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            • Zoom VUPA High Tea
          • Karaoke Night - Postponed, new date TBA
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          • IWD 2021
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        • Postgrad Cocktail Evening - Full Price
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        • Laser Tag & Pizza
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        • Autumn Bar Night
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        • Winter Social Night
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VUPA - Victoria University Post Graduate Association, Melbourne, Australia
  • Home
  • About us
    • Board members
    • Strategy
    • VUPA Annual General Meeting >
      • Annual General Meeting 2021
      • Annual General Meeting 2020
    • Documents
    • Grants
  • Events
    • VUPA 2023 Events >
      • March - International Women's Day Special Event
      • March - Peace Meal Greek Edition
      • April - NVivo Workshop
    • Past Events >
      • VUPA 2022 Events >
        • Peace Meal Lunch
        • BBQ Catch up
        • NVivo for literature review
        • Barista Masterclass
        • Bartending Course
        • High Tea at the Parliament
        • Conducting Focus Groups
        • Fitness for a month
        • Weekly Pomodoro session
        • Guardian Lifestream App
        • Time Management Workshop
        • Winter Spritz Event
        • Peace Meal Dinner
        • First Aid Training
        • Cooking Class
        • Aboriginal Heritage Walk
        • The Agile Researcher
        • Fortnightly Peer-Review Discussion
      • Other 2022 Events >
        • Lawn Bowling
        • Cultural Inclusion Network
      • 2021 >
        • Fun Social Events >
          • VUPA’s Happiest Hour
          • Zoom VUPA Trivia Night
          • Zoom Dinner Party >
            • Zoom Dinner Party - September
            • Zoom Dinner Party - May
            • Zoom Dinner Party - March
          • High Tea at Parliament House Aug 2021 >
            • Zoom VUPA High Tea
          • Karaoke Night - Postponed, new date TBA
        • Equity Events >
          • Sharing Your Culture - Multicultural Week 2021
          • WE HEAR YOU!!! -Discussion on Domestic Violence / Sexual Harassment
          • Peace Meal
          • Midsumma Pride Festival
          • Sharing Your Culture - Cultural Diversity week 2021
          • IWD 2021
        • POSTPONED Buddy Program - Speed Networking lunch
        • Lockdown Care Packages >
          • 4th Lockdown Care Packages - June
          • 6th Lockdown Care Packages - August
        • VUPA Training or Workshops >
          • Employment Assistance Program
          • The Conversation
        • Wellness Activities >
          • Yoga
          • Zumba
        • Whinging & Wonderful Wednesdays
      • 2020
      • 2019 >
        • Postgrad Cocktail Evening - SUPER Student Promo
        • Postgrad Cocktail Evening - Full Price
        • High Tea at Parliament House
      • 2018 >
        • Laser Tag & Pizza
        • High Tea 2018
        • Melb. Comedy Festival - Upfront
        • Autumn Bar Night
      • 2017 >
        • Seminar Series
        • High Tea
        • Postgrad Ball 2017
        • Winter Social Night
  • Join us
  • Spotlight Series
  • Contact VUPA
  • VU Support
  • New Page
It always seems impossible until it's done. 
                                                                                                (Nelson Mandela)
WELCOME to VUPA!
If you’re a post grad student studying at Victoria University – whether it’s at Footscray, City Flinders, Werribee, Nicholson or St Albans campuses, whether you’re a seasoned post grad, returning to study after many years (or decades), local or international -
we’re the student association that looks after YOU and represents YOU.


So… what do we do and how are we different from the other student associations?
One of the most important things is that VUPA is the only association that looks after post grads exclusively. Of course, our post grad community is rather diverse but in general, post grads aren’t after drinking games and party hard events (if you are though, we know exactly where you can find that!) and experience different issues in undertaking their studies. Rather, we as post grads are here to improve ourselves, gain experience and knowledge and improve our employability. After all, isn’t that what doing a post graduate degree is all about? To deliver this, we work closely with official VU departments (such as the Graduate Research Centre, VU Colleges, Student Leadership, Student Life, Respect and Responsibility, SSAF Council) and often support other student-run groups, associations, events, campaigns or political parties – our criteria: what we do must always be for the benefit or betterment of VU post grad students.


