It is very important to keep in touch with your education provider or institution and also with your new friends. This will have been a very special part of your life because they were an important part of this fabulous experience and really made your experience what it was.

Keep in touch with your institution

To keep in touch with your institution the most important thing is to update your contact details and provide them with your address in your home country. Institutions usually provide regular information to their alumni so is important to update all your details.

In addition, many institutions have an alumni office that develops newsletters and holds events for alumni to keep in contact with you.  We invite you to contact them and see what activities and events they may organise in your country. You could even start your own alumni chapter in your country!

New friends

The friends you met in Australia will become important contacts in your life from now on. They are probably the only ones who will probably understand the amazing experience you had in Australia. It is also amazing to get news from all around the world and see how there lives have changed and get better since their time in Australia. So it is very very very important to make an effort and keep in touch with them.

Usually we think that we will keep in contact with our new friends but unfortunately for many reasons you could lose touch easily. The reality is that people change their contact details periodically and if you do not track them it could be easy to lose the connection.

The basics to keeping in touch are to exchange contact details and to communicate with them regularly. We also suggest a very innovative alternative that we found quite effective. We recommend you to start or join an online community for all your new mates. There are many sites specialised in student communities where you decide who to include. There are also some network business communities for people with the same profile who want to keep in touch.

There are many of these options on the internet so have a look and see which one is the best option for you.

 We also suggest you to ask your institution to create an online community for all the graduates of that year. Students can help with the administration of the community and with the support of your institution you can ensure that everyone is included.

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