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Postgraduate Student Support Services
You might be wondering what life is like for
the 28,000 students at Cardiff University?
Outside of academia you
will find a vast range of
opportunities to try new
things, meet new people
and enjoy the exciting
atmosphere on campus.
The Students’ Union
◗ The University’s social life revolves
around an organisation called
“The Students’ Union”.
◗ Every student enrolled at Cardiff
University is automatically a member
of Cardiff Students’ Union.
◗ The Union is run by a committee of
students and is dedicated to the social
and welfare needs of all students on
campus. All profits made go back into
improving the services available to you.
◗ The Union building includes a bar,
nightclub, concert venue, shopping
mall, cafés and an advice centre.
◗ The Union runs its own student
newspaper, magazine, radio station and
television station.
The Lounge
Built with international students in mind,
within the Students’ Union and is open to
all, free of charge. It boasts of state of the
art multimedia stations with Skype and
VOIP capabilities, versatile work spaces,
modern meeting rooms and touch screen
tables giving students access to
international channels and games.
Student societies
The best way to make friends is to join a
“student society”. These clubs are very
important to student life and are run by
other students. There are more than 120
societies, many of which represent areas of
the world including: Arabia, China, Malaysia,
India, Pakistan, Nigeria and many more.
For two weeks every year the international
societies celebrate “Go Global” – a festival
that showcases the University’s diversity
involving dance, music and food.
Global Opportunity Centre
The Global Opportunity Centre provides a
dedicated resource and source of expertise
for all of the opportunities available at
Cardiff University for students to gain an
international experience.
We can support you if you are considering,
or currently spending, a period of time
abroad on a study or work placement,
or if you are interested in taking part on
short-term programme including, study,
work and volunteering opportunities.
We also provide support for incoming
International and European exchange
students.
Languages for All
Learning a language is your opportunity to
think beyond your horizons and open up a
world of new destinations, inspiring
cultures and exciting career options.
The new Languages for All programme
offers all undergraduate and postgraduate
students the chance to gain invaluable
language and cultural skills for free during
their studies at Cardiff University. With a
flexible choice of study options including
weekly and intensive courses taught by
native speaking language teachers, as
well as independent study, the programme
is designed to fit around your normal
degree course.
We cater for a range of abilities and
currently offer a range of languages.
Among them are French, German,
Spanish, Italian, Japanese and Mandarin.
Additional options such as Arabic, Russian
and Swedish will be offered in the future.
More information about the Languages for
All programme including details on how to
enrol for a course can be found on the
website: www.cardiff.ac.uk/languagesforall.
For all other enquiries, please contact
languagesforall@cardiff.ac.uk.
The International Office aims to make your
transition as smooth as possible with an
“induction programme” in September and January
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