Members in-person event (Glasgow)

Time 

Session 

Speakers 

9.30am – 10.00am 

Registration 

10.00am – 10.15am  

Welcome and introduction 

Julie Allen Director of Member Services and Policy, UKCISA 

10.15am – 11.30am 

Are we international? Challenges and opportunities to the UK and international education.  

Our panellists will reflect on recent and potential issues that the sector will face, and how these will impact the international student experience.   

Anne Marie Graham Chief Executive, UKCISA (Chair) 

Lindsay Nygren PhD student, University of Glasgow

Ulrike Peter Senior Policy Officer (International), Universities Scotland 

Jill Stevenson Dean for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, University of Stirling

Victoria Paterson International Business Advisor, Edinburgh College

11.30am – 11.45am  

Refreshment break 

11.45am – 12.15pm  

Meet STRATIS and Scottish ICN 

Get to know these practitioner networks and how they provide invaluable insight and expertise for members. We’ll be looking at how you can get involved in their work and feed into influencing change for international students and those who work with them.  

Jane O’Loughlan University of Edinburgh & Susan Scott University of Dundee (STRATIS)

Gill Mackenzie Royal Conservatoire Scotland (ICN) 

12.15pm – 1.00pm 

Sharing good practice: employability 

Focusing on the #WeAreInternational Student Charter principle on how to make targeted support available for international students, a local social enterprise will present on their work with international students studying a master’s in marketing at University of Strathclyde.    

Mo Caldwell & Pauline Nicol Co-founders of Saorsa Menopause consultancy 

Dr Natalie McDougall Lecturer, University of Strathclyde 

Mohanad Mahmoud Ismail Abdalla Msc Marketing Masters, University of Strathclyde

1.00pm – 1.45pm  

Lunch 

1.45pm – 2.15pm  

Sharing good practice: accommodation 

Focusing on the #WeAreInternational Student Charter principles on how to make targeted support available for international students and monitoring and evaluating that support, Robert Garnish will share the challenges and possible solutions to providing accommodation to international students.  

Robert Garnish Executive Director, Commercial Services, University of Glasgow 

2.15pm – 2.45pm 

Getting the most out of your UKCISA membership  

As a UKCISA member, you’re part of the UK’s leading network of international education professionals working with and supporting international students.   

In this interactive session, we will explore your membership benefits and give you the opportunity to get to know and share your thoughts with our team.  

Julie Allen Director of Member Services and Policy, UKCISA 

2.45pm – 3.00pm 

Refreshment break 

3.00pm – 3.45pm  

Policy & lobbying at UKCISA 

Find out more about how UKCISA engages with governments on international education policies and international student immigration.  

We’ll be exploring how UKCISA members can work together with us to improve policy and practice.  

Iona Murdoch Policy Officer, UKCISA 

Deepa Chadha Advice and Training Officer, UKCISA 

3.45pm - 4.00pm 

Closing remarks 

Anne Marie Graham Chief Executive, UKCISA