Support
Find out about the range of support services available to refugee-background students.
Whether you need help with your health and wellbeing, with practical details like finances, English proficiency, and somewhere to live, or with how to juggle your studies with being a parent, the University can support you.
Refugee-background adviser
My name is Abdul Samad Haidari (he/him), the new refugee-background student adviser. I was born in the high mountains and wide landscapes of Afghanistan and have been a refugee since I was 10 years old. I have recently arrived in Aotearoa after spending nearly a decade in Indonesia as a refugee. My job is to support students who were refugees, or whose parents were refugees, while they study at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington. I am the first point of contact for any concerns. I am available for in-person drop-ins on Wednesdays 11 am-4 pm in SU201.
-
Abdul Samad Haidari
Kaiārahi Tauira Konene | Refugee-background Student Adviser
abdul.haidari@vuw.ac.nz SU201 - Student Union Building