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Launch of the Family Friendship Programme

We are very happy to announce the launch of a new programme supporting international students transition at Edinburgh Napier University. The Family Friendship Programme gives international students a chance to have first-hand experience of the local culture and way of life in a local family, in addition to life on campus.
Through meeting international students, the families also get an opportunity to learn about the students’ home countries and cultures. The idea is to spend time together, doing things that are mutually interesting and enjoyable, and get to know each other.

Welcome to Edinburgh!

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Fresh agenda conference in colleges and universities: the student perspective

By Sidonie Ecochard, Research Assistant, DLTE

On Friday 22nd April, we attended the innovative and interactive conference ‘Fresh Agenda in Colleges and Universities: the Student Perspective’, which proposed to explore articulating students’ feedback and discuss issues surrounding learning, teaching and transition support priorities. The event was held at West Lothian College and organised collaboratively by the Department of Learning and Teaching Enhancement and the Widening Access Team of Edinburgh Napier University. Continue reading Fresh agenda conference in colleges and universities: the student perspective

Theme Leaders’ Group Meeting and Institutional Team Meeting

By Imi Dencer-Brown, Research Assistant, DLTE

December 1st saw the final Theme Leaders’ Group Meeting of 2015, followed by lunch and the Institutional Team Meeting with representatives from all Scottish Universities at the Carleton Hotel, Edinburgh. This event was a great opportunity for Edinburgh Napier’s team representatives to meet with each other and share practice within the University as well as having the opportunity to ‘buy and sell’ our own ideas and wishes as a University for student transitions in 2016.

Napier was strongly represented with a team of 9 students and staff from across the University: Maxine Wood and Jenny Dean from Napier Students’ Association were present, along with Rojan Kumar (NSA vice president), Liz Gunn (ELRAH), Paddy Perry (School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Care), Tom Campbell (School of Life, Sport and Social Sciences), Heather Owen (Business School), Imi Dencer-Brown (DLTE) and our theme team leader Julia Fotheringham (DLTE). Continue reading Theme Leaders’ Group Meeting and Institutional Team Meeting