London members’ seminar: best practice and findings about international student experience


Blog for members
19 April 2018
0     0

More than 80 of our members joined our international student experience seminar on 12 April in London. 
We were joined by Yinbo Yu, International Students’ Officer at NUS. He spoke enthusiastically about the importance of international students and for the international education sector to work together to offer the best experience. Adding:
“International students have the hopes and dreams of so many people behind them. These students are assets to the UK. 

“We must not underestimate the power of international education. I want as many students as possible to have the same opportunities that I did. We need to work together as a sector.” 

Delegates heard and discussed five presentations about international student experience pilot projects and research funded by UKCISA. Topics featured included immigration, teaching and learning, employability and students’ unions:

Lincoln University Students' Union: improving engagement with SU activities

Durham University: international students as curriculum advisers

Essex University: design-thinking to support international students 

Northumbria University: creating an entry clearance toolkit 

Nottingham Trent University: international students as contributors to the curriculum

More than 80% of attendees have told us they plan to use the research or projects featured last week. For other ideas from our pilot projects and research, have a look in our resource bank for reports about mental health, safety and much more!

Top