Submission

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Submission Graduation
Beyond Jointly Presented by UQ
Graduate School Student Services
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Program

• Welcome by Dean of UQ Graduate School
• Finalising Study
• Submission Assessment of Thesis
• Thesis Under Assessment
• Eligibility to Attend Graduation
• Practical Graduation obtaining official
  documents shipping
• goods, finalise housing,
  transition, UQ Alumni
• Careers Searching Globally for Post Docs Work
  Opportunities
• Workshops Writing Cover
  Letters Resumes Career Hub
• Q A
• Your Feedback

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After Thesis Review

• http//www.uq.edu.au/grad-school/thesis-review
• http//www.uq.edu.au/grad-school/thesis-preparatio
  n
• You should have approximately 3 months full-time
  to go before submission
• Talk with advisors about people who shouldnt be
  your thesis assessor
• Keep in mind fee cut-off dates to submit and not
  pay tuition fees (7 April for Sem 1, 7 September
  for Sem 2)
• Follow instructions for format and layout of
  thesis
• Use preliminary pages template

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Submission

• http//www.uq.edu.au/grad-school/thesis-submission
  
• http//www.uq.edu.au/grad-school/oral-thesis-asses
  sments
• Follow the instructions to upload your thesis to
  eSpace
• Sign off on the thesis submission and nomination
  of assessors form
• Be aware if a confidential assessment is required
• Consider requesting an oral thesis assessment
• Check your field of study description is accurate

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Thesis Assessment

• http//www.uq.edu.au/grad-school/thesis-assessment
  
• http//www.uq.edu.au/grad-school/thesis-correction
  s
• Note that the thesis assessment process usually
  takes at least 3 to 4 months
• Dean makes decision on assessors reports and
  asks you to make corrections
• The corrections process usually takes at least 1
  to 2 months, and can take much longer
• Follow the instructions to upload your corrected
  thesis and list of corrections to eSpace

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Graduation

• Degree conferred by letter after you submit
  corrected copies of thesis for printing
• You have the degree from when letter is sent
• Ask in Student Centre for Graduations to prepare
  your certificate 3- 4 days later
• You can attend a December 2009 graduation
  ceremony if your award is conferred by Thursday 3
  December 2009
• Optional to attend Graduation Ceremony
• If You dont attend certificate transcript
  will get posted
• Handout Sem 2
• Graduation dates

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If you attend a Ceremony

• Academic Dress required (pre-booking essential)
  only cost
• Collect academic dress assemble 90 minutes
  before
• Ceremonies take 90 minutes
• Light refreshments provided afterwards
• Photographers on site (optional)
• May attend ceremony here and overseas see
  Graduations website for dates and locations of
  graduations overseas

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Tickets for Ceremony

• 4 FREE guest tickets you dont need one!
• Collect guest tickets from foyer of UQ Centre
• Tell Graduations if people coming from overseas
• To check for extra tickets, see Latest Notices
  section on Graduations website in days before the
  ceremony
• You will be contacted and advised about
  availability of extra tickets

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Academic Dress

• Hire or buy academic dress
• Handout with web address
• can book online
• Hire at any other time for photos
• If you wont attend ceremony
• You organize photographer

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Name on UQ Degree

• UQ uses the same name as on your original
  application
• To correct or change your name
• Use the Graduation Application Form if informal
  or
• Advise Student Centre at least 1 month before
  graduation
• Take official evidence (e.g. passport, marriage
  certificate)

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Degree Certificate / Transcript

• You get one FREE official academic transcript
  (record) and degree certificate
• If attending ceremony in Australia
• Given at ceremony
• If not Can be collected or
• Will be posted to you
• Airmail to oversea mailing address (as on
  mySI-net)
• Surface Mail to Australian address (if thats on
  mySI-net)

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Also keep a record of

• UQ grading system (included with your transcript)
• If you did any courses for credit Course profile
  for each course code on your academic transcript
• Print and keep them
• Extra official academic transcripts (further
  study/other reasons)

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Help at Student Centre (61)

• Letter of Invitation for family to apply for
  Visitor Visas
• to attend graduation ceremony
• Letter of Completion
• A friend can collect your academic transcript or
  the Letter of Completion from the Student Centre,
  but needs your written authorization
• Apostilles prepared can be requested after you
  return home
• Questions about Graduation/transcripts
  /certificates

