University staff

We are Antipodeans, educational travel specialists. We create extraordinary people through extraordinary travel experiences. We started this company because we believe the more people we educate through travel, the more positive the future will be. So, over the past 25 years we’ve been dedicated to empowering students take ownership and embrace the world beyond their own borders. Australian owned and operated, we’ve explored more than 30 destinations, with over 10,000 students since being founded in 1991.

Fathers, mothers, sisters, uncles, nurses, rescue helicopter pilots and former school teachers; we are people just like you. You can read all about us here.

We’ve built our reputation on collaboration with Australian and New Zealand universities, delivering international placements that meet your institution’s needs–not ours. Your students’ placements will be designed to support course objectives and meet academic requirements, whilst honing their professional and personal skills.

For 2 to 4 weeks students are immersed in developing communities overseas where they apply coursework and gain experiential learning in practical settings that are vastly different from home. Students must overcome language, social and cultural barriers whilst supporting and working with local staff. They build on core life skills like critical thinking and problem solving. They become global citizens.

Developed in conjunction with the communities we travel to, an Antipodeans University Placement is a professional learning experience that adds real, tangible value to a student's résumé and positively impacts the lives of many around the world.

We currently work with 29 university faculties across various disciplines: Arts & Humanities, Business, Health, Education, Law, Science and Social Sciences. We can also offer Community Engagement or Leadership programs for any discipline, so if you don’t see yours, please get in touch.

As experts in international tertiary placements, Antipodeans manage all aspects of the placement on behalf of the university—from start to finish.

We will:

• understand your needs. Being Australian and New Zealand operated we’re attuned to the wants of local institutions, unlike our competitors.
• give your students the placements they want. Thoroughly researched and developed in conjunction with universities and overseas providers, we ensure placements meet course objectives.
• manage all logistical aspects of the program, from itineraries through to accommodation, transport and meals.
• be a single point of contact for the university, supervisor and students.
• facilitate communication between the above parties to alleviate extra work for university staff, ensuring their focus is on students and the university—not planning a trip.
• promote placements to students and manage the bookings on behalf of the university.
• provide students with pre-departure training to ensure their team is aware of local cultures and placement expectations.
• deliver comprehensive risk management, including 24-hour backup and support for students and supervisors by our teams, both in Australia/NZ and on the ground.

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We love universities. And they love us, too.

We’re not selling you a trip. We see ourselves as people helping create an experience for you and your students. We are your trip planners, educators, cultural gurus, operations managers, problem-solvers, shoulder, ear and one point of contact.

We don’t take our universities for granted and know it starts with you. We’ve worked with some of the most passionate educators in Australia and New Zealand. Without them, these incredible learning experiences wouldn’t be possible, so we help universities as much as we can to do things differently. See how, below.

Ready to get started? Have questions? Get in touch.