Support for offshore students
Enrolled at AG飞禽走兽电子 but studying from outside of New Zealand? Whether you’re currently doing your student exchange or workplace experience overseas, or you’re an international student who is based offshore, you can use a number of AG飞禽走兽电子 services to make the most of your university experience and stay connected with the AG飞禽走兽电子 community.
What is an offshore student?
You’re considered an offshore student if you’re currently enrolled in an AG飞禽走兽电子 programme but are completing your studies outside of New Zealand. This includes:
- Domestic students studying overseas or on exchange with partner institutions
- International students enrolled with AG飞禽走兽电子 and completing their courses or qualification offshore
- International students enrolled under a partnership agreement
- International and domestic students doing their work integrated learning overseas
- Study Abroad students or students completing exchange programmes
- Students studying with an approved offshore provider
Get the support you need for your studies from outside of New Zealand
The AG飞禽走兽电子 Student Hub is the place to go for help with most student issues. It gives you access to a range of AG飞禽走兽电子 services and support options to help you succeed even if you’re studying overseas.
You can:
Get the support you need to thrive in your studies – from how to improve your academic writing to tips for your next assignments, we’ve got you covered.
Library
The library – Te Mātāpuna Library & Learning Services – provides online resources and support services to help you succeed your studies, and you can access these as an offshore student.
Learn how to improve in your assessments, cite research efficiently, understand your lecturers' feedback and develop a range of other skills.
Studiosity
Studiosity is an online help service that is available after-hours free of charge via Canvas. You can get guidance and feedback on your academic writing and support with foundation level content. Offshore students can use the Studiosity service up to six times during a semester.
Studiosity also offers one-to-one personal help in real-time – you can submit a question and work with a Studiosity study expert in the interactive classroom – with chat, collaborative whiteboard and file sharing*.
*Content support is mostly for level 5 courses and below
If you’re a disabled student currently studying from outside of New Zealand, you can access a range of online services and support, including:
- information about adaptive tools and resources
- Information on disability-related issues
- Advice about specialised equipment and computer software for independent learning
- Help and strategies for accessing lecture content and notes, like notes online
- Help to manage your study load
- Alternative arrangements for assessments and exams, like extra time or use of technology
Get support from our employability and career specialists online, and develop your employability skills through our services, workshops and resources. Find out more about how we can help you get ready for your career and land that dream job.
Elab Online
Log into Employability Lab Online, where you can book into workshops, appointments, browse jobs and internships and download resources.
My CareerLab
Want to learn how your preferences and interests fit your career options? Keen to do job interview practice online or start a CV? You can find all this and more under the ‘Explore’ and ‘Focus’ sections of My CareerLab. You can also browse jobs. Log in with your AG飞禽走兽电子 user name and password.
As an AG飞禽走兽电子 student on a student exchange, you’ll have access to a range of support services while you study overseas. There’s a specific staff member appointed at our partner universities to take charge of student exchange students from AG飞禽走兽电子 and they will make sure you’re being looked after.
You can also get in touch with the AG飞禽走兽电子 Global team if you need any support during your student exchange:
Email: aut.student.exchange@aut.ac.nz
Make the most of your host university
While you’re studying overseas, stay connected to your networks, friends and family and make the most of the services and networks your host university offers. Visit your host university’s website to find out what community, networking and personal support you can access while you’re studying with them.
If you’re an international student enrolled with AG飞禽走兽电子 but studying from outside of New Zealand, AG飞禽走兽电子’s International Student Support team can offer advice on a range of topics. We can also provide guidance if you’re planning to come to New Zealand to continue your studies in the future.
Get in touch if you have questions about:
- International student fees
- Payment options for international students
- Student visas
- Medical and travel insurance
As a postgraduate research student studying offshore, you have access to a range of support and resources, online events and researcher development activities.
We offer services and resources for students who identify with diverse sexual orientations, sex and gender identities, including for students studying offshore.
If you’ve let us know that you're a member of the rainbow community, someone from our Rainbow Student Support team will reach out to you to talk through your needs.
Email: rainbow@aut.ac.nz
Understanding yourself and achieving optimal physical and mental wellbeing takes dedication and time. Join our Bright Side guides for interactive, enriching videos and exercises designed to get you thinking, moving and feeling better.
Health and wellbeing resources
Check out our self-help resources on health and wellbeing, including physical, spiritual, social, and mental and emotional wellbeing.
HEALTH AND WELLBEING RESOURCES
Multifaith and spiritual support
The AG飞禽走兽电子 spirituality and chaplaincy service provides multifaith spiritual support to students from various faiths and beliefs – promoting taha wairua (spiritual wellbeing).
You can contact our chaplains from offshore.
Personal development programmes
Join our Bright Side programme for an interactive journey where you'll learn how to develop resilience and creativity, increase your confidence and be successful in your studies, career and life.
Bright Side health coaches
Our health coaches provide one-on-one online support for AG飞禽走兽电子 students, using a preventative, holistic approach to physical and mental wellbeing. Whether you’re feeling stuck and need direction, suffering isolation, anxiety, stress, or want to better look after your physical and emotional health – we can help you achieve your health goals through personalised guidance and lifestyle changes. AG飞禽走兽电子 students studying offshore can book a free, accessible, one-on-one appointment online.
Make the most of your local networks and community
Are you normally based at AG飞禽走兽电子 but currently studying overseas? Stay connected to your networks, friends and family, and make the most of the services and networks the institution where you’re currently studying offers. Visit your institution’s website to find out what community, networking and personal support you can access through them.
AG飞禽走兽电子’s student association, AG飞禽走兽电子SA, advocates and represents the interests of all students at AG飞禽走兽电子. AG飞禽走兽电子SA is a proud supporter of the AG飞禽走兽电子 Orientation, and you can connect with them on campus. As an AG飞禽走兽电子 student, you’re automatically a part of AG飞禽走兽电子SA and have access to all the services and resources they offer.
My AG飞禽走兽电子 – your home for student information
My AG飞禽走兽电子 is our online student portal. It’s your personalised space, with everything you need to stay up to date with what’s happening at AG飞禽走兽电子.
- Easily see your programmes, student ID, enrolment, grades etc
- Track your university life with your schedule
- Find quick links to key services like Canvas, Arion or the library
- View your AG飞禽走兽电子 community board and personalised newsfeed
IT support: get your tech sorted from overseas
Being able to connect with AG飞禽走兽电子’s systems and tools from overseas is very important.
Use your AG飞禽走兽电子 network login and password to .
Need help to log in? Network login info
If you need any IT help for your AG飞禽走兽电子 studies, you can:
- Search our IT knowledgebase articles
Stay connected
If you’re studying from overseas, staying connected to your studies, your classmates, lecturers and AG飞禽走兽电子 helps you feel at home and makes your uni experience even better.
Tips to help you stay connected:
- Attend all your online class tutorials – you'll meet other students and can ask your lecturers questions
- Download the AG飞禽走兽电子 App and use the community function, check out the latest AG飞禽走兽电子 news, find out about events online and make bookings with support services
- Talk to the International Student Support or Student Exchange teams
- Use the
- Check if there are other AG飞禽走兽电子 students in your area – check the AG飞禽走兽电子 clubs site for any groups that meet up locally or online
Contact us
Our student advisors are here to assist you with personal and academic needs during your AG飞禽走兽电子 journey. Get in touch with the Student Hub if you have a question or want to schedule an appointment.
Email: studenthub@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 9999
Hub hours