Each year ACU’s Faculty of Health Sciences offers a number of destinations around the world where students can undertake a community engagement unit or clinical placement/professional practice abroad as part of your studies. These activities are facilitated through our ACU overseas partners. Most of these experiences are offered to students enrolled in their third or final year of study at ACU.
The benefits of undertaking an international experience include:
Most destinations are financially supported by the New Colombo Plan or Endeavour mobility grants offered by the Australian Government for eligible students.
Due to COVID-19, our health sciences short-term programs have been cancelled until the end of 2020.
Each of these opportunities are eligible for the
Type: Community engagement/Professional practice
Units: EXCS398, EXSC399
Location: Timor Leste – Baucau 19 June – 6 July 2020
Type: Community engagement/Professional practice
Units: EXCS398, EXSC399
Location: Vanuatu – Port Vila 4 – 24 July 2020
Grants/Funding: New Colombo Plan – 3 NCP grants valued at A$3,000
High Performance Study tour
Units: EXSC318, EXSC675
Location: United States of America September – October 2020
Type: Professional practice
Unit: NRSG373
Location: Cambodia, Battambang 25 January – 8 February 2020
Type: Professional practice/ Community engagement
Unit: NRSG373, MIDW351
Location: India, Hyderabad 24 January – 9 February 2020
Type: Professional practice
Unit: NRSG373
Location: United States of America, Miami 1 – 15 February 2020
Type: Professional practice
Unit: NRSG373
Location: Singapore 14 June – 27 July 2020
Type: Professional practice
Unit: NRSG373
Location: United States of America – North Carolina 17 June – 7 July 2020
Type: Community engagement
Unit: MIDW351
Location: Timor Leste – Maluk 21 June – 4 July 2020
Type: Community engagement
Unit: NRSG373, MIDW351, PARA321
Location: Timor Leste – Baucau 28 June – 11 July 2020
Type: Professional practice/Community engagement
Unit: NRSG373, MIDW351
Location: Vanuatu – Santo
Trip 1 20 June – 5 July 2020
Trip 2 4 – 19 July 2020
Type: Professional practice/Community engagement
Unit: NRSG373, MIDW351
Location: Vanuatu – Port Vila
Trip 1 11 – 27 June 2020
Trip 2 2 – 18 July 2020
Type: Professional practice
Unit: NRSG373
Location: Chile – Santiago 20 July – 21 August 2020
Type:Professional practice
Units: OTHY303
Location: Vietnam – DaNang 1 June – 3 July 2020
Type: Professional practice
Units: OTHY307
Location: Vietnam – DaNang 2 November – 4 December 2020
Type: Professional practice
Unit: OTHY303
Location: Vanuatu – Port Vila 8 June – 3 July 2020
Type: Professional practice
Units: OTHY307
Location: Vanuatu – Port Vila 9 November – 4 December 2020
Type: Professional practice
Unit: OTHY303
Location: Timor Leste – Dili 1 June – 26 July 2020
Type: Professional practice
Units: PHTY402, PHTY403, PHTY404, PHTY405, PHTY406, PHTY407, PHTY411, PHTY412, PHTY413, PHTY414
Location: Vietnam – DaNang 20 April – 22 May 2020
Type: Professional practice
Units: PHTY402, PHTY403, PHTY404, PHTY405, PHTY406, PHTY407, PHTY411, PHTY412, PHTY413, PHTY414
Location: Vanuatu – Santo 10 May – 12 June 2020
Grants/Funding: New Colombo Plan – 6 NCP grants valued at A$3,000 each
Type: Professional practice
Units: PHTY402, PHTY403, PHTY404, PHTY405, PHTY406, PHTY407, PHTY411, PHTY412, PHTY413, PHTY414
Location: Timor Leste – Dili 17 May – 13 June 2020
ACU Vice-Chancellor and President’s Travel Grant (up to $500)
Type: Professional practice
Units: PHTY402, PHTY403, PHTY404, PHTY405, PHTY406, PHTY407, PHTY411, PHTY412, PHTY413, PHTY414
Location: Vanuatu – Port Vila 20 July – 21 August 2020
Grants/Funding: New Colombo Plan – 4 NCP grants valued at A$3,000
Type: Professional practice
Units: PHTY402, PHTY403, PHTY404, PHTY405, PHTY406, PHTY407, PHTY411, PHTY412, PHTY413, PHTY414
Location: Chile – Santiago 20 July – 21 August 2020
Type: Professional practice
Units: PHTY402, PHTY403, PHTY404, PHTY405, PHTY406, PHTY407, PHTY411, PHTY412, PHTY413, PHTY414
Location: Denmark – Aarhus 24 August – 25 September 2020
Type: Community engagement
Unit: PYSC310
Location: Nepal 25 January – 8 February 2020
Type: Professional practice
Units: SPHY402, SPHY404
Location: Vietnam 30 August – 25 September 2020
Units: SPHY400
New Zealand 27 April – 12 June 2020
Exercise Science students travel to Port Villa in Vanuatu to help develop and forester community relationships, with a focus on leadership, health and sporting connections.
STISE Costs vary depending on program duration and student numbers ranging from approximately A$ 3,000 – A$ 8,000.
Financial support to study overseas is available to eligible ACU students, including an OS-HELP Loan and the ACU Vice-Chancellor and President’s Travel Grant. More information on funding is available on the ACU Student Portal.
Current ACU students can apply via InPlace. Students who meet the initial criteria are notified by email of future opportunities.
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