The SAA Executive Committee met in Adelaide on Monday.

The board had a very busy and productive day progressing to the next step to implementation of the National Property Accreditation Scheme (NPAS), due to be released in early 2020.

Other items of business included further enhancement of the look and functionality of the association’s website and membership management system, and a conference call and detailed review of the draft prescribed student accommodation tenancy agreement.

The board also approved new member applications from Dwell Student Living and Urbis. Welcome aboard!

For more information on the National Property Accreditation Scheme (NPAS) please contact SAA HQ by phone 08 7088 4856 or email admin@studentaccassoc.com.au

The Student Accommodation Association is pleased to announce that a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with Study Perth confirming the agency’s intention to promote the NPAS stamp of quality to international students.

We thank you Study Perth for its commitment to defining and promoting a consistent accommodation message to international students.

For more information on the National Property Accreditation Scheme (NPAS) please contact SAA HQ by phone 08 7088 4856 or email admin@studentaccassoc.com.au

Study Adelaide is the first Australian International Education Stakeholder to demonstrate its commitment to actively promoting Student Accommodation Association members to key international markets.

Study Adelaide have extended an invitation to SAA members, across all categories of student accommodation, to express interest in registering to participant and showcase their offerings at series of pre-departure briefings hosted by Study Adelaide in conjunction with their brand ambassador announcement across key cities in South East Asia and South Asia in early 2020.

This is a remarkable opportunity for SAA members operating in South Australia and also establishes a platform from which NPAS accredited providers can potentially be promoted by Study Adelaide in the future.

For more information on the National Property Accreditation Scheme (NPAS) please contact SAA HQ by phone 08 7088 4856 or email admin@studentaccassoc.com.au

Student Accommodation Association's next Industry Lunch will be held in Sydney. Featuring key speaker Bassina Farbenblum!

Date: Wednesday 20 November

Venue: Hyatt Regency Sydney

Time: 12:00 noon – 2:00pm

Bassina will preview key findings from the Information for Impact survey of over 5,000 international students, which will be released in a report in late November 2019. The survey addressed a range of issues related to international students’ housing, including where they lived, how they found their housing and the problems they encountered. She will focus in particular on findings related to students who lived in PBSA, as well as those who lived in share houses, which were by far the most common housing category.

Bassina will also discuss key findings from the UNSW Human Rights Clinic's report No Place Like Home: Addressing Exploitation of International Students in Sydney’s Housing Market, released in July 2019.

Tickets Prices:

Executive Members: $45 per head

Non-Executive Members: $50 per head

Non- Members: $75 per head

Includes a two-course meal, plus a selection of wine, beer, soft drinks, coffee and tea.

As places are limited tickets should be purchased by Friday 15 November 2019. For more information your place please email admin@studentaccassoc.com.au

Thank you to Ron De Haan for representing the Student Accommodation Association on the “Achievements in the Education Sector in 2019” panel, at the Study NSW International Education Forum program held in Sydney on Tuesday 24 September 2019.

Ron was able to update the NSW International Education sector on the development of the National Property Accreditation Scheme (NPAS) and provide an overview of the SAA’s short, yet significant journey, since establishment.

For more information on the National Property Accreditation Scheme (NPAS) please contact SAA HQ by phone 08 7088 4856 or email admin@studentaccassoc.com.au

On Friday the 13th of September, the Student Accommodation Association held a successful Industry Lunch event for it's South Australian members, which saw more than 35 of it's members attend.

We had the absolute pleasure of hearing from key note speakers Denise von Wald and Lisa Kemp who delivered an informative presentation on the Wellbeing of Adelaide Youth initiative (WAY), as well as Peter Klar, who spoke on the Government of South Australia's International Education Strategy - 2030. 

We would like to thank our keynote speakers for their time and presentations and offer special thanks to Jorge Contreras for being the MC of the event.

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who attended and we look forward to seeing you at the next SAA event. 

SAA held its first industry get together at Isles Lane in Brisbane on Wednesday 24 July 2019.

The event was sponsored by Superloop and provided members and potential new members with the opportunity to discuss recent developments with respect to the Queensland Governments push for the implementation of a foreign land tax surcharge.

Speakers included Chris Mountford, Queensland Executive Director of Property Council of Australia and Tim Weston, Chief Executive Officer, Student One.

SAA’s next industry event will be held in Adelaide on Friday 13 September 2019. Event sponsorship enquiries should be directed to admin@studentaccassoc.com.au

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Tickets are now on sale for our QLD Networking Event! Join us on the 24th of July and see our guest speakers:

·       Chris Mountford, Queensland Executive Director of Property Council of Australia

·       Tim Weston, Chief Executive Officer, Student One

·        A representative from Tenants Queensland

Includes cheese and canapés served with a selection of wine, beer and soft drinks. As places are limited tickets should be purchased in advance.

Click hereto purchase tickets now or contact admin@studentaccassoc.com.au for more information.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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The Student Accommodation Association is pleased to inform Queensland based members that SAA has been recognised by the Residential Tenancies Authority of Queensland as the informed body representing the interests of the student accommodation sector in that state.

As such SAA has been included in the first stakeholder forum of 2019 to be convened by RTA of 2019, on Thursday 21 March.

Please don’t hesitate to contact SAA should you require more information or wish to suggest an item for the agenda.

On behalf of the Student Accommodation Association membership, the SAA Executive Committee congratulate Rebecca Bendall on her new role with Monash University. 

As Rebecca was previously Urbanest's nominated representative and is currently in transition between one executive membership to another, Rebecca will be required to stand down from her position of Present of SAA, but will continue to remain actively involved in the Association's mission and objectives. 

Geoff Denison, Vice President of SAA, will take on the role of Acting President until Rebecca has settled into her new employment.