La Trobe acknowledges the significant disruption caused by COVID-19. Underloading (which means studying less than a full-time course load) is permitted for international Students during Semester 2, 2020. You should wherever possible, try to complete your studies by your CoE end date. This may involve catching up by taking Summer or Winter subjects. If your…
Ready for your next fitness challenge to beat the winter blues? Join us for the Team La Trobe Walk & Run event throughout the month of June! In a time where the La Trobe University community has been isolated from friends, family and colleagues, the Team La Trobe Walk and Run event will provide an…
In the final installment of our three-part series, meet Jørgen Andreas Gjestvang from Norway and Marina Baglietto from Argentina. Remember to go to the dedicated La Trobe Sport webpage for further information about the LUSC, or any of the other LTU sports clubs. Favourite memory from the club:My favourite memories from my time with LUSC…
The weekly shop: how to maximise health and minimise cost In this uncertain time, grocery shopping can present a socially and financially stressful experience. Here are some tips on how to get the most value out of your weekly shop and show you how to have some fun with it. Shop Smarter In-season produce is…
Our health partner, Medibank, has developed a set of FAQs to help you through these challenging COVID-19 times, and to help you along even further, these FAQs have been translated into several languages. Currently available in English, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil) and Tagalog (links below), these will also soon be offered in Vietnamese. COVID-19 FAQs…
The 2020 Study Melbourne Student Ambassadors have been announced and there are a couple of La Trobe University students amongst them! Study Melbourne Ambassadors help to organise student events, programs and initiatives. They also contribute to social channels, represent Study Melbourne at official functions, and share their experience, knowledge and insights with the international student…
Listen to radio stations from your home country – LIVE! Radio makers and listeners have imagined both connecting with distant cultures, as well as re-connecting with people from ‘home’ from thousands of kilometres away. Based in Amsterdam, Radio Garden is a non-profit radio and digital research project developed by the Netherlands Institute for Sound and…
Calling all international students! batyr is a for-purpose preventative mental health organisation, created and driven by young people, for young people. Working with the support of Study Melbourne, batyr has teamed up with Meld Magazine to develop a peer-to-peer university mental health program for international students and is looking for international students to lend their…
The Learning Hub – Skills for Study, Writing and English With final assessments coming up, a reminder that individual help with skills for study, writing and English is available online for all students, through The Learning Hub. We have daily Zoom drop-in consultations with Peer Learning Advisers (PLAs) and Librarians, as well as Zoom / phone appointments with Academic Skills and…
The NGV launched their virtual tour of the Keith Haring | Jean-Michel Basquiat: Crossing Lines exhibition on Saturday 4 April. Since 2013, La Trobe’s partnership with the NGV has brought inspirational exhibitions to the community each Summer. As the Gallery’s Learning Partner, we are glad to (virtually) share the NGV’s world-first exhibition of Keith Haring…