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International Exeter
annual report
2013/14
international sport month
INTERNATIONAL
SPORT MONTH
international sport month
International Sport Month (ISM) was an initiative started in March
2012, which sought to create a step-increase in international student
participation in sport, thus improving integration with British students,
to the benefit of all communities. ISM promotes all aspects of sport,
including physical participation (recreational as well as competitive),
spectator sport, and health and wellbeing to all our students, whilst
focusing in particular on International students.
Event Cost Participation Total Student Demographic
Home International INTO
Grecian Shield 6-a-side Football £20 per team 426 280 111 35
Volleyball taster session FREE 75 48 22 5
Korfball taster session FREE 65 50 7 8
Archery taster session FREE 40 33 6 1
UV Mixed Volleyball tournament £30 per team 130 67 52 11
Badminton taster session FREE 43 16 23 4
Korfball taster session FREE 59 28 23 8
Golf taster session FREE 102 62 34 6
Swimming varsity £3 advance 93 80 11 2
£4 on the door
Dodgeball £20 per team 260 200 50 10
Basketball taster session FREE 51 23 22 6
Doubles Badminton tournament £5 per pair 64 28 30 6
3 vs 3 mixed Basketball £8 per team 60 33 20 7
Tournament
Netball taster session FREE 35 25 4 6
Table-tennis taster session FREE 90 47 30 13
Table-tennis tournament £2 per person 30 14 10 6
Total 1623 1034 455 134
Following the success of ISM in both 2012 and 2013,
the third ISM was held across February and March this
year. The Athletics Union (AU) currently boasts 49
active sports clubs, ranging from American Football
to Water Polo.
This year we approached students in the INTO Centre
to help organise ISM through representation on the ISM
Committee. Three students participated accordingly in a
number of activities – e.g. assisting the Athletics Union
President with the organisation of ISM – and this direct
input helped ensure that the ISM was geared even better
to the needs of international students. Other innovations
for 2014 included using a variety of locations to promote
sports at Exeter, while AU clubs who held a tournament
towards the end of a week had a taster session at the
start of the week to encourage individuals to sign up.
In all, the ISM in 2014 reached out to 455 international
students and 134 INTO-Exeter students. Sport remains
one of the best way to help integrate students from all
countries and all walks of life, and the intention is to
make ISM 2015 even more successful than ever.
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