Membership
Membership
Confidence to Live and Learn
Studying abroad can be an exciting and enriching experience, but it also comes with a unique set of risks and challenges. From unexpected medical emergencies to extreme weather events, there are many things that can go wrong. While it is impossible to eliminate the dangers entirely, there are steps that can be taken to mitigate the risks, and support networks available to ensure expert assistance is on hand 24/7 should a critical incident occur.
Student Parachute was created with a vision of empowering students by providing them with access to market leading geolocation tracking, student protection and assistance services that deliver safety in the unexpected.
Student Parachute complements traditional overseas student health insurance products by protecting against the risks no university, student or family member wants to consider – like terrorist attacks and natural disasters. Our safety and security services are delivered 24/7 by global leaders in medical, security and travel assistance services, using cutting edge device enabled geolocation technologies to keep students safe.
Risks to international student safety
Student Parachute responds to the risks of international study that no family, student or university wants to consider such as:
- Active shooter
- Natural disasters
- Pandemics
- Wrongful detention
- Protests, riots and civil unrest
- Violent crime
- Kidnapping
- Terrorism
- Blackmail or extortion
- Hijacking
- Disappearance or loss of contact
Exceeding industry standards
Student Defend membership exceeds the twelve industry standards for international student safety and security services.
Industry Standard |
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| 1 |
Global tracking application for iOS and Android to geo-locate and live track a student’s location and movements during an incident |
Yes | No |
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One-touch in-app buttons to call for help |
Yes | No |
| 3 |
Scheduled manual welfare check-in / check on me features |
Yes | No |
| 4 |
Walk me home / track my journey features |
Yes | No |
| 5 |
24/7 emergency contact centre |
Yes | No |
| 6 |
Australian and New Zealand proximity-based health, safety, weather and security alerts |
Yes | No |
| 7 |
Australia and NZ incident response network |
Yes | No |
| 8 |
A global network of 5000+ proprietary and vetted on-the-ground, multi-lingual, specialist crisis response teams with backgrounds in law enforcement, elite military, intelligence, and emergency medical care |
Yes | No |
| 9 |
Transportation of family member to Australia if student is hospitalised |
Yes | No |
| 10 |
Global proximity-based health, safety, weather and security alerts guarding students on holidays in Bali, Thailand and whilst travelling to and from their home country |
Yes | No |
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24/7 Student Portal with worldwide destination-based health, safety and travel risk intelligence and information |
Yes | No |
| 12 |
Global medical monitoring, evacuation and repatriation services |
Yes | No |
Your choice of protection
You can choose from three membership options – Student Sentinel, Student Secure and Student Defend which each offer different levels of protection and response services. Remember, unlike insurance, there is no claims process after an event or incident. We simply do what we need to do to look out for you and bring you to safety if needed.