This Alliance provides the bridge to support AAS Members and their families with advocacy services and support when taking on technical or tertiary education in Australia, and to enhance support to the thousands of Australian Alumni Graduates returning home each year.
AAS Institutional alliance with CISA FORGES BILATERAL TIES
University, Curtin University, University of South Australia and University of Queensland. At a national level, CISA lobbies the federal government, peak education sector bodies, and interacts with international education organisations in other countries. On a state level, the CISA Divisions lobby the education providers, state and local government, and interacts with campus-level student organisations.
CISA's priorities include:
- Advocating for the interests and needs of international students;
- Advocating for high quality education for international students;
- Facilitating network building among stakeholders with an interest in supporting international students;
- Hosting an annual national forum for international students;
- Providing a means of consulting and engaging with international students;
- Hosting international student roundtable events in partnership with various government entities;
- Promoting cross-cultural awareness and interactions in Australia;
- Advocating for non-racial, non-discriminatory law reform concerning international students.
All advocacy services are made available to AAS Members.
"CISA is delighted to partner with the AAS as a means of helping Singaporean graduates to maintain their connection with Australia. Each year, we welcome and assist thousands of international students in settling into their new life here and having that linkage with alumni represents an opportunity to reach out and connect with future and incoming students even before they begin their journey."
Dion Lee, CISA National Vice-President
The AAS are pleased to announce our alliance with the Council of International Student Australia (CISA), the national peak student representative organisation for international students studying at the postgraduate, undergraduate, private college, TAFE, ELICOS and foundation level.
CISA represent more than 8,165 Singaporean International Students studying in Australia, provides student support and advocacy services, and delivers a networking platform across more than 600,000 international students.
CISA work to be recognised as a holistic voice
for international students in Australia by the
local, national and international community.
More Singaporean students are expected to
head to Australian universities to pursue higher
education. This comes after Singapore agreed to
recognise more Australian degrees in the fields
of law, medicine and allied health, as part of the
Singapore-Australia Comprehensive Strategic
Partnership. This move to recognise a range of
15 undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in
these areas from institutions such as La Trobe
CISA represent and advocate for the interests and needs of international students. Through this alliance AAS Members can now receive support and advocacy on a broad number of topics including quality education, immigration, employment/work rights. access to education, travel concessions and accommodation.