4th year
Other
TAFE Level
Tertiary/University level
18. In what school are you currently studying?
Please select an optionAccounting and LawAerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing EngineeringApplied CommunicationApplied SciencesArchitecture and DesignArtBusiness Information TechnologyBusiness TAFE SchoolCivil and Chemical EngineeringComputer Science and Information TechnologyCreative MediaDesign (TAFE)Economics, Finance and MarketingEducationElectrical and Computer EngineeringFashion and TextilesGlobal Studies, Social Science and PlanningGraduate School of BusinessHealth SciencesInfrastructure Electrotechnology and Building ServicesInternational Centre for Graphic TechnologyLife and Physical SciencesManagementMathematical and Geospatial SciencesMedical SciencesProperty, Construction and Project Management
19. Do you currently work?
Part time
Full time
20. Do you speak a language other than English?
21. Have you travelled overseas before?
Once
2 -5 times
6+ times
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So now we’ve got you thinking about overseas opportunities, please select the box if you would:
like to be kept informed by email about overseas opportunities.
be interested in participating in a focus group about overseas study options.
