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Editor of the SHU GoGlobal Blog

Upcoming Social Events – subscribe to our events!

We have some upcoming events for you to explore Sheffield and different cultures too!11214211_10156255500920596_4156981382209206437_n

Upcoming events include:

  • Ice Skating – Wednesday 3 February, 6.30pm – 9.30pm. Meet at the Main Entrance, City Campus
  • Walk to Heeley City Farm – Sunday 7 February, 10am – 2pm, Meet at the Main Entrance, City Campus
  • Trip to Bakewell – Saturday 13 February, 10am – 3pm, Meet at the Main Entrance, City Campus

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Can you help British Teaching Students?

A lecturer called Helen Thompson has 40-50 home undergraduate students doing TESOL modules who need to work with international students and complete an assignment which explores the English proficiency of a language learner. It’s a great way to practice your English!

International students in classes and lectures
International students in classes and lectures

The students would need to meet  you about 4 times 1:1 and do speaking, listening , reading and writing activities and teach a one to one English lesson between now and the end of April.

If you are interested,  please email Helen Thompson H.M.Thompson@shu.ac.uk

Our January – February events calendar

jan-feb-events-booklet-2We’ve arranged a number of social activities and events to help you settle into university life and meet new friends as quickly as possible.

Key Events Include:

  • Wednesday 20th January, 6.30pm – 9.30pm – Ice Skating. Meet at main entrance, City Campus
  • Friday 22nd January, 1.45pm – 3.30pm – Tour of Sheffield Cathedral, Meet at main entrance, City Campus – You must register to attend this event so please email goglobal@shu.ac.uk
  • Sunday 24th January,  9.30am – 3.00pm – Walk to the Peak District, Meet at main entrance, City Campus

For further information, download our events calendar here

Students’ Union Activites and Events

The Students Union have organised a range of events for you to get involved, these include:

Balloon Ventures:

Our 6 week international work placement opportunity ‘Balloon Ventures’ has opened for 2016.  The programme enables successful students to fly out to Kenya for 6 weeks to work with ambitious Kenyan entrepreneurs to grow businesses that change lives. Students can choose from Kenya, Ghana, Uganda or the Philippines. The Students’ Union pays £1,000 towards the trip and the students have to come up with creative ways to fundraise for the other £995. Applications are now open and the deadline is 10th February. For more information click here.

Innovation Award:

The Innovation Award is a funding opportunity for Sheffield Hallam University students and recent graduates to start or develop their own social enterprise. Students can apply for up to £500 through our Start Up Award to test out a business, or they can apply for up to £3,000 through the Grow It Award to develop an established business idea. Applications open on the 1st February and the deadline is the 9th March. For more information and previous case studies click here.

Skills Fest, 1st – 5th February 2016

Skills Fest is a week dedicated to employability and skills development workshops events and trips with a festival vibe. During the week students’ will be able to find out about the opportunities available to them whilst they are at university to enhance their employability. During the weeks students can expect a range of interactive and engaging workshops around CV’s, and interviews, entertainment, FREE food and drink, games and competitions and more…Find out more about the events during Skills Fest here.

Women in Leadership Conference: Thursday 4th February 2016,  3-7pm

An afternoon of speakers, workshops and discussions aiming to support women students to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence to take up leadership opportunities! Students will have the opportunity to hear from women who have excelled to leadership positions in politics, business, NUS and more locally in the Students’ Union. Students will also have the chance to develop practical skills in workshops on leadership and self-care. Throughout the afternoon, they’ll be able to meet like-minded people, ask questions, share experiences and consider how they can progress to further leadership opportunities! (Food provided)

British Council Research – Opportunity to win an iPad Pro!

We will be sending you an email from internationalexperience@shu.ac.uk about a research project they are running.British Council logo

They are interested  to learn more about the influences and decision-making process for international students in the UK.

Your answers will help the UK university sector to improve the communication of its offer to students like you from around the world.

Below is an online link to a simple survey which asks about your own thoughts and experiences.

http://surveys.researchstories.co.uk/surveys/j2015researchstories005/login.asp

The survey will take about 10 minutes and will remain open until the 24 January.

Please answer as fully as you can.

Everybody who completes the survey will be entered into a prize draw. Two winners drawn at random will each receive a brand new iPad Pro worth £700.

Photo Competition – Your chance to win £50!

Would you like to win £50?

Open to ALL current students at Sheffield Hallam University.

We would like you to send a photo and short description/caption on the theme ‘What people should know about Sheffield’.

Send a photo of your favourite place, or doing something you enjoy in the City.weston-park-museum-sheffield

Please send a photo with a short description (no more than 100 words) to internationalexperience@shu.ac.uk by 5pm, TUESDAY 12th January 2016.

The entries will be judged by a panel from our Directorate of International Development and the winner will receive vouchers worth £50 and also be invited to a special ceremony held in late January.

Trips over Christmas

If you’re staying in Sheffield over Christmas and New Year we have organised some trips for you to meet new friends and visit different places in the UK!

Key Trips include

Further information about our trips and activities download your Christmas booklet 2015.

Staying in Sheffield over Christmas 2015

Have your say – and a chance to win a Kindle paperwhite

Have you say pictureIt’s quick and it’s easy!

The library are running a competition – Two minutes of your time = your opportunity to help shape the library study skills programme and enter into the prize draw for a Kindle paperwhite!

Take the 2 minute survey here and make a difference!

Good luck in the prize draw and thanks for your time.

Get Involved – Social Enterprise Projects

Innovation Award
The Innovation Award is a funding opportunity for Sheffield Hallam University students and recent graduates to start or develop their own social enterprises. We run two funding rounds a year where you can apply for up to £500 under our Start Up award to test out a business idea or run a project, or you can apply for up to £2,000 through the Grow It award for an established business idea.

More info https://www.hallamstudentsunion.com/skills_opportunities/fundingopportunities/innovationaward/

Balloon Kenya
Each year Sheffield Hallam Students’ have the opportunity to apply to the Balloon Kenya programme via Sheffield Hallam Students’ Union. The programme enables successful students to fly out to Kenya for 6 weeks to work with ambitious Kenyan entrepreneurs to grow businesses that change lives.

More Info: https://www.hallamstudentsunion.com/skills_opportunities/internationalopportunities/

Social Enterprise Social
Sheffield Hallam Students’ Union, University of Sheffield Enterprise & Union St are collaborating to make the Social Enterprise Social happen. We bring together social entrepreneurs and anyone who is interested in it, to share ideas, be inspired and network. There are inspiring guest speakers presenting at each event, updates from key players in the sector and food and refreshments available during the evening. We’ve had over 100 people at each event and hope you will join us at the next one.

More info https://www.hallamstudentsunion.com/skills_opportunities/fundingopportunities/socialenterprisesocial/

Deadline dates can be found here