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  • Mon, 07 Jul 2025

    Orientation program day 1 (Research)

    Event by Melbourne Campus

    Date and time

    1. Mon, Jul 7 2025, 8:30am - 3:15pm

    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
    8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

    Registration (via QR CODE)
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

    Welcome To MIT (Mohini Singh)

    • MIT Values
    • Our Shared Responsibility
    • Succeeding In a Digital Environment
    • Student Handbook
    9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

    Counselling & Advocacy (Ady Sliwka)

    • Counselling Support
    • Advocacy Services
    • Wellbeing Events and Workshops
    10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

    Academic Services (Helen Macmahon)
    10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

    Introduction to I.T Services (Prasanna Gunasekara)

    • Access
    • Computer Lab Rules
    • Printing and Storing
    • AMS
    • Moodle
    • WiFi Helpdesk
    • Reset Your MIT Password
    10:45 AM – 11:00 AM

    Careers, Industry & Alumni (Jared Nathaniel)

    • Introduction to Career Development Centre
    • Overview of the CDC Building
      Block 1: Creating Your Professional Identity
    11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

    AIM100 Workshop sessions (Damian Gauci)
    11:15 PM - 12:15 PM

    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
    12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

    Lunch is on us!

    Enjoy delicious Lunch at Level 2 Exhibition Hall.
      1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

      Centre of Learning (Ms Tasmiha Tarafder)

      • Services Provided by CoL
      • English Support
      • Academic Support
      • Presentation Skills
      • Learning In the Online Environment Seminar
      • Peer Mentoring Program
      1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

      Library Services (Bernard Lyons)

      • Physical & Digital Resources
      • Library Fines
      • Opening Hours
      • Self-service Kiosk
      • Library Etiquettes
      2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

      School Overview

      • Welcome to Research and Course Overview
      • Selecting Your Research Topic and Supervision
      • Study Plans for Research Clusters
      2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

      Q&A with Professional Staff and Lucky Draw

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