News

Chinese New Year Party 2012

Posted on January 20, 2012

A spectacular Chinese New Year party has been organised by Martha Rivas, the Student Union’s International Student Development Worker, and current students at the University

Visit to India - Mumbai, Delhi, Pune and Chennai

Posted on January 18, 2012

Katy Davies, International Officer, will be visiting India (Mumbai, Delhi, Pune and Chennai) in February 2012 to interview students and make spot offers at a range of exhibitions and agents offices.

Visit to India

Posted on November 10, 2011

Katy Davies, International Officer, will be visiting India (Kolkata – Bhubaneswar – Vadodara) in November 2011. She will be meeting with prospective students who wish to apply for our February and September 2012 intake. Katy will be interviewing students and making spot offers.

Visit to Bangladesh

Posted on November 10, 2011

Katy Davies, International Officer, will be visiting Bangladesh on Saturday 19th November and Sunday 20th November. She will be meeting with prospective students who wish to apply for our February and September 2012 intake. Katy will be interviewing students and making spot offers.

Visit to Nepal

Posted on November 10, 2011

Katy Davies, International Officer, will be visiting Nepal on Thursday 17th November. She will be meeting with prospective students who wish to apply for our February and September 2012 intake. Katy will be interviewing students and making spot offers.

Humanities and Social Sciences Welcome International Visitor

Posted on November 9, 2011

Dr Niall Michelsen, Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Western Carolina University (WCU), visited colleagues in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences earlier this month to discuss a variety of collaborative opportunities.

Visit to Cyprus November 2011

Posted on November 3, 2011

Kate Czyrko, European Officer, will be attending the Education UK Exhibition in Nicosia on the 8th and 9th of November.

Visit to South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mauritius

Posted on November 2, 2011

Natalie James, International Office, will be visiting Zimbabwe, South Africa and Mauritius between Sunday 20th November and Tuesday 29th November

Visit to West Africa - November 2011

Posted on November 2, 2011

Dr Eoin Plant, Senior Lecturer and Scheme Leader, MSc (part-time) International Logistics and Supply Chain Management, MSc (part-time) Strategic Procurement Management will be visiting Nigeria from Wednesday 9th – Saturday 12th November.

Pumpkin Carving

Posted on October 28, 2011

The International Student Support Service ran a spooktacular Open House club on 26th October 2011with students learning the art of pumpkin carving. Attendees were given a choice of pumpkins, carving ideas and space to work while creating their own masterpieces.

Visit by Bern University October 2011

Posted on October 27, 2011

In October, fifteen students and three members of staff from Bern University of Applied Sciences visited the university. One of the aims of the visit was to encourage a possible academic collaboration between the two institutions. As an added bonus, the timing of the visit allowed students to attend an international football match, as the Swiss national team were playing Wales in Swansea during that week.

Visit to Taiwan, South Korea and mainland China in October and November 2011

Posted on October 18, 2011

Joanna Scaplehorn, International Officer, will be visiting Taiwan, South Korea and mainland China in October and November 2011.

Visit to West Africa - October 2011

Posted on October 11, 2011

Natalie James, International Officer, will be visiting Nigeria from 18th-26th October. She will be meeting with prospective students who wish to apply for our February 2012 intake.

University of Glamorgan hosts Japanese guests

Posted on September 26, 2011

Students and professors from Japan visited the University of Glamorgan this week, to learn more about British culture and to improve their English.

Eleven students and four professors from Kochi University of Technology in Japan arrived in Wales on Friday, 9th September 2011 for a 10-day visit organised by Helen Connies-Laing, Head of the Centre for International English. Student Kazuki Sekiya delivered an impressive welcome speech in English to Glamorgan lecturers and students upon their arrival, before everyone tucked into a buffet provided by the University of Glamorgan

A look back on the pre-sessional English summer course

Posted on September 26, 2011

The University of Glamorgan is proud to present the Pre-sessional English summer course from the Centre for International English.

This unique intensive summer course consists of 25 hours of lectures and seminars a week. There are 30 teachers on this course. It is specifically designed for overseas students and aims to prepare them for their new environment, improve their English language and help them to adjust to British student life, thus reducing culture shock.