The Student Accommodation Association held another industry gathering in Adelaide on Thursday, 25 August 2022. The topic of the event was focused on reimagining South Australia as a study destination and it was a great success.
 
It was great to learn that student accommodation has achieved an elevated profile amongst Australian international education largely as a result of the sector support for international students during the pandemic. There is a heightened level of awareness amongst education providers as to the competitive advantage access to student accommodation can play in enhancing the Australian education offering and international student experience.
 
SAA looks forward to continuing to work collaboratively, on behalf of our members, with governments and education stakeholders to promote NPAS to enable international students to make an informed accommodation choice.
 
Special thanks to Hon Susan Close MP, Deputy Premier of South Australia, Torie Brown, Executive Director, Student Accommodation Council, Jane Johnston, Chief Executive, StudyAdelaide, Belinda Henderson, General Manager, The Switch, Oscar Zi Shao Ong, National President, the Council of International Students Australia (CISA)and Grant Smith, StarRez for their valuable contributions. Special mention also goes to Rebecca Bendall (SAA National Committee member) for coordinating proceedings.
 
The Student Accommodation Association was delighted to award Y Suites (South Australia) and UniLodge Australia Lincoln House (Victoria) with their NPAS accreditation certificates.