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Complete survey and you could win an iPad mini

Complete Library and IT services student satisfaction survey and be entered into prize draw to win an iPad mini.

This is your opportunity to help us improve and develop Library and IT services based on your needs.

  • Complete survey for students based in Canterbury, Athens, Brussels, Paris, Rome and Partnership Colleges.
  • Complete survey for students based in Medway and Tonbridge.

If you have any queries or would prefer to complete the survey over the phone, please contact us:

Vice-Chancellor’s Question Time

Vice-Chancellor’s Question Time is your chance to put your questions to the Vice-Chancellor on the issues that affect you.

Date: Thursday 20 November
Time: 13.05-14.00
Location: Colyer-Fergusson Hall, Canterbury campus

This live event will be led by Kent Union President, Tammy Naidoo, who will be asking the questions on behalf students directly to the Vice-Chancellor.

The questions Tammy will be asking will come directly from students themselves by tweeting @KentUnion using #askjulia.

Students are free to ask questions on any topic that’s important to them and ask any question they feel needs answering.

All are welcome to take part, come along and see the key questions being answered at Colyer-Fergusson Hall. There is no need to RSVP for this event – just turn up!

To have your questions answered tweet @KentUnion using #askjulia. Get questions in early to make sure they get answered! Alternatively if Twitter isn’t your thing questions can be emailed to askjulia@kent.ac.uk.

Battle of the Bands, 18 Nov

Another year, another charity gig but this time for ABF The Soldier’s Charity and Veteran Aid!

This year the event is taking place in Cargo on Tuesday 18 November. Doors open at 7.30pm, first act on at 8pm. Bring student ID cards.

Hit attending on the Facebook event.

They’ll enter a head to head battle organised by The Independent newspaper and could win a recording session in a top studio and festival tickets.

Competitors:

  • Apidae
  • CPAS Band
  • HARDACTORS
  • Within a Mile
  • Wondermoth

£3 donation can be made on the door and charity buckets will be passed round throughout the evening.

Volunteering sessions, 6-7 Nov

As part of Employability Week Kent Union is inviting students to get involved with various projects and to try volunteering.

Activities will all be geared towards decorating and filling shoeboxes for Smile International to send to disadvantaged children this Christmas.

Additionally Kent Union will be providing an ideas board for the new garden space on campus, as well as running short sessions where you can discuss what you would like to see go into the project.

Find out more on Facebook.

‘Ise – Japan’s Sacred City’ symposium on 18 Nov

On Tuesday 18 November the Centre for English and World Languages is hosting a symposium in Keynes College on the sacred Japanese city of Ise, as part of an academic and cultural visit to Kent by staff from Kogakkan University.

The symposium consists of four short lectures – three in Japanese with translation and one in English.

Kent staff are welcome to attend any of the four lectures as well as the lunch at 12.00.

  • 10.00: Session one – Jingu in Ise and Japanese Shinto: a cyclical civilization
  • 11.00: Session two – Modern Ise and the Jingu Shrine
  • 13.00: Session three – The Pilgrimage to Ise-Jingu in the Modern Era
  • 14.00: Session four – Japanese Tea Culture and the Shinto Religion

Places are limited so please register.

We will contact you to confirm in due course.

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Help a student learning your language

Is Russian, Arabic, Japanese or Mandarin your first language? If so do you have a free one to two hours each week to help a student learning your language? In return they may be able to help you with your English if you have never studied in the UK before, forming the basis of what we call Language Exchange.

To find out more please see our Moodle page.

If you would like to sign up as a ‘language buddy’ please follow the instructions and create a profile. Once completed you can search for a student learning your language and other students can also find you.

To support Language Exchange we will be hosting a social event on Tuesday 25 November from 17.00-19.00hrs in Keynes Senior Common Room.

If you would like to attend this please see the booking details listed on Moodle (please note, numbers will be restricted and will be on a first come first served basis).

If you have any questions please contact Amy Moses.

60 minute takeover, 3-5 Nov

The 60 minute takeover is a series of training sessions organised by societies and sports clubs at the Canterbury campus.

Sessions will take place from 3-5 November in the Student Media Centre from 10.00 until 16.00.

Not only is the takeover a great way to learn new skills and make yourself more employable but it’s also a great way to get involved in the extracurricular.

Check out Kent Union’s website for further details.

Day trip to Bruges

There will be a day trip to the beautiful city of Bruges, by coach and via Channel Tunnel, on Saturday 15 November.

Early start from Canterbury campus and you are free to do what you like once in Bruges.

The trip is offered by Chaplaincy in conjunction with the Student Services Wellbeing Calendar. All welcome (subject to visa requirements).

The cost is just £30 per seat. Find out more.

To book email chaplaincy@kent.ac.uk.

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Author: Wolfgang Staudt
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Employability Week, 3-7 Nov

This year’s Employability Week takes place from 3-7 November, with over 100 companies on campus, and over 100 university-wide events, showcasing all the ways in which you can get experience and gain skills while studying at Kent.

View the full programme.

The programme includes the annual Careers Fair on Tuesday 4 November.

There will be visiting alumni, presentations and interactive workshops by graduate employers, skills sessions, competitions, fairs… and more!