Each year ACU's Faculty of Health Sciences offers several 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 throughout their final years of study at ACU. These experiences contribute to a relevant unit of study in the degree program.

The benefits of undertaking an international experience include:

  • contributing to the common good
  • gaining hands-on experience while completing a clinical experience/professional practice or community engagement activity that counts towards your degree
  • adding a global perspective to your degree and enhancing your career prospects
  • learning about new cultures and new approaches to health and health care.

Most STISEs are financially supported by the New Colombo Plan (NCP) Mobility Program offered by the Australian Government for eligible students. Successful NCP grant recipients who complete an NCP funded program will receive a New Colombo Plan Certificate of Attainment and become part of the NCP Alumni Network upon completion of their program.

See what's on offer in 2023

Honiara, Solomon Islands: Community Engagement and Professional practice available to second and third-year undergraduate students.
NCP grants available.

Baucau, Timor Leste: Community Engagement and Professional Practice available to third year undergraduate students.
NCP grants available.

USA: A High Performance Study Tour available to 2nd year undergraduate and 3rd year post-graduate students.

Port Vila, Vanuatu: Community Engagement and Professional Practice available to third year undergraduate and post-graduate students.
NCP grants available (UG students)

Nursing

Boston, USA: available to third year undergraduate students. 

Battambang, Cambodia: available to third year undergraduate students. NCP grants available.

Santiago, Chile: available to third year undergraduate students. 

Aarhus, Denmark:  available to third year undergraduate students.

North Carolina, U.S.A.:  available to third year undergraduate students.

Papua New Guinea (YWAM ships):  available to third year undergraduate students. 

Singapore:  available to third year undergraduate students.

Taipei, Taiwan:  available to third year undergraduate students.

Nursing, Midwifery

Hyderabad, India: available to third year undergraduate students. 

NCP grants available.

Port Vila, Vanuatu: available to third year undergraduate students. 

NCP grants available.

Santo, Vanuatu: available to third year undergraduate students.NCP grants available.

Nursing, Midwifery, Paramedicine

Dili, Maluk, Atauro, Timor Leste: available to third year undergraduate studentsNCP grants available.

Paramedicine, Midwifery

Lautoka, Fiji: available to third year undergraduate students. NCP grants available.

 

Bali, Ubud, Indonesia: available to third year undergraduate students. NCP grants available.

Nutrition Science

Honiara, Solomon Islands: available to third year undergraduate students. NCP grants available.

Hyderabad, India: available to 2nd year undergraduate students.
NCP grants available.

Dili, Timor Leste: available to third year undergraduate students. NCP grants available.

Port Vila, Vanuatu: available to third year undergraduate students.

NCP grants available.

Danang, Vietnam: available third year undergraduate students
NCP grants available.

Chile, Santiago: available to fourth year undergraduate students.

Aarhus, Denmark: available to fourth year undergraduate students.

Honiara, Solomon Islands: available to fourth year undergraduate students.
NCP grants available.

Dili, Timor Leste: available to fourth year undergraduate students. NCP grants available.

Santo, Vanuatu: available to fourth year undergraduate students.
NCP grants available.

Port Vila, Vanuatu: available to fourth year undergraduate students.
NCP grants available.

Danang, Vietnam: available to fourth year undergraduate students.
NCP grants available.

Honiara, Solomon Islands

Community engagement available to third year undergraduate students. NCP grants available.

Charlotte, U.S.A.: available to post graduate students. 

Danang, Vietnam: available to fourth-year undergraduate students.
NCP grants available.

Dili, Timor Leste: available to fourth-year undergraduate students. NCP grants available.

Hyderabad, India: available to second year undergraduate students.
NCP grants available.

Danang, Vietnam: available to fourth year undergraduate students. NCP grants available.

Disclaimer: Programs are subject to change.

Short Term International Student Experience

See how ACU Physiotherapy students are making a difference overseas by providing telehealth sessions to children with a disability in Vietnam . This program is supported by the Australian New Colombo Plan Mobility Grants. Full story on Impact: Moving with the times - Impact - Australian Catholic University (acu.edu.au)

 

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Exercise Science students travel to Port Villa in Vanuatu to help develop and foster community relationships, with a focus on leadership, health and sporting connections.

Costs and funding

STISE costs vary depending on program duration and, student numbers and mode of delivery ranging. Costs range from approximately A$1,000 - A$2,000 for Virtual programs and A$ 4,000 – A$ 8,000 for In-country programs.

Most programs are funded through the New Colombo Plan Mobility Program for eligible ACU students.

Disclaimer: Program costs are subject to change.

Financial support to study overseas is available to eligible ACU students, including an OS-HELP Loan (*) and the ACU Vice-Chancellor and President's Learning Abroad Grant. More information on funding is available on the ACU Student Portal.

(*) Virtual programs are not eligible for the OS-Help Loan.

How to apply

Current ACU students who meet the initial criteria are notified by email of future opportunities.

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