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What else is
GOING ON
The International Culture Club
The International Culture Club, run by Student Services,
facilitates links between international students at Teesside
and British mentors from local communities. The idea is
that there will always be someone available to help
students to settle and adapt.
I-CH@T
I-CH@T (International Conversation Hubs @Tees)
facilitates informal conversations between home and
international students.
Participants develop their language skills, and share world
and cultural knowledge.
I-CH@T has three components:
• the Language Café
• a mentoring scheme linked to credit-bearing
mentoring/communication skills modules
• an online repository of multi-media contributions from
international students.
The Language Café (Part of I-CH@T)
The Teesside Language Café offers a relaxed and friendly
setting for anyone seeking an informal way to practise
speaking French, German, Spanish or English. The
French, Spanish and German Café is on Tuesday
evenings, once a month. The English Café takes place
three times a week.
Internationalisation and
EMPLOYABILITY
Teesside University graduates will need to be
curious, intrigued by complexity and skilled at
solving difficult problems. They will also need to
understand how to work within a multi-cultural
global environment. The teaching and study
of international perspectives within learning is
essential in developing all of these qualities, and
will not only give our graduates a head start in their
careers, but, more importantly, will equip them with
skills for life.
Paul Booth,
President of SABIC-UK Petrochemicals, Governor of Teesside
University and Chair of the University Student Experience
Committee
Our work
Our promotion of exchange schemes encourages
independence, confidence and willingness to adapt to other
cultures – attractive qualities for any employer.
We run a knowledge exchange and internship programme for
students and recent graduates. It involves 135 companies
per year, including many with international interests.
The DigitalCity Initiative at Teesside collaborates with
universities in Sweden and the USA to provide advice to
national policy makers. Specifically, they advise on
employability in the creative industries.
‘For today’s students
international awareness is not
an option. It is essential. The
more people have the skills and
the inclination to tap into this
field of opportunity the more our
country will prosper. It is also
fun; wider horizons make life
more interesting – and the wider
the better.’
John Sergeant,
Journalist and Broadcaster, Honorary
Doctor of Letters, Teesside University
2010