Our two-week Employability Festival, EmpFest, begins this week! Look out for a ton of events including workshops and guest speakers with industry experts.
Don’t forget to enrol or re-register by Monday 16 October! It’s important that you enrol (new students) or re-register (returning students) by 10:00 on 16 October. This is to let us know you will definitely be studying with us this academic year.
Monday 9 October: EmpFest events
There’s plenty of employability related events on Monday including an online session on how to ace psychometric tests, how the Employability Points Scheme works and an in-person introduction to the Global Skills Award for PGT students.
Tuesday 10 October: World Mental Health Day and STAR Network bake sale
Tuesday is World Mental Health Day, a day that aims to help open up conversations around mental health and highlight ways we can improve our wellbeing. At Canterbury, you can pick up a free house plant outside the library (first come first served), meet two adorable therapy dogs, pick up some fiction at the book swap and listen to a free lunchtime calming piano concert.
At Medway, head to the Oasis Lounge in Rochester Building between 10:00-13:00 for the Medway Services for Students Showcase. At the showcase you will find free refreshments and representatives from Student Support and Wellbeing, as well as many other support teams and services. There’s also a Global Hangout event in Rochester Building where you can meet new friends and take part in creative activities. A therapy dog will also be in the Hub from 12:00-14:00 for cuddles! See all World Mental Health Day activities.
The Student Action for Refugees (STAR) Network are holding a bake sale on Tuesday at 13:00 on the Plaza outside Coop. Find out about the work they are doing and how you can get involved.
Wednesday 11 October: Services for Students Showcase, Inspirational Speaker (Medway) and Business Start-up Journey launch
Join us in Darwin Conference suite on Wednesday at any point between 11:00-15:00 for the Canterbury Services for Students Showcase to find out how you can make the most of all the fantastic services available to you, including Student Support and Wellbeing, Kent Sport, the Gulbenkian and many more. There will also be free refreshments provided.
At Medway, as part of Black History Month, you can listen to this inspirational speaker event hosted by the African Caribbean Society (ACS) with writer and poet Nubia Writer and rapper and storyteller Alim Kamara. They will be discussing themes in black identity, womanhood and diaspora.
Are you considering starting your own business? Join ASPIRE for the launch of this year’s Business Start-Up Journey to find out about the programme and hear from five amazing business founders and their start-up stories. Buffet lunch provided.
Thursday 12 October: Free headshots and find out about Year In Programmes
Do you need a professional headshot for LinkedIn? Photographer Matt Cook is offering free headshots in Keynes on Thursday 10:00-16:00 (drop-in session).
Are you interested in adding a year in a subject to your degree? The Year In programme includes a Year In Computing, Data Analytics, a Language, TV and Broadcasting, and Management. Find out more about the Year In programme at this online session.
Friday 13 October: Study or work abroad and volunteering at Kent Community Oasis Garden
Learn about exciting opportunities to study/work abroad during your degree, whether for an academic year or over the summer. Going abroad is a great way to develop new skills and enhance your CV.
Get outside and volunteer at the Kent Community Oasis Garden (near Park Wood). You don’t need to be an expert and you can come along for as little or as a long as you like.
Opportunities
- Apply now for the Global Officers Leadership Development (GOLD) Programme, deadline is 9:00 on Wednesday 11 October.
- Register with Santander’s Scholarship programme and you could win £1,000. 10 Kent students will win £1,000 for simply registering online with Santander’s Scholarship programme.