You’ll travel in a group of 30 students. Two University of Tasmania staff members with experience in, and connections to, your destination will accompany you, along with our local partners. Students will come from across the range of courses offering the unit, making it a great way to meet new people.
Our partners will organise safe and comfortable local transport.
You’ll mostly stay in guest houses with basic shared facilities and modern, youth-hostel style single-gender dormitory accommodation.
There will be a wide variety of great food on offer. Our partners will choose eating places that cater for standard food intolerances.
Students with elective space in eligible degrees, and who have completed at least two units or 25 credit points by end of semester 1 (2024), can apply to enrol in the UniGO program. If you are unsure of whether UniGO will fit with your study plan, contact a Student Adviser via UConnect. If you have other questions about eligibility, please contact Global.Opportunity@utas.edu.au
Funding for this initiative depends on eligibility criteria set by The Australian Government.
UniGO is supported by the Australian Government under the New Colombo Plan. To qualify for a fully funded place in the program, you must meet the NCP Mobility Round Guidelines : see Student Eligibility (section 4.2) and Age Requirements (4.3).
No. You’ll undertake a range of group experiences and facilitated activities delivered by our academic staff and our in country partners.
Unfortunately not. You will be required to complete pre-departure, in-country and post-travel learning and assessments. This will not allow for additional time to travel.
Students with Learning Access Plans are encouraged to apply and we will do our best to accommodate students who require accessible transport and accommodation. We encourage you to get in touch with us to discuss your circumstances.
Scholarships
- A UniGO Financial Support Scholarship is available to students who require additional financial support to cover costs such as passport, visa, and the required Working with Vulnerable people check. For students facing exceptional financial hardship, further support for travel essentials and/or cost of living expenses will be provided on a needs basis. Applications can be submitted through the Scholarship office once your UniGO application has been submitted. Applicants will be required to provide information about their personal/financial circumstances.
- UniGO participants may also able to apply for other financial support including the OS-Help loan and the University of Tasmania Study Abroad and Exchange Scholarships
Government Payments
- If you receive payments from Centrelink (such as Youth Allowance) you may be eligible to receive these payments whilst overseas, however, it is recommended that you contact Centrelink to verify your eligibility and any conditions. Please visit the Centrelink Services Australia for further details. If accepted into the program you will be able to request an official letter to provide to Centrelink to ensure your payments continue.
- Assessment Task 1: Group assignment (4-6 members per group): Country environmental profile (Indonesia/ Malaysia/ Vietnam). You will work in groups of 4-6 members to produce a 15-minute narrated PowerPoint presentation in video format. The grade will be partly constituted by student peer evaluation.
- Assessment Task 2: Individual assignment: Personal reflections on cultural encounters during the trip. You will work individually and while you are in-country to produce written reflections from your personal journal (1000 words); OR an 8-minute video-recorded reflections.
- Assessment Task 3: Group assignment (4-6 members per group): Lessons from the trip. Students will work in groups of 4-6, during the trip and after the trip, to produce a conference poster and a 1000-word accompanying statement; OR a 15-minute podcast; OR a 15-minute video documentary. The grade will be partly constituted by student peer evaluation.
- Complete the pre-trip modules November-December 2024
- Participate in the pre-trip and post-trip workshops
- With the support of the UniGO team, obtain all required travel documents during your application process (passport, Tasmanian registration to work with vulnerable people, visa, fit for travel form, wellbeing check certificate, vaccinations)
- Pass all the assignments
- Participate in the UniGO overseas trip between 9-29 January 2025
- Students must have or be able to obtain a Passport with a minimum expiry date of 6 months post return from international placement; and have no barriers to obtaining a Visa where required. Renew or Apply for a Passport online.
- Students must have or be able to obtain a Tasmanian registration to work with vulnerable people. Available via:
- Applications open 8 May - 3 July 2024.
- Applicants notified within 4–6 weeks of submitting your application. The sooner you apply, the sooner we can assess and progress your application.
- Detailed itineraries uploaded into the Application portal by the UniGO team by end of July 2024.
- Pre-trip workshops (face to face and online): 25, 27, 29 November 2024 and 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13 December 2024, 1pm – 4pm each day.
- Travel will take place between 9 - 29 January 2025.
- Post-trip workshop (face to face and online): 6 February 2025.
Due to the post-trip assessments for UniGO, results are expected to be released in late March 2025.
If UniGO will be your final unit to complete your degree, graduation would be expected in August 2025.