There’s lots happening this week including WorldFest events and Kent Students’ Union Lead Kent elections!
Lead Kent elections: Who do you want to represent you next year? Vote for your Kent Students’ Union Officers this week! Voting is open Monday 24 Feb from 9:00 until Thursday 27 February at 17:00. You can vote online or in person at one of the polling stations on campus.
KentVision reminder: The KentVision system will be unavailable from 08:00 on Monday 24 February until 17:00 on Wednesday 26 February due to essential maintenance. You can still view your timetable on the My Kent Student app and website during this time, just not on KentVision.
Monday 24 February: Finalist planning and Global Food Fest
In your final year? Join this planning session for Finalists to help you consider how ‘work ready’ you are and what you need to do next.
Enjoy a Global Food Fest this week from 24-28 February in the Plaza. Explore cuisines including Greek, Moroccan, Caribbean and more!
Tuesday 25 February: English Club, make a Pride bracelet (Medway) and Food-fluencer talk
This WorldFest join us for a step into Ukrainian culture and share your own experiences in our English Club with Kherson State University. Meet students and staff from our Ukrainian university twinning partner at our weekly English Club which offers their students a chance to develop their English Language.
At the Hub, Medway, you can make a Pride bracelet at the LGBTQ+ Crafternoon. All materials provided and everyone is welcome.
Join us for a panel discussion with the Food Foundation to tackle the question of who is really in charge of what we eat. ‘Food-fluencers: How big brands and the media are manipulating your diet and what can you do about it?’ Our panel of experts will talk about food marketing and how as regulations on junk food marketing change in the UK this October, big businesses may be looking for loopholes. This event is taking place at the Gulbenkian and is open to all.
Wednesday 26 February: Language taster sessions, Talking Cultures workshop and PG Open Event
As part of our WorldFest celebrations, you are invited to join a language taster session. Languages include Italian, Spanish, French and German. Look out for more language taster sessions next Wednesday!
Learn all about intercultural communication at this Talking Cultures WorldFest workshop in Templeman Lecture Theatre. The aim of the workshop is to enhance your understanding of communication behaviours to identify differences and commonalities across cultures.
Are you interested in postgraduate study? Come along to our Postgraduate Open Event in Sibson to learn more about our PG courses and scholarship and to speak to students and staff.
Thursday 27 February: Careers in teaching and navigating academia as Black researchers
Wondering if a career as a teacher is the next step for you? Why not come along to a presentation about the skills teachers use and take time to identify the transferrable skills you already have. You can also book a 30-minute 1-2-1 information meeting with a Teaching Adviser for the Department for Education, to ask your questions about a career in teaching.
The Black Intellectuals Society, in collaboration with the Graduate and Researcher College, are hosting an event which will feature speakers sharing their journeys, challenges, and insights into navigating academia as Black researchers.
Friday 28 February: Cooking class and Lead Kent results
As part of our Worldfest celebrations, Chef Benjamin Elsbury will be showing you how to make from scratch, Rummaniyeh, a naturally vegan dish from the Middle East, so you can get together with friends and share your new culinary skills to re-create at home.
Find out who has won the Lead Kent Elections and who will representing you next year! Come to the Venue to find out who your next elected officers will be and to celebrate the results with all the candidates.
Opportunities
- Are you an entrepreneur or small business owner looking for a platform to promote your products or services? The ASPIRE pop-up market on 19 March is the perfect opportunity to connect with students, staff, investors, and the ASPIRE community—all at no cost to you!
- Santander is back with their popular tech prize draw, this time with the chance to win 1 of 10 MacBook Airs! Entries to the prize draw close at 23:00 on 6 March 2025.
- The Parkinson’s Centre for Integrated Therapy is opening the first charity shop on our Canterbury campus on Saturday 1 March! But, they need your donations to make it happen. They are taking donations of clothing, accessories, books, homeware and more.