So… take the next step… come to a VUPA event, connect with our Facebook or LinkedIn page or contact one of our friendly board members.
The kinds of things we help post grads with:
Vantage Point – Get a better view – feeling overwhelmed with who does what and what goes on at VU beyond your course? We’ve helped post grads connect with various university functions and services that are best suited for them. Between our members, we have lots of know-how about how to navigate post grad university life and…we’re willing to share.

Understanding that it’s important to meet other post grads who get you – sure, there’s your class mates but if you’re in research stages, and they’re not, maybe you’re feeling isolated and would like to meet some new people who really know what it’s like. We run events several times a year - from seminar series with stimulating conversation and networking; to picnics and all day trips to some of Victoria’s best destinations. Most events are free or heavily subsidised for VU post grad students. These are wonderful opportunities to meet and network with other current (and sometimes past) VU post grads.

Professional board experience – we offer post grads the opportunity to nominate for and sit on the VUPA board, whether for an officer position, an intern or as a volunteer. It’s a great way to get recognised; participate formally in decision making, learn how to be apart of a representative and management body, and change things for the better at VU; gain useful governance experience on your CV in a group that supports diversity and practices respect; and give back to the student post grad community. If you can’t make an ongoing commitment, we’re always happy to hear from post grads who have ideas for guest speakers or fundraising; and can volunteer some time to help run events.

Advocating on the bigger issues – some things need more co-ordination and planning to address. For example, we work with student housing to work out ways to help international post grads access affordable housing during their studies, we continually advocate for better policy to protect post grad students and their educational rights, and negotiate for funding and grants to improve postgraduate life including advocating on a national level to make public transport more affordable for our cohort.  
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  • Home
  • About us
    • Board members
    • Strategy
    • VUPA Annual General Meeting >
      • Annual General Meeting 2021
      • Annual General Meeting 2020
    • Documents
    • Grants
  • Events
    • VUPA 2023 Events >
      • March - International Women's Day Special Event
      • March - Peace Meal Greek Edition
      • April - NVivo Workshop
    • Past Events >
      • VUPA 2022 Events >
        • Peace Meal Lunch
        • BBQ Catch up
        • NVivo for literature review
        • Barista Masterclass
        • Bartending Course
        • High Tea at the Parliament
        • Conducting Focus Groups
        • Fitness for a month
        • Weekly Pomodoro session
        • Guardian Lifestream App
        • Time Management Workshop
        • Winter Spritz Event
        • Peace Meal Dinner
        • First Aid Training
        • Cooking Class
        • Aboriginal Heritage Walk
        • The Agile Researcher
        • Fortnightly Peer-Review Discussion
      • Other 2022 Events >
        • Lawn Bowling
        • Cultural Inclusion Network
      • 2021 >
        • Fun Social Events >
          • VUPA’s Happiest Hour
          • Zoom VUPA Trivia Night
          • Zoom Dinner Party >
            • Zoom Dinner Party - September
            • Zoom Dinner Party - May
            • Zoom Dinner Party - March
          • High Tea at Parliament House Aug 2021 >
            • Zoom VUPA High Tea
          • Karaoke Night - Postponed, new date TBA
        • Equity Events >
          • Sharing Your Culture - Multicultural Week 2021
          • WE HEAR YOU!!! -Discussion on Domestic Violence / Sexual Harassment
          • Peace Meal
          • Midsumma Pride Festival
          • Sharing Your Culture - Cultural Diversity week 2021
          • IWD 2021
        • POSTPONED Buddy Program - Speed Networking lunch
        • Lockdown Care Packages >
          • 4th Lockdown Care Packages - June
          • 6th Lockdown Care Packages - August
        • VUPA Training or Workshops >
          • Employment Assistance Program
          • The Conversation
        • Wellness Activities >
          • Yoga
          • Zumba
        • Whinging & Wonderful Wednesdays
      • 2020
      • 2019 >
        • Postgrad Cocktail Evening - SUPER Student Promo
        • Postgrad Cocktail Evening - Full Price
        • High Tea at Parliament House
      • 2018 >
        • Laser Tag & Pizza
        • High Tea 2018
        • Melb. Comedy Festival - Upfront
        • Autumn Bar Night
      • 2017 >
        • Seminar Series
        • High Tea
        • Postgrad Ball 2017
        • Winter Social Night
  • Join us
  • Spotlight Series
  • Contact VUPA
  • VU Support
  • New Page