Semester 2 Orientation Getting the most out of Exeter Zoe Rutterford, Student Support Clare Crick, Inbound Study Abroad January 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 Rutterford Student Support Officer: Transition and Integration Laura Shepherd and Minoti Balraj International Advisers (immigration) Clare Crick and Isabela (Bela) Coelho-Knapp Inbound Study Abroad Team

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 MeetingStudy Abroad Coordinator Meeting Check the ‘January Orientation for new international students’ information webpageJanuary Orientation for new international students 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)

Study Support Skills for international students UK Higher Education, grading, referencing, presentation skills, essay writing and coping with exams Maximising your studies - skills for international students English language support Credit and non-credited support to assist with listening, speaking, reading or writing in English 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

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.

Getting the most out of Exeter

A quick guide to getting on with the British! 3 cardinal rules: 1.Punctuality 2.Queuing 3.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 Join cultural events on campus

Look after yourself Keep yourself physically healthy Health Centre open telephone Eat regularly and healthily. Student.cooking.tvStudent.cooking.tv Vegetables are your friends Water is a drink too Sports activities, clubs and societies

Staying SAFE S ay no to substances you don’t want or trust A ssess the risk – you are not invincible F inalise your plans – including how you get home E yes and ears open senseexeter.com/

Emergencies Police: 999, non emergency 101 Estate Patrol:

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, or Exehub/ help and support tab International Student Support appointments or drop ins Your International News 1 st 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 Wednesday Thursday

The Students’ Guild is the students’ union YOUR Students’ Guild

Any questions?