• Tue, 11 Mar 2025

    Orientation program day 1 (Research)

    Event by Melbourne Campus

    Date and time

    1. Tue, Mar 11 2025, 8:30am - 3:40pm

    Location:

    Exhibition Hall, MIT Melbourne Campus
    288 La Trobe Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
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    O'Week Day 1 at MIT Melbourne offers a packed schedule, starting with registration and a welcome from the Campus Director. Students will explore key services like library access, IT systems, and academic support, followed by a workshop on academic integrity. After a lunch break with Australian wildlife, there will be school and course overviews, a Q&A session, and an introduction to online enrolment.

    Please refer below for more detailed information about the day.

    Time Session Details
    8:30AM - 9:30AM

    Registration (via QR CODE)

    9:30AM - 9:45AM

    Welcome To MIT (Executive Dean, Prof Alison Parkes)

    • MIT Values
    • Our Shared Responsibility
    • Succeeding In a Digital Environment
    • Student Handbook
    9:45AM - 10:00AM

    Counselling & Advocacy (Liam Gleeson)

    • Counselling Support
    • Advocacy Services
    • Wellbeing Events and Workshops
    10:00AM - 10:10AM

    Academic Services (Helen Macmahon)

    10:20AM - 10:35AM

    Introduction to I.T Services (Prasanna Gunasekara)

    • Access
    • Computer Lab Rules
    • Printing and Storing
    • AMS
    • Moodle
    • WiFi Helpdesk
    • Reset Your MIT Password
    10:35AM – 10:50AM

    Careers, Industry & Alumni (Jared Nathaniel)

    • Introduction to Career Development Centre
    • Overview of CDC Building
      Block 1: Creating Your Professional Identity
    10:50AM - 11:05AM

    Alumni Hall of Fame presentation
    (Lisa Maree Thompson & Johanna Schick)

    11:05PM - 12:00PM

    AIM100 Workshop sessions (Damian Gauci)

    12:00PM - 1:00PM

    Student Life at MIT (Effie Evryniadis)

    • Student Events
    • Support Services
    • Enrolments
    • Settling In
    • Policies and Procedures
    • Complaints and Appeals
    • Student Rights and Responsibilities
    • Visa and Work Rights
    • Student Counselling and Advocacy
    • OH&S and Student Safety
    • Critical Incidents
    1:00PM - 2:00PM

    Aussie Wildlife Display & Lunch is on us!
    A Perfect Photo Opportunity… Get Up Close and Personal With Australian Native Animals while you enjoy delicious Lunch at Level 2 Exhibition Hall.

    2:00PM - 3:15PM

    School Overview

    • Welcome to Research
    • Selecting Your Research Topic and Supervision
    • Study Plans for Research Clusters
    3:15PM - 3:25PM

    Student Services (Prakriti Chhatkuli)

    Introduction to events

    3:25PM - 3:40PM

    Q&A with Professional Staff and Lucky Draw