{"id":2287,"date":"2015-09-14T16:47:50","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T16:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/?p=2287"},"modified":"2015-09-15T08:21:41","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T08:21:41","slug":"this-weeks-news-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/global\/this-weeks-news-22\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week&#8217;s News"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/welcome\/\"><strong>Monday 14 September 2015<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n<p><strong>In this week\u2019s edition\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/social-activities\/\"><strong>Social<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Become a mentee or mentor for <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/08\/17\/join-culture-connect-mentoring-scheme-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Culture Connect mentoring scheme <\/a>to make friends from different backgrounds and cultures.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">September is an exciting month for social activities! Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/09\/14\/trip-to-chatsworth-house\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chatsworth<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/09\/14\/botanical-gardens-and-ecclesall-road\/\" target=\"_blank\">Botanical Gardens<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/09\/14\/weston-park-museum-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Weston Park Museum<\/a>, attend an <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/09\/14\/english-tea-party-by-hope-city-church\/\" target=\"_blank\">English tea party<\/a>\u00a0or take part in a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/09\/14\/the-big-pub-quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\">Big Pub Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pick up free student essentials and find out what&#8217;s on offer in Sheffield at the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/09\/14\/freebie-fair\/\" target=\"_blank\">Freebie Fair<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/student-voice\/\"><strong>Student Voice<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Being an international student at SHU opens you up to a world of opportunities. Find out all about them at the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/09\/14\/shu-goglobal-fair\/\" target=\"_blank\">SHU GoGlobal Fair<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/09\/14\/want-to-know-more-about-our-main-shu-goglobal-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\">student and staff videos<\/a> to find out more about our SHU GoGlobal projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/employability\/\"><strong>Employability<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Attend the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/09\/14\/volunteering-fair\/\" target=\"_blank\">Volunteering Fair<\/a> to find out how to gain useful skills for future work and have fun at the same time.<\/li>\n<li>Are you interested in working full-time in the UK after you graduate? <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/09\/11\/want-to-work-in-the-uk-after-your-studies-5\/\" target=\"_blank\">Working in the UK after studies sessions <\/a>provide information about Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 5 visa routes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/immigration\/\"><strong>Immigration<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Visa maintenance amounts are due to increase. Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/08\/19\/visa-maintenance-amounts-due-to-increase\/\" target=\"_blank\">latest news here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/09\/10\/is-your-visa-due-to-expire-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">Is your visa due to expire soon?<\/a>\u00a0You must attend a group session.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday 14 September 2015 In this week\u2019s edition\u2026 \u00a0Social Become a mentee or mentor for Culture Connect mentoring scheme to make friends from different backgrounds and cultures. September is an exciting month for social activities! 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