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Last checked: 25 Oct 2026 UTC

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Friends and Mentors in Engineering From the moment first-year undergraduate students arrive on-campus, our peer mentoring programs connect them with peer mentors who will guide them through the first semester.

Alumni and Student Mentoring program Stay connected to the Faculty of Engineering and to get involved in the activities including speaking opportunities to students, providing industry placements to our current students, alumni profiling and sharing your career journey or mentoring.

Women in Engineering (WIE) mentoring program The WIE mentoring program aims to foster connections and provide development opportunities that help women to thrive in their engineering studies and careers.

Monash Graduate Association (MGA) peer mentor program The MGA mentoring programs are a great way to get useful advice, learn valuable skills and build life-long friendships that can provide you with some of your most cherished memories of graduate student life.

Related questions

How many hours can I work on a student visa?

The rules are each country's, not Monash's, and they are different. Australia: work rights for student visa holders are set by the Australian Government, and the cap has changed several times in recent years. Monash's page links to the current Department of Home Affairs conditions - always confirm the number there before relying on it. Malaysia: with a Student Pass you may work only during semester breaks or public holidays of more than seven days, and for no more than 20 hours a week, at restaurants, petrol kiosks, mini markets or hotels; the page lists jobs that are not allowed. Every job has to be approved by the Immigration Department: you apply through the International Student Pass office and must be there in person when the application is submitted.

Do I still need to apply to graduate?

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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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