1. Sarah Batchelor & Debby Wright International Student Adviser
Study Abroad – welcome!
Sarah Batchelor & Debby Wright
International Student Adviser

2. What is this session about?
Welcoming you to the University, the UK & Cornwall
A look at what’s on this week
Introduction from key support teams & where to find help

3. Where has everyone come from?
You are joining a small but diverse campus, with nearly 500 international students from 99 different countries
You won’t find one large group of a certain nationality on campus, and this means you get a really internationally diverse experience, and also plenty of friends based here in the UK!
You are also sharing a campus with students from Falmouth University, with their own mix of students from across the world to add to the figures above.

4. How we can help you Visa/immigration advice
International Student Support – based in Exeter and here in Penryn
Qualified immigration advisers
Approx. 800 visa applications+ per year!
We are here to help students ...
... but you need to ask before it’s too late
A quick word on Brexit- don’t panic! Things are changing almost daily. We will update online, via , or you can always contact us.
Contact us:
Penryn Info Point (PIP), Peter Lanyon Building
Drop by for quick enquiries: Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm
or Log an enquiry at sid.exeter.ac.uk

5. Key Support Services

6. Where to get help - Academic
Penryn Info Point, Peter Lanyon Building
Open Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
SID
Log an enquiry online via iExeter
Cornwall Education Support Services
Global Opportunities Support Officer – Rachel Scofield
Ask: Academic Skills
English Language Support, English for Academic
Purposes, social English
Library

7. Where to get help – Pastoral/Wellbeing
Welfare Team
Alex Lewis & Fiona Williams :
The Compass
A good place to start if you’re not sure where to go:
Student Services:
Living Support
Accessibility
Chaplaincy
Wellbeing
IT services
The SU – your union
Join societies and sports groups
Also get advice and support on a range of issues

8. Confidentiality
In the UK, visits to the Doctor or other health professionals are kept confidential
This means your information will not be shared with anyone unless you specifically give your permission
The University and Student Services will keep your information confidential, unless they ask your permission to share this.
Any support needs you disclose will not be part of your final transcript, or form part of your final grade

9. Living in the uk
Tips & tricks

10. The basics Punctuality Queuing Polite conversation
Brits hate being late, but the Cornish are more relaxed!
Queuing
We love to queue, and get very cross if you ‘skip’ the queue
Polite conversation
Especially in Cornwall, people will strike up conversation with a total stranger!
Reserved, or uninterested?
British awkwardness!

11. Tips & tricks Bus System Pub etiquette Tipping
Put your hand out to stop a bus (just standing at the stop is not enough!)
Press the STOP button in plenty of time
Pub etiquette
A staple part of life in the UK, but you don’t need to drink alcohol if you don’t want to!
Tipping
10% is standard when being served food to the table
No expectation to tip staff behind the bar

12. An introduction to the International Welcome Programme
What’s on
An introduction to the International Welcome Programme

13. International Welcome Programme
Tuesday 17 September
Welcome English course starts, Exchange Seminar rooms
Wednesday 18 September
Police Registration: for some Tier 4 visa holders, Exchange Blue
Falmouth town tour, the bus stops
Thursday 19 September
Tier 4: Stay Safe, Stay Legal repeated session, PL Sem 10
Sunday 22 September
The SU Freshers’ Fayre, The Stannary, Sports Centre & DDM
Wednesday 25 September
International day trip to St Ives, 12:30pm. Must pre-book thesu.org.uk/stives

14. What’s next?
Rachel Scofield, Global Opportunities Support Officer, will introduce herself