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Shipping Information

• Australian Customs Take anything when departing
  EXCEPT prohibited goods!
• Check Customs in your home country
• The best shipping method depends on
• Your home country
• Value / weight / volume
• How soon you need the items when you get home
• Get 3 quotes and insurance
• Ask about student discount
• Ask students who have returned to your country
  who theyd recommend
• Details where to look in Yellow Pages in
  Graduation Beyond booklet

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Moving Out

• Disconnect utilities and reclaim deposits
• Your Rental contract
• Fixed term lease Legally committed to pay
  until end of contract
• giving formal notice of Intention to Move
  Out
• Periodic lease No end date, give at least 2
  weeks notice in writing
• Important terms Handover Day
• Rental bond refunds
• Undisputed you and lessor sign get bond
  refunded at Post Office
• Disputed talk to Accommodation Service
• Booklet page 11

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Visa Matters

• NEVER LET YOUR STUDENT VISA EXPIRE
• Thesis Under Assessment
• Planning to travel in Australia?
• You may be able to travel on current student visa
• Visitors Visa (you may be able to apply in
  Australia) HANDOUT
• Internship ? See booklet
• Temporary / Permanent Graduate Skilled Visa?
• EXTENDING YOUR STAY handout

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Continue Health Insurance

• Student Visa extension Thesis Under Assessment
• extend OSHC
• Visitors Visa Medibank Private / travel
  insurance
• details on Visitors Visa handout
• Bridging Visa after you apply for P.RMEDICARE
  instructions on DIAC and Medicare website

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Making the Transition Home

• Whats all the fuss about?
• Im just going back home!
• How difficult could it be???

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Have You Changed?

• You have adapted without trying
• More independent
• More international awareness
• Expanded frame of reference about the world
• Sensitive to differences in people

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Possible Challenges...

• Cultural adjustment ( lifestyle, food, climate)
• Social adjustment ( friends and family
  relationships)
• Linguistic barriers ( slang in your own language)
• National and political upheaval
• Educational / Professional (using what youve
  learned, opportunities, competition)

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• "Reverse culture shock is
• the UNEXPECTED confrontation with the FAMILIAR"

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Return Home Tips

• Read about what to expect - prepare yourself
• Google Reverse Culture Shock
• Make time for goodbyes
• Maintain contact with friends from UQ days
• Check your expectations
• At home Seek out others who have lived abroad
• Keep in touch with UQ
  
• Come back!!!

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Student Services

• International Student Advisers - transition
  issues
• Personal Counseling
• Learning Advisers discuss structure /
  abstract
• Graduate Career Advisers later in session
• Services are Free and Confidential
• Website on front of Graduation Beyond booklet

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Student Services Building 21
Student Centre - 61
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Proofreading Editing

• http//www.uq.edu.au/grad-school/proofreading-and-
  editing
• NOT a service in Student Services
• NOT free
• Paid Proofreading is available
• UQ Union maintains a list
• www. uqu. uq. edu. au
• Do search for editing proofreading

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Before leaving UQ

• Change all your addresses on mySI-net
• to your future mailing address
• That includes permanent and semester
  addresses!!!

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Keep in touch with UQ

• Graduates automatically are UQ Alumni
• Graduate CONTACT Magazine twice yearly!
• For more details, see
• Graduation and Beyond Booklet
• Bookmark
• UQ Home page top row ALUMNI
• change your contact address in the future

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UQ Alumni Benefits

• Check Alumni website Office called Advancement
  Office
• Link to ALUMNI on top line of UQ Home Page
  
• Use this site to Change your contact details in
  the future
• See Graduation Beyond Booklet
• 1 Year Free Library access to databases need to
  apply

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• In Booklet
• What happens to your internet access
• Disposing of unwanted goods
• Intl student / spouse have been working
  leave Australia
• permanently
• Apply early for Income Tax Refund /
  superannuation refund
• Change from Booklet
• Your UQConnect email is now your email for life
• any questions http//uqconnect.net/

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All the Best!
Read the booklet Good luck with Thesis
preparation, and assessment Stay in touch! We
wish you every success in your future careers! UQ
staff are still here!!!