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Events for international graduate research students

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Last checked: 25 Oct 2026 UTC

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Orientation seminars
Settling in at Monash

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Orientation seminars

If you're a new research student, make sure to join our Graduate Research Student Orientation Seminar – that way you'll get all the information you need to kickstart your journey at Monash.

These sessions will give you a good idea of what life is like in Melbourne, and at Monash. You'll find out about:

Monash support services (e.g. Monash Graduate Association, medical and counselling services, and off-campus accommodation advisory services)
study services (e.g. Student Academic Success) and English language programs (e.g. English Connect)
your visa conditions and study entitlements
your work rights and entitlements
Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC)
life in Melbourne (e.g. transport, employment and exploring your local area)
networking opportunities with current and former research students.

Each session includes a light catered lunch, and you'll get the chance to chat with a former research student and learn about their PhD journey at Monash.

If you have any questions, contact the International Student Engagement team on iss@monash.edu.

Settling in at Monash

We encourage you to watch our Orientation videos if you're unable to attend our face-to-face information sessions. They'll help you settle in at Monash and prepare for life in Melbourne.

For more information, check out our Orientation website.

Related questions

Which MPU (General Studies) units do I need to graduate in Malaysia?

Malaysia

At the Malaysia campus, the Ministry of Higher Education requires you to pass General Studies units, also called MPU units, before you graduate. Which ones depends on your intake and on whether you are a Malaysian or an international student, and the list got longer from Semester 2, 2026. International students: Semester 2, 2026 intake: MPU3143, MPU3172, MPU3222, MPU3312, MPU3322, MPU3412. Semester 1, 2025 intake: MPU3143, MPU3193, MPU3312, MPU3412. Semester 1, 2024 intake: MPU3143, MPU3193, MPU3312. Malaysian students: Semester 2, 2026 intake: MPU3182, MPU3192, MPU3222, MPU3312, MPU3322, MPU3412. Semester 1, 2025 intake: MPU3183, MPU3193, MPU3312, MPU3412. Semester 1, 2024 intake: MPU3183, MPU3193, MPU3312. Malaysian students without a Credit in SPM Bahasa Melayu, or without SPM, also take MPU3212. Diploma of Business: international students MPU2143, MPU2313, MPU2412; Malaysian students MPU2183, MPU2313, MPU2412, plus MPU2212 under the same SPM rule. The page names only these intakes, so if you started in another one, ask Monash Connect which list is yours. You can take them at any time, but Monash Malaysia suggests finishing them in your first three semesters.

Do I still need to apply to graduate?

All campuses

From December 2026, Monash confers awards automatically, so you will not need to apply to graduate. Once your faculty confirms you have completed your course, you are conferred in the next monthly cycle and receive your testamur shortly after. You are conferred first and then invited to an upcoming ceremony, so graduating in absentia will no longer apply. If you have already applied to graduate this year, the current process on the official page still applies to you. Full details of the new process will be published in December. Not on the website yet, but confirmed by Monash's graduations office in October 2026: after you complete your course you can delay conferral yourself in the system by up to 3 months. For a longer delay, for example for a graduate recruitment program, ask Monash Connect; it can be up to 12 months after you complete. Your testamur shows the date the award was actually conferred. Monash Malaysia's own graduation pages still describe applying to graduate, so Malaysia campus students should check those as well until they are updated.

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