Tag Archives: TNE 1 April 2016

Karabo Phalane from Botswana wins the Inspirational Student Award

It’s our pleasure to announce one of our fantastic Inspirational Student Award winners: Karabo Phalane!

Karabo Phalane is from the Botswana Accountancy College and received a magnificent six nominations! Here is a short introduction from the man himself and a selection of some of the great feedback that we received as part of his nominations:

“Karabo Phalane is the course rep for IFB. He has managed to bridge the gap between the students and the module leaders . He has managed to present the students issues very well and give feedback to students. Also he has provided some mentor-ship to some students who were not very serious with their studies.”

“Outstanding student leadership. He keeps all students up to date on the changes in lessons or extra lessons. He is an exemplary leader as he is always the first to break the ice by answering in class. The student is also always willing to assist other students when they need help.”

Here’s an interview with Karabo, where he gives his top tips for success:

A massive congratulations to all of our winners and nominees, we love to hear about the achievements of our students in our partnerships across the world! If you know any inspirational colleagues or students where you study, then keep an eye out for the nominations next year and they could be one of our winners featured.

Two more Inspirational Student Awards for students in SHAPE – Hong Kong

The nominations have been received, the votes have been cast and counted and we’re very pleased to announce that we can tell you the winners of the Inspirational Student Awards 2016!

Kwong Hoi Ling from our partnership institution SHAPE – the School for Higher and Professional Education in Hong Kong is nominated in the Student Voice category:

“As the class rep, she dedicates herself to perform the role as the bridge among the students and tutors. She helped to convey feedback and suggestions to promote the spirit of the class so that the class-mates were motivated to share their experience and academic insight with each other.”

Wong Wing Pan, also from SHAPE win the Inspirational Student Award in the ‘Celebrating and Embracing  Diversity and Culture’ category:

“During his study, in the Higher Diploma and the university level as well, he has joined many organisations to provide community services to other people in need in many countries. He brought a group of students from Eastern Europe to meet with our local students. Both parties spent a very happy and fruitful day together with a better understanding of each other’s cultures and customs.”

A massive congratulations to all of our winners and nominees, we love to hear about the achievements of our students in our partnerships across the world! If you know any inspirational colleagues or students where you study, then keep an eye out for the nominations next year and they could be one of our winners featured.

New home for SHU’s Institute of Education

The Sheffield Hallam University Institute of Education has a new home – Charles Street!

Built as a home for teaching courses from early years through to higher education – at every level from foundation degree to post-doctoral – it’ll act as a hub for excellence, innovation and knowledge advancement.

It offers a dedicated, modern space for our teaching students to learn and interact, helping to provide an exciting environment for our teachers of the future to flourish.

Check out the video below for a sneaky peak and interviews with key members of the IoE:

SHU Fest – Watch Now!

Another fantastic year of SHU Fest performances and events has passed, but fear not! You can now watch a selection of our favourite music and entertainment from the comfort of your own home using our YouTube channel.

Take a look at the playlist below; we’ve featured an array of talent from saxophone/guitar duos to Kurdish celebration events to ballroom dancing. There’s a bit of everything; you should be able to find something that you fancy!

Daredevil tightrope walker visits SHU

On 11 March, Sheffield Hallam University played host to Sarah Rixham, a Sheffield-born tightrope walker and current world record holder for the longest female highline, for a special feat between two SHU buildings.

Having travelled the world highlining some of the world’s most beautiful and risky locations, Sarah returned to Sheffield to help promote outdoor activities in the area, and to highline the best place of all: SHU!

Sarah said: “It’s a very special experience for me to finally get to highline in the city my slackline journey started.”

Check out the video below to see how she got on, it’s a nailbiter!

Medal haul for SHU students at university championships

Every year, British Universities and Colleges Sports organises its annual championship and this year part of it was held at the English Institute for Sport in Sheffield, where we sent a team of sports hopefuls.

We had a cracking year this time around, winning a fantastic 11 gold medals, three silvers and four bronzes. Our swimming team won an impressive eight gold medals, with Max Litchfield, who is hoping to go to Rio 2016, even breaking the individual medley record!

“There’s no other city in the country that can rival Sheffield’s sporting pedigree so it was great to be in front of a home crowd.” – Max Litchfield

Sheffield has agreed to host the event for the next three years, so keep an eye out as you could be watching future Olympic champions right on your doorstep!

There are still events this week though, Sheffield will be hosting the BUCS Big Wednesday event on 16 March, for more information, have a look here the event is free, too.

International student Taruka Srivastava – one of the SHU’s Inspirational Women

To mark 8th March, the International Women’s Day, staff and students were invited to nominate Sheffield Hallam women who inspire them. We are delighted that Indian student Taruka Srivastava is in the final list in recognition for her achievements.

Says Andrew Bromley from the International Experience Team:

“I have rarely seen such an active and dedicated student. She is an active member of our ICE CLUB, Culture Connect and regularly attends Conversation Club and other social activities. She has also found part-time work with Disney and secured a prestigious opportunity to work with Manchester United TV station.

Taruka is a positive and enthusiastic person and an inspiration to all who meet her.”

And here’s what Taruka said about her accomplishments:

“It was quite difficult for me to adjust in the beginning. I even wrote to SHU Wellbeing complaining of depression and anxiety attacks. However I was told in Culture Connect that it was normal for an international student to go through such experiences. So I developed a new outlook and motivated myself to make the most out of my time in Sheffield.

I became more involve in my college life and attended conversation clubs which helped me gain many friends. I also got an opportunity to work with Manchester United Football Club TV. Plus I started my blog where I covered lot of local stories and interviewed people. My interview with Sheffield Wednesday Star Jose Semedo got published and I am also invited by Paul Blomfield to visit Parliament in June this year.”

We’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate Taruka on her fantastic achievement; the dedication and application that she has put in has been brilliant to see.

If you’d like to read about any of the other nominees on the day, then check out the page here.