ICN Spring National Workshop

  • University of Portsmouth
  • 09/05/2025
  • 09:15 am
  • 6.25 hours
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The ICN National workshop will be taking place at the University of Portsmouth on the 9th May 2025.

There will be an optional networking event on Thursday 8th May 2025 from 7:30pm, included in the cost of booking. The ICN will confirm with those that have booked onto the session if they wish to attend the networking event separately.

Places are limited to a maximum of 100 attendees, we kindly ask that members book no more than 2 members per institution onto this event. 1 person for Student Compliance and 1 person for HR Compliance.

AGENDA

Thursday 8th May 2025  
7:30pm - Midnight Spinnaker Tower, Networking, meeting your ICN Executive and Regional Leads

 

Friday 9th May 2025

  

9.15am - 9:40am

 Registration and welcome, Tea/Coffee provided

9:45am - 9:55am

 Welcome by ICN Chairs

9:55am - 10:05am

 Welcome by Chris Chang, Deputy Vice Chancellor for Global Engagement and Student Life, University of Portsmouth & UKCISA Trustee

10:05am - 10:15am

UKCISA Update, Deepa Chadha, Advice and Training Officer

10:15am - 11:00am

Parallel session with HR colleagues

Student Compliance - UKVI Student Compliance: Panel and Open Q&A

  • Andrew Bird, Chair of BUILA
  • Deepa Chadha, UKCISA Advice and Training Officer
    UUKi representative (TBC)
  • AISA representative (TBC)
  • International Admissions Manager

Staff Compliance - Sponsor UK Rollout and Temporary Worker GAE Route
Facilitated by ICN HR Executive
11:00am - 11:15am

Tea/Coffee break

11:15pm - 12:15pm

Parallel session with HR colleagues

Student Compliance - Breakout sessions (allocated on arrival)
1.Agent Quality Framework: A UKVI Compliance Perspective
2.Safeguarding U18s: Key Focus Areas and Recent Immigration Changes
3.eVisas and RTS Checks: Planning Arrival Events – How Institutions Adapt
4.Managing UKVI Student Compliance Risks: Collaborating with the Home Office Study Risk Team

Staff Compliance - What’s new in HR Immigration? Facilitated by Kidist Asfaw Staff Immigration Compliance Officer, LSHTM, University of London

12:15pm - 1:15pm

 Lunch

1:15pm - 2:15pm

Parallel session with HR colleagues

Student Compliance - External Guest speaker (TBC)


Staff Compliance - How are HEI’s preparing for Sponsor Compliance visits? Facilitated by Raj Pawar, Immigration Compliance Manager, University of Birmingham
2:15pm - 2:30pm Tea/Coffee break

2:30pm - 3:20pm

Parallel session with HR colleagues

Student Compliance: Open Forum & Collaborative Q&A session Facilitated by ICN Executive and ICN Members

Staff Compliance: Open Forum & Collaborative Q&A session Facilitated by Rebecca Potts-Jacobs Home Office Information Officer, University of Salford

3:20pm - 3:30pm

 Closing marks by ICN chairs

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