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
1. Pre-departure Briefing
Before you leave for your short-term study experience, you must attend a compulsory pre-departure briefing.
Pre-departure Briefing for Winter 26 Experiences聽
Date:聽3 June 2026
Time:聽10:00am - 12:00pm
Location:聽Room 220, Building聽27A (UQ Centre), St Lucia Campus
Register !
Lock it in your calendar early!
The briefing will include information on:
- enrolment
- insurance
- health and safety while overseas
- credit transfer
- culture shock
- returning home
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