Student experience
Good practice
Best practice case studies
Orientation and reorientation
Safe City Guide
The project developed a pocket-sized map of Edinburgh, incorporating practical safety information and “how to” advice for international students. (Heriot-Watt University)
An introduction to British life and culture
This project developed a short course for all new international students that introduced them to key issues in understanding British life and culture. (Kingston University)
Improved
internal communications to better promote the International Students Orientation
Programme
Promoting orientation in different ways to students and increasing staff
awareness of orientation so that they can encourage students to attend.
(Bournemouth University)
Personal
Professional Development Day
A conference-style programme of lectures and workshops designed to help
orient international students both academically and culturally. (Bournemouth
University)
Welcome
week
An orientation programme for all students with specific sessions for
international students. (University of Exeter)
Preparing for ‘Life after Brookes’
Offering international postgraduate students on taught and research degree courses information to support them in planning for life after their course, in a format which was timely and appropriate for their needs. (Oxford Brookes University)