1. Edinburgh University Students’ Association
Gather Festival
Edinburgh University Students’ Association
Christina Schmidt

2. About Gather
Gather celebrates culture, community and the ethos of global citizenship at University of Edinburgh.
Jointly organised by Edinburgh University Students’ Association and Edinburgh Global, the university’s international office

3. Why Gather? 2008 – 2013, Global Horizons
As our understanding of internationalisation evolved, we wanted to:
Bring people together
Build community
Cultivate connections
Offer a space to share stories
Celebrate diversity

4. What is Gather?
Students, internationalisation and collaboration at the core of the rebrand
Events are independently run by students, staff, societies, collaborative groups and members of our local community, plus a few run by the core team
Gather Film Focus, led by a student intern

5. How do we Gather? Over 1000 visitors to Gather 2017 Afropolitan
An exhibition of various expressions from African members of the University and the wider community, exploring what Africa means to Africans
Organised by students from the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Programme

6. How do we Gather? Over 1000 visitors to Gather 2017
Capoeira Taster Session
Run by the Capoeira Society, a chance to try the Afro-Brazilian martial art with elements of dance and music

7. How do we Gather? Over 1000 visitors to Gather 2017
Voices from the Basque Country
Organised by Lecturer in Hispanic Studies, we gathered around Nerea Bello, an anthropologist and singer based in Scotland to hear the evocative story of Basque song

8. How do we Gather?
Support from Events Intern, including workshop funding and advice, helps Gather event organisers to:
Learn about Gather
Think creatively to generate and develop event ideas
Find opportunities to collaborate
Consider social responsibility and sustainability

9. Gather is Owned by Students
Introducing the interns! Design, Events and Gather Film Focus
Trialled student ambassadors
A team of 40 student volunteers every year

10. Gather Fosters Collaboration
Joint planning team between University and Students’ Association
Event support workshops
Let’s Gather! and Gathered!
This year, 10 of our 34 events were run collaboratively

11. Gather Focuses on Journeys
Year round impact
Gather Pop-Ups and Taster Events
Process itself of creating a Gather event is an opportunity to reflect on and learn from culture

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Gather Festival
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