Culture Connect is our cross-cultural peer mentoring scheme that helps new students settle into university life and meet friends from around the world.
Why you should become a mentee or mentor
It’s a great opportunity to
- get to know someone through a one-to-one supportive mentoring relationship
- develop your cultural awareness and learn about different traditions
- attend social activities and regular soft skills training with other members
- reflect on your learning and monitor your own behaviour
- prepare for work in diverse organisations and add to your CV
- gain eligibility for the Hallam Award which is recognised by employers
Additional support
You will also be allocated a Super Mentor and a mentoring group – with whom you can discuss challenges and share helpful advice during your time on the scheme. Your group will be made up of different nationalities which enables you to gain a wide range of perspectives.
Find out more and apply
I am from China, and I just come to the UK more than one month, so I really wanna meet other friends from different countries. I like playing pool, pingpong, badminton something like these.
Hello!
I would recommend that you visit our Facebook page facebook.com/GoGlobalatSHU as we have a lot of events that will help you meet people from different countries. There are also the Try It Out sessions that are currently running for some of the sports that you mentioned: https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/global/2016/09/30/try-it-out-beginner-sport-taster-sessions/ I hope that helps 🙂
Thanks,
Rylan