{"id":29818,"date":"2026-01-20T22:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/?post_type=oasis-news&#038;p=29818"},"modified":"2026-01-20T22:04:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:04:45","slug":"why-international-students-keep-coming-back-to-cafe-connect","status":"publish","type":"oasis-news","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/oasis-news\/why-international-students-keep-coming-back-to-cafe-connect\/","title":{"rendered":"Why international students keep coming back to Caf\u00e9 Connect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reading time: 2 minutes<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Ask any international student who\u2019s been at Curtin for a while, and they\u2019ll tell you the same thing: <em>Caf\u00e9 Connect is where everything starts.<\/em> It\u2019s where you meet your first friends, learn the things no one tells you about studying in Australia, and discover the support services that make uni life feel a little easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Caf\u00e9 Connect runs every Tuesday during Semester One and offers <strong>FREE<\/strong> snacks, drinks and a 10-minute talk on topics that matter when you\u2019re far from home. From visa essentials and financial safety to careers, wellbeing and getting the most out of your life in Perth. But what keeps students coming back is the atmosphere: relaxed, friendly and filled with people who understand what it\u2019s like to start fresh in a new country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After each talk, students stay to chat, play games and join in activities that help you build community without any pressure. Whether you arrived in Perth last week or last year, Caf\u00e9 Connect is a simple way to meet people and feel grounded in the Curtin experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Find your community at Caf\u00e9 Connect! \u2615\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RPI4679yjSw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Semester 1, 2026 sessions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>3 February:<\/strong> Welcome to Perth <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10 February:<\/strong> Orientation (no Caf\u00e9 Connect session)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>17 February:<\/strong> Navigating International Student Life \u2014 Visa Compliance, Financial Safety and Understanding Foreign Interference <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>24 February:<\/strong> Careers and Employability \u2014 Earn While You Learn, Curtin Careers, StudyPerth\u2019s Career Connect and the Curtin Tax Clinic <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3 March:<\/strong> Student Guild <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10 March:<\/strong> Safer Community <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>17 March:<\/strong> Wellness Hour \u2014 Counselling, Well-being, Multifaith, Accessibility and Health Services <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>24 March:<\/strong> Social Impact Hub \u2014 CV!, CHAtS, Leadership, Curtin Extra <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>31 March:<\/strong> Essential Tips for Students on Holiday Safety <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>7 April &amp; 14 April:<\/strong> Tuition Free Week (no Caf\u00e9 Connect sessions)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>21 April:<\/strong> Physical Wellness \u2014 Curtin Stadium, Nutrition\/Dietetics students, Medibank<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>5 May:<\/strong> Sustainability <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>12 May:<\/strong> Exam Prep <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Each week the location changes, so check UniHub before you go. Come every Tuesday or just drop in for the topics you care about. No registration needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Caf\u00e9 Connect runs from <strong>3 February to 12 May<\/strong>, excluding <strong>Orientation (10 February)<\/strong> and <strong>Tuition Free Weeks (7 and 14 April)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet support services, connect with other international students and enjoy a free drink and snack every Tuesday during Semester 1. | Reading time: 2 min.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4452,"featured_media":26998,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"4875,6936,6748,4895,5974,8298","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","wds_primary_oasis-categories":0,"footnotes":""},"oasis-categories":[138,140,146],"class_list":["post-29818","oasis-news","type-oasis-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","oasis-categories-international","oasis-categories-on-campus","oasis-categories-student-life"],"acf":{"post_options":{"":null,"additional_content":{"title":"","content":"","image":false},"related_courses":[{"title":"","qualification":"","link":"","description":"","faculty":""}],"credits":{"author":"","photographer":"","media":false},"display_author":false,"banner":{"image":false}}},"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Cafe-Connect-Photo-May-083-1000x500.jpg","author_meta":{"first_name":"Joaquin","last_name":"Atizado","display_name":"Joaquin Atizado"},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-20 09:29:21","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/29818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oasis-news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/29818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-categories?post=29818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}