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
4. International SOS
will offer UQ travellers 24/7 pre-departure medical, safety and security information and advice. International SOS will also provide both routine and emergency assistance when UQ's people are travelling. In addition, International S0S will help UQ locate and confirm the safety of its travellers in times of crisis both domestically and internationally. There is no additional cost to UQ travellers to access International SOS.
To be covered by聽聽and access International SOS (ISOS), you聽must complete the following steps:
- /register with ISOS
- Create your profile
- Create a new trip and enter your travel details
- Complete the Travel Details (ISOS) form in your workflow in Student Hub and upload a screenshot of your MyTrips entry.
A detailed step-by-step user guide from ISOS is the聽.
For further details regarding important steps in planning your travels with ISOS and FAQs, refer to UQ鈥檚 page for .
International SOS Assistance App
In addition to calling the ISOS Assistance Centre for any pre-trip questions you may have, you can access the country guides by logging in with your membership number at internationalsos.com or by browsing the International SOS聽. You can access this comprehensive and up-to-date site providing essential information including the following:
- Vaccination requirements
- Passport and visa requirements
- Quality of health care
- Advice on prevalent diseases
- Personal and driving safety information
- Hygiene: quality of food and water
- Culture and customs
- Currency
- Weather and what clothes to take
- Compatibility of electrical items
- Personal safety advice