{"id":29818,"date":"2026-06-22T22:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/?post_type=oasis-news&#038;p=29818"},"modified":"2026-06-24T11:23:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T03:23:33","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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ask any international student who\u2019s been at Curtin for a while, and they\u2019ll tell you the same thing: Caf\u00e9 Connect is where everything starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s where you meet new friends, learn the things no one tells you about studying in Australia, and discover the support services that make university life easier. Whether you&#8217;re new to Perth or settling into your second semester, Caf\u00e9 Connect is a welcoming space to connect with other students and feel part of the Curtin community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Running every Tuesday throughout Semester Two, Caf\u00e9 Connect offers FREE snacks, drinks and a short interactive presentation on topics that matter to international students. Sessions cover careers and employability, student wellbeing, cultural awareness, safety, volunteering opportunities, sustainability and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What keeps students coming back is the atmosphere: relaxed, friendly and full of people who understand what it&#8217;s like to study far from home. After each session, students stay to chat, play games and take part in activities that help build friendships and community in a low-pressure environment.<\/p>\n\n\n<section\n                class=\"block block--no-indent article-overlay \"\n        role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"Article overlay\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n    <div class=\"grid\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Disability_Pride_Flag_New_Version-1064x500.png\" class=\"article-overlay__image\" alt=\"The Disability Pride Flag - The flag has a black background, and five diagonal stripes running from the top left corner to the bottom right corner of the flag ( L-R red, yellow, white, light blue, green).\">\n        <div class=\"article-overlay__inner\" data-overlay-offset=\"default\">\n                            <h2 class=\"article-overlay__title\">Special Collaboration with Chronically Crafty<\/h2>\n                                        <div class=\"article-overlay__content content\">\n                    <p>As part of Disability Month in July, Caf\u00e9 Connect will host a special Wellness Hour on 28 July in partnership with Chronically Crafty. The event will begin at 1:00 pm with a &#8220;Quiet 60&#8221; crafting session facilitated by Jordan Fyfe from Chronically Crafty, providing a calm and inclusive space for students to connect through creativity. Caf\u00e9 Connect will then commence at its usual time of 2:00 pm.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Semester Two, 2026 sessions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>7 July: Welcome to Perth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>21 July: Careers and Employability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>28 July: Wellness Hour (including special Disability Month collaboration with Chronically Crafty)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 August: Student Guild<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11 August: Physical Wellness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>25 August: Navigating International Student Life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 September: Essential Safety Tips for Students on Holiday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>8 September: Cultural Awareness \u2013 Introduction to Indigenous Culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15 September: Community Programs and Volunteering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>22 September: Getting to Know the Curtin Safer Community Team<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6 October: Introduction to Sustainability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>13 October: Exam Preparation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each week the location changes, so check <a href=\"https:\/\/unihub.curtin.edu.au\/students\/app\/events?keywords=Caf%C3%A9%20Connect%20\">UniHub<\/a> before attending. Come every Tuesday or drop in for the topics that interest you most. Dates and topics are subject to change. No registration is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caf\u00e9 Connect runs from 7 July to 13 October 2026, excluding Central Orientation (14 July) and Tuition Free Weeks (18 August and 29 September).<\/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":"2026-08-02 14:42:48","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}]}}