IDP boosts support for international students in Queensland
Released 25 July 2007
IDP Education, Australia’s largest provider of services to
international students, is launching a new Student Services Centre
in Brisbane to offer assistance to the more than 61,000 students
from overseas countries who enrol to study in Queensland each
year.
The new IDP Student Services Centre, located near Anzac Square
in Brisbane City, will be officially opened by the Honourable Paul
Braddy, Chair of the Queensland Education and Training
International Board, on Wednesday 25 July 2007.
IDP’s Brisbane Student Services Centre will support
international students with:
- Free course counselling, applications processing and
placement
- Information on student visas
- City orientation services
- IDP welcome bags for new students including free phone cards,
discount vouchers, city maps and information, pens, stationery and
other useful items
- Free internet access at the Student Services Centre for
students who come to Australia with IDP
Students can drop in or contact the new centre simply by
dialling 1300 STUDENT (1300 788 3368) for the cost of a local
call.
IDP Chief Executive Anthony Pollock said that IDP’s new Brisbane
office would make IDP’s services more widely available to
international students in Queensland.
“Queensland is a major and growing destination for international
students who seek a quality Australian education and we are proud
to be operating our new centre in this state,” Mr Pollock said.
“IDP’s new Brisbane centre will offer students who come to
Queensland the support they need to reach their academic and career
goals. It demonstrates IDP’s commitment to offer continuing
assistance to students after they arrive in Australia.”
IDP places more students than any other organisation into
Australian universities, colleges, schools and English language
courses using its global network of over 70 offices in nearly 30
countries. IDP is 50 per cent owned by 38 Australian universities
and 50 per cent owned by Australia’s largest online recruitment and
training company, SEEK Ltd.
For further information:
Tim Dodd, Manager, Communications and Corporate Affairs,
IDP Education Pty Limited, 0407 440 160 tim.dodd@idp.com
