Education and provider support

Stay up to date with your university, TAFE or school's information and welfare support response.

How can you stay up-to date with your education and study options?

Find out what your university, TAFE or school is doing in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
https://www.studyinaustralia.gov.au/english/study-in-australia-student-support/australian-education-provider-list

Discover the latest Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE) information for international students about travelling to Australia, what support is available for those affected by COVID-19 and other helpful resources.
https://www.dese.gov.au/covid-19/international-students

Find the latest Higher Education COVID-19 regulatory advice delivered by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA)
www.teqsa.gov.au/latest-news/articles/novel-coronavirus-latest-regulatory-advice

Find the latest VET and ELICOS COVID-19 regulatory advice delivered by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA)
www.asqa.gov.au/coronavirus-advice

Education providers' support

Australia’s education providers, including our 43 universities and many TAFE institutes and other colleges, are responding to support students with a range of initiatives including emergency bursaries, hardship funds, food banks, fee waivers and pastoral care.

Search the Australian education provider COVID-19 response information list below to find out what support is being offered by your institution.

Australian education provider list

If you are a provider and you would like to record your commitment and pledge to international students experiencing hardship, please email studyinaustralia@austrade.gov.au to update your details.

All Australia’s state and territory study clusters are working collectively to support international students and education providers during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Your local study cluster is also able to direct you to referral services and other government programs that are available to support international students and or temporary workers.

The Lygon Group’s Uni COVID Response Tracker also provides a great interactive summary of Australian university responses to the COVID crisis. It is updated regularly so check back here for recent updates.

Lygon Group’s Uni COVID-19 Response Tracker