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Mon, 31 Aug 2026

Melbourne orientation program day 1 (Research)

Event by Melbourne Campus

Date and time

Mon, Aug 31 2026, 8:30am - 4pm

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 Research (Prof Stephan Teo) / Welcome to MIT (Effie Evryniadis) MIT Values Our Shared Responsibility Succeeding In a Digital Environment Student Handbook
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM	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
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM	Library Services (Emily Pyers) Physical & Digital Resources Library Fines Opening Hours Self-service Kiosk Library Etiquettes
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM	Introduction to I.T Services (Sashini Nimesha Nandiweera) Access Computer Lab Rules Printing and Storing AMS Moodle WiFi Helpdesk Reset Your MIT Password
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM	Counselling & Advocacy (Ady Sliwka) Counselling Support Advocacy Services Wellbeing Events and Workshops
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM	Careers, Industry & Alumni (Jared Nathaniel) Introduction to Career Development Centre Overview of the CDC-Building Block 1: Creating Your Professional Identity
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM	Alumni Hall of Fame (Jared Nathaniel)
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM	Academic Services (Patrick Delmastro)
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM	Student Services - Introduction to events (Adib Norishaam)
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM	Centre of Learning and AIM100 Workshop sessions (Damian Gauci) Services Provided by CoL English Support Academic Support Presentation Skills Learning In the Online Environment Seminar Peer Mentoring Program
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch is on us! Enjoy delicious Lunch at Level 2 Exhibition Hall.
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM	School Overview Welcome to Research and Course Overview Selecting Your Research Topic and Supervision Study Plans for Research Clusters
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM	Course Overview (Course Coordinators)
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM	Q&A with Professional Staff and Lucky Draw