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Dear <<First Name*>>,
While most students were enjoying a break during the semester holidays, several members of the MPA Executive Committee were busy discussing postgraduate issues at various student conferences in Australia.
Parmes who is the MPA’s Womens’ Officer attended the Network of Women Students Australia (NOWSA) conference in Sydney where many issues were discussed in relation to gender and sexuality within the context of Australian universities. In particular, the “Support student safety, stop the war on women” National Union of Students campaign was at the forefront of the NOWSA agenda.
Three MPA executive members, Ngoc, David and Alex, attended the Council of International Students Australia (CISA) annual meeting in Darwin. This year’s conference theme was "Breaking Barriers" which highlighted issues such as language barriers, working rights, safety and employability for international students as well as mechanisms put in place to support international students.
Finally, past MPA executive member, Thomas, attended Queer Collaborations, which is a conference organized by students for students with a focus on bringing the queer community together and providing insights into queer-related issues. A highlight of the conference was the ‘Postgrad Catch Up session’, which discussed various issues including the lack of events for queer postgrads at universities, the barriers of entry into postgraduate courses for queer students and the lack of visibility of queer students on campus.
Since their return from these conferences, Parmes, Ngoc, David, Alex and Thomas have been inspired and motivated to look for ways to improve the postgraduate student experience at Monash and have been busy sharing their ideas and lessons learnt with the rest of the MPA Executive Committee and the wider university.
Cheers,
The MPA |
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