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International Engagement Done Right

Joint research and collaboration with foreign research partners is critical to Australia’s success and advancement. As a world-leading research institution and global educator it is important for �ʹڲ�Ʊ to properly consider the potential risks of its international engagements.

�ʹڲ�Ʊ uses the as the central guiding tenet for increasing risk management around international engagement, and has also implemented its own Framework to Counter Foreign Interference.

A is available (�ʹڲ�Ʊ staff login required) to provide staff with guidance and information about international engagements, collaborations and affiliations. The National Security team at �ʹڲ�Ʊ is available to provide advice and guidance in relation to international partnerships.

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Email the National Security team

Reporting Foreign Interference

If you need to report Foreign interference activity at �ʹڲ�Ʊ, contact foreign.interference@unsw.edu.au to get in touch with the National Security team at �ʹڲ�Ʊ.

Alternatively, you can contact the service provided by the Australian Government.

Reporting Foreign Government Harassment

Visit the Foreign Government Harassment page which includes information about activities that could be considered foreign government harassment, and instructions on how to make a report.

ASIO NITRO Portal

ASIO has developed a portal enabling anyone to make a report to its . This allows �ʹڲ�Ʊ students and staff to report anything of national security concern directly to ASIO.

To make a disclosure, access the system via My�ʹڲ�Ʊ > My Staff Profile > Disclosure of Interest

As a responsible institution, �ʹڲ�Ʊ needs to be aware of the affiliations and connections which exist between its employees and foreign entities including overseas universities publicly funded research organisations, and foreign governments.

�ʹڲ�Ʊ runs a mandatory disclosure scheme which requires all staff to submit annual and real-time disclosures of, among other things, foreign affiliations. These disclosures help �ʹڲ�Ʊ risk manage our activities better and ensure compliance with a range of national security legislation, and assist �ʹڲ�Ʊ to meet its obligations to disclose such information to third parties including government funding agencies, such as the ARC.

As part of �ʹڲ�Ʊ's disclosure of interests process, staff are required to disclose international activity. Disclosing international activity allows the National Security team to support international partnerships by risk managing higher risk collaborations, while also complying with government directions relating to work in certain countries. This is a part of the university-wide adjustments to our processes to make sure we’re aware of what our staff and students are doing and helping them navigate an increasingly complex global operating environment.

Find out more about disclosing international activity on the

The Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme requires the registration of certain activities – such as lobbying, communications, and the disbursement of money - when they are taking place on behalf of a foreign principal.

More information about FITS is available from the Attorney-General’s Department .

The majority of �ʹڲ�Ʊ activities, including joint ventures with foreign partners, do not fall within the FITS scheme.

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