Once you've been accepted to participate in the semester-based exchange program, it's time to get ready to go!
Below you'll聽find聽some tips to help you make the most of your experience while ensuring you keep safe and healthy while overseas.
Work your way through the聽IGET Pre-departure Essentials Checklist聽to help you prepare.
Important Travel Advice
Students planning international travel should regularly monitor DFAT聽聽and the聽听飞别产蝉颈迟别.
UQ strongly recommends that students do not travel to, or transit through, locations rated 鈥淒o not travel鈥� or 鈥淩econsider your need to travel鈥�,聽due to security risks,聽disruption聽and insurance limitations.聽
Where a destination聽remains聽approved, but a student chooses to transit via such locations against advice, UQ support and insurance apply only to the approved experience and destination, not to the student鈥檚 travel routing.聽
Students聽are responsible for聽reviewing flight routes and keeping their travel details up to date.聽
1. Pre-departure session
Before you leave for your semester-based exchange, you must attend a聽compulsory pre-departure session.聽
The聽pre-departure session鈥痜or exchange in Semester 2, 2026 will be held on 02 Jun 2026.聽
Semester 2, 2026 Exchange Pre-departure Briefing
Date : Tuesday, 02 Jun 2026
Time : 10:00am - 12:00pm
Location : Steele Building 03-206, St. Lucia campus
The pre-departure session will include information on:
- enrolment
- insurance
- health and safety while overseas
- credit transfer
- culture shock
- returning home
Green Book: Tips and Resources for Sustainable Learning Abroad