Semester 2 OrientationGetting the most out of Exeter

Zoe Rutterford, Student SupportClare Crick, Inbound Study AbroadJanuary 2016

Mission Statement

Help, advise, assist.

We are here to make sure you have the best study abroad experience you can!

Who are we?

Zoe RutterfordStudent Support Officer: Transition and Integrationsid@exeter.ac.uk

Laura Shepherd and Minoti BalrajInternational Advisers (immigration) sid@exeter.ac.uk

Clare Crick and Isabela (Bela) Coelho-KnappInbound Study Abroad Team Inbound@exeter.ac.uk

Today’s agenda

Checklist: Activate your IT account Apply for/collect your uni card Complete document checks (non-EU passport holders) Register online Attend the Study Skills Talk Attend your Study Abroad Coordinator Meeting Check the ‘

January Orientation for new international students’ information webpage

Open a bank account Book a library tour Police registration

Study Abroad Coordinator Meetings• Academic queries or issues e.g.:

• your module registration & changing modules, submitting work,

credits, reading your timetable

• Visit your ‘home’ discipline Coordinator first (where you

expect to take most of your modules)

www.exeter.ac.uk/international/studyabroad/inbound/januaryorientation/

Study Support

• Skills for international studentsUK Higher Education, grading, referencing, presentation skills, essay writing and coping with exams10.30-11.30 Maximising your studies - skills for international students

• English language supportCredit and non-credited support to assist with listening, speaking, reading or writing in English14.30-15.00 English Language support (INTO)

Erasmus paperwork

• Certificates of arrival• Hand to SID (Forum) for signature only AFTER you have

registered online

• Learning Agreements• To be signed by your Study Abroad Coordinator in your

Academic induction/meeting

…and then what?

• Book onto a Library tour at the Library Front Desk

• Visit the Students’ Guild

• Take a campus tour

• Enjoy Exeter!

Your Tier 4 visa

• Police Registration and keep it up to date• We will report non attendance • Interrupting your studies• Show us any new passport or visa• Work no more than 20 hours per week during term time• Do not claim public funds

www.exeter.ac.uk/internationalstudents/immigration

Short Term Study Visa

• You cannot renew this visa • You must exit the UK before your visa expires• You cannot work or volunteer• Do not claim public funds• If you wish to travel outside the UK you must do so whilst you

are still studying (ie. Easter vacation) and not after your studies have completed/end of exams. www.exeter.ac.uk/internationalstudents/immigration

Getting the most out of Exeter

A quick guide to getting on with the British!

3 cardinal rules:1. Punctuality2. Queuing3. The weather

Culture Shock

• What is it?

• How does it work?

• What can you do?

Strategies for coping: Making Connections

• Be an adventurer!• Try a Students’ Guild society or sports clubs • Download iExeter to your phone• Make sure you keep in contact with your College• Sign up for a ‘buddy’: Global Chums

www.exeter.ac.uk/globalchums • Join cultural events on campus

Look after yourself

• Keep yourself physically healthy Health Centre

open 09.00-17.00 telephone 01392 676606

• Eat regularly and healthily. Student.cooking.tv• Vegetables are your friends• Water is a drink too• Sports activities, clubs and societies

Staying SAFE

Say no to substances you don’t want or trust

Assess the risk – you are not invincible

Finalise your plans – including how you get home

Eyes and ears open

senseexeter.com/

Emergencies

Police: 999, non emergency 101Estate Patrol: 01392 723999

How to get help…

International student support

Accommodation Office

Student Fees and Finance

Wellbeing services

Guild Advice Unit

AccessAbility

UniCard

Student Letters

Study Skills development

Exams

Chaplaincy

Keep in touch:Student Information Desk (SID), Forum, Monday-Friday 8-8, Saturday 10-3, sid@exeter.ac.ukor Exehub/ help and support tab

International Student Support appointments or drop ins

Your International Newsemail 1st of the month, lots of notices and information about events

Your Study Abroad Coordinator

This week:

The Study Abroad Team (Clare and Bela) can be found in the Student Services Centre this week to ‘ask any question’:

• Tuesday 09.00-11.00• Wednesday 09.00-11.00• Thursday 16.00-18.00

The Students’ Guild is the students’ union

www.exeterguild.com

YOUR Students’ Guild

Any questions?