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Business School Peer Advisors, helping postgraduate students make the transition to studying at the University of Southampton

The Business School employs three Peer Advisors each year to help our intake of around 900 Masters students across 23 programmes, the majority of which are international or EU students. We’ll be discussing the support offered by our peer advisors, which is based on their recent student experience and the opportunities they create. Following a short presentation there will be discussion.

This seminar will be led by Emma Lester and Mary Morrison of the Southampton Business School.

When:  Wednesday 18 March 13.00 – 14.00

Where:  06/1083

Please email intercultural@soton.ac.uk to let us know if you coming, just so we can order catering.

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Call for papers – Intercultural Connections Southampton conference

Intercultural Connections Southampton Conference 

Tuesday 28th April 2015 9.30-16.30 (Lunch and refreshments will be provided)

Garden Court, Highfield Campus, University of Southampton

Call for papers

The Intercultural Connections Southampton Conference is the first major event taking place as part of the Intercultural Connections Southampton project which started in autumn 2014. This project, funded by the university’s Education Enhancement Fund, aims to create a greater awareness of the range and potential of intercultural activities  in order to develop a more rounded profile for Southampton as an International University.

The conference will be a mixture of traditional presentations, workshops, demonstrations, interactive discussions and panels. We welcome papers from all students and staff, both Professional Services and academic staff.

The purpose of this conference is to provide opportunities for:

  • students and staff to share intercultural and international experiences and research at the university both inside and outside the classroom
  • develop new ideas to improve intercultural and international experiences for all
  • networking and forming collaborations across the university.

To find out more about the Intercultural Connections Southampton project, please visit our website: blog.soton.ac.uk/ics

Proposals should be no more than 300 words.
Submission deadline: Friday 20th February 2015.
Notification of outcome: Wednesday 4th March 2015

Selection criteria: Submissions will be evaluatated by a selection panel of the conference organisers. The evaluation criteria are:

  • Relevance to theme
  • Originality
  • Clarity
  • Potential for audience interaction/participation

To submit papers, please visit https://www.isurvey.soton.ac.uk/14128 and complete all questions.

We look forward to seeing you at the conference.

Alison Dickens, Jill Doubleday and Zena Hilton

intercultural@soton.ac.uk

 

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Global PG Mobility Trends report – key findings

A new report on PG mobility released on October 6th predicts a slight decline in Indian students by 2024 (from 10% to 9%of all inbound PGs) – however,

‘By 2024, the UK is forecast to become largely dependent on Chinese inbound postgraduates, which is expected to account for 44% of total inbound postgraduate growth.’

We can also expect… ‘significant growth in outbound postgraduates from Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Indonesia. They will definitely be the look-to-next markets!’

For further comments see:  https://ei.britishcouncil.org/news/qa-zainab-malik-author-global-postgraduate-student-mobility-2024

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