Once you have been accepted to participate in a short-term experience, it鈥檚 time to prepare for your experience to start!
For students participating in-person please read every step carefully.
For students participating virtually some of the steps below will not apply.
Work your way through the聽Global Experiences Team Pre-departure Essentials Checklist聽to help you prepare.
Below you'll also find聽some tips to help you make the most of your experience while ensuring you keep safe and healthy while overseas.
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
2. Health & Safety
Students聽must exercise due diligence in planning and undertaking approved UQ travel, including ensuring that they are aware and abide by any COVID-related requirements during transit to or from their host country and abide by all local government guidelines or restrictions while overseas.聽
Health and Wellbeing
If you have a medical or other condition that you may require assistance for while on your experience, please review the Health, Wellbeing, Disability and Inclusion Checklist to assist you in your preparations.
Visiting a doctor before you leave for your experience聽is strongly encouraged. The doctor will be able to provide information about required vaccinations and health advice for your destination.
If you are on any medication, be sure to take an adequate supply, as an equivalent medication may not be available at your destination. You will require a letter describing the contents of your medication from a doctor in order to carry this through customs. You聽should also confirm that the medication is permitted in your host country.
If you have a pre-existing or new medical condition, mental health condition or disability that may require assistance or special conditions to be in place while on your experience, we recommend that you speak with your treating practitioner regarding any considerations that may be important prior to or during your experience. This includes medication requirements and access, options for remote support and documentation requirements for accommodations with your host. Being proactive to arrange accessibility requirements is important to ensure these are in place prior to your arrival.
You are also encouraged to familiarise yourself with your travel insurance policy, and where and how to access health support overseas.
Student Advisers at UQ聽Student Support and Wellbeing Services and doctors at UQ Health Care can meet with you ahead of your experience to discuss any questions or concerns you may have regarding your health condition and your experience. To make an appointment, please follow the links below.
If you require support for any medical conditions, mental health conditions or disabilities聽while overseas, there are a number of resources available to you including UQ support mentioned above,聽 and support available through your host university/organisation.聽
Smart Traveller
We recommend that you subscribe for updates for your short-term study destinations on so that you can stay up to date with important notifications in the event of an emergency. The site also provides general advice pages on a range of travel optics, to learn what you need to know including destination travel advice.
Passports
If your passport has been lost or stolen, please refer to the advice provided in the page.