The University of Kent International Student Advisory Board (ISAB) met for the second time on Wednesday 15 March to discuss policies and services that directly affect international students. <\/p>\n
The Board is made up of approximately 30 international students from across the University of Kent, representing all the different year groups from Foundation to Postgraduate.<\/p>\n
They meet twice termly to discuss services and policies directly affecting international students, and to support internationally focused activities.<\/p>\n
Co-facilitated by University of Kent and Kent Union, the Board met for the first time on 8 February<\/a>, where they discussed suggestions for improving the international student experience at Kent.<\/p>\n Building on these initial suggestions, the Board’s second meeting discussions touched upon various topics. To begin with, students gave feedback on WorldFes<\/a>t, the University of Kent’s annual celebration of cultural diversity. In particular, the students mentioned the highly successful Holi celebrations on both the Canterbury and Medway campuses.<\/p>\n Students raised how communications might be improved at the University, with information tailored specifically for international students. As a part of this, a small group of Board members will be working with the Careers and Employability Service to improve the ways in which they communicate their offering to international students.<\/p>\n Plans for September pre-arrivals are also underway, especially in relation to supporting international students who will be arriving to campuses. A small team of Board members will be working with the Global and Lifelong Learning team to help produce materials and provide recommendations to the University’s Arrivals Taskforce.<\/p>\n In addition, another small project group will be looking into accommodation issues that relate to international students in particular.<\/p>\n We can’t wait to see how these various projects develop! Watch this space for further updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"