Supporting students through complex learning journeys requires a commitment to care and quality. The 2025 NEAS Conference sessions highlighted this week explore how reliable systems and people-centred practices are making a difference across international and transnational education settings.
A Transnational Delivery Experience
How do you develop and implement a General English program in a different country while maintaining NEAS Quality Assurance standards? In this session, Savvas Papandony shares the story of a growing transnational partnership between the Australian Academy of Commerce and BOYA Institute of Technology in China. This session offers a practical look at cross-border collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and the benefits of working towards NEAS endorsement for transnational delivery.
Savvas Papandony, Director of Studies, Australian Academy of Commerce
DOS ELICOS. Australian Academy of Commerce.
Curriculum, Syllabus, Assessment development in GE, EAP, IELTS. Curriculum and Syllabus design in GE and EAP for BOYA, Jiangxi University of Technology, Nanchang, China. Read more…
Whole-person and in-community learning and support as a basis for enabling student success
Supporting students means looking beyond academics: it’s about seeing the whole person. Join Jo Kwai, Ash Moor, and Jane Roberts as they explore what it takes to guide international students through complex educational pathways. Drawing on perspectives from different areas of ELT, this panel considers new ways to foster confidence, wellbeing, and success in every learner.
Jo Kwai, Manager, John Paul International College
Jo Kwai is a seasoned ELT specialist with extensive experience in teaching, curriculum development and coordinating across three sectors: primary, secondary, ELICOS in private and public institutions, and has also worked in the RTO environment across compliance, training and management. Jo’s professional journey includes working at TAFE Qld, where she had diverse roles including ELICOS teacher, AMEP case manager, and TESOL Trainer and assessor for Diploma and Certificate IV courses. Read more…
Ash Moor, Academic Manager, UQ College
Ash Moor has family connections into Wakka Wakka country and grew up in Toowoomba, Queensland. Ash commenced teaching in TAFE Tasmania on the AMEP in 2003 before working for the British Council in Santiago, Chile. On his return to Australia in 2008, he taught, coordinated and managed in a number of Brisbane language colleges before moving into the pathways and enabling education space. Read more…
Jane Roberts, RTO Director, Sarina Russo Institute
Jane Roberts is the RTO Director at Sarina Russo Institute, where she oversees the Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and ELICOS operations. With an extensive background in ESL teaching and management, Jane has been instrumental in driving the institute’s mission to provide high-quality education and training services. Read more…
