Vanessa Chan - RUSU International Officer 22/23

🌟 International Students’ Get Together

Hey guys, as we started our new academic year and welcome week, we would like to invite you to attend our International Students’ Get Together event. Whether you’re a fresher or returning student, you are more than welcome to join our event tomorrow and meet up with likeminded students!

🕒Time: Tomorrow at 3-4pm
📍Venue: Student Oprrpotunoties

I know it’s very last minute but you just need to come along and no registration is required. Looking forward to seeing you soon! 🥳

🗳️Autumn Leadership Election 2023 - Trailer

Autumn Leadership Elections are coming soon. There are literally hundreds of roles available for you to apply for in this election, including the International Students’ Officer.

📆Applications will open on Monday 18 September.

More information on the elections could be found here: https://readingsu.co.uk/student-voice/rep-elections 🔗

Be a voice for change and be part of positive change this year. We can't wait for you to join us!

🌟A trip to Gray’s Farm! *

Hey guys, I am happy to share that Mark Laynesmith (Chaplain) and Corinne Brookes (International Student Experience Manager) are organising a trip to Gray’s Farm. It is a great chance to relax in nature, find fresh fruit and veggies and meet new people! 🍇🍌🍎🥑🥝

🚨Details:🚨
Date: Wednesday 12th July
Time: 11.30-15:00
Fee: Free (Travel via minibus but you will need to pay for the fruit you wanna pick.)

Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/e/xjt29fiCGS or via the QR code below. 🔗

🌟Guided Cultural Walk around Reading

Been in Reading for months but still haven't explored it? Want to find out about its history and culture and meet some other new people along the way?

💥 Anglican Chaplain, historian and long-term Reading resident Mark Laynesmith will be leading a
guided tour from the Whiteknights campus into town pointing out

✅museums,
✅quirky shops,
✅the Abbey ruins and
✅exploring some of Reading's history.

🍽️The walk ends at the Forbury Gardens with an optional lunch afterwards.

📅Date: Wednesday 28th June
⏰Time: 10m-1pm (approx)
💲Fee: Free

🔗Sign up now to secure your place: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=xDv6T_zswEiQgPXkP_kOXy3YhmA2sRVAkj1dNWhobu1UNkg2RTVIM0FYNk9HNFRRSlZRVENDSThESS4u

🌟Trip to Oxford
Hey guys, hopefully you have finished your exams. The International Student Experience Manager is running a trip to Oxford. If you are staying in Reading this summer, definitely join us with your friends or meet friends there!🤘🏻

⏰Date: Friday 23rd of June
🟡Space: 30
💰Fee: At your’s own expense
Train ticket Off Peak Day Return (Open Return) - £11.40 without a railcard and £7.50 with a railcard.

🔗Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=xDv6T_zswEiQgPXkP_kOX9yoVIs11ZFLkGrRnDyvHitUQ1BWSVhCN1RBM0ZKREg0MDFJOEZWRVQ1RC4u

As the International Students’ Officer of Reading Students'​ Union, I am honoured to appear on ITV News yesterday to discuss the government’s recent announcement to ban Master’s students from bringing family members to the UK, including the impact of the limitation for international students switching from student visas to work visas.

The Student Union is always here and feel free to drop me a message if you are panic or confused about the recent situation. Meanwhile, the University is also generating a guidance for international students regarding the same issue. Stay tuned! 📺 💫

Good evening, everyone. Hope you all are doing well with your exams or assignments! I’m sharing an exciting opportunity from our Mature Students’ officer.

🌟Careers Opportunities in Sustainability

☄️Event: "Building for a Greener Tomorrow: Career Opportunities in Sustainable Built Environment" RUSU x CIOB .

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Date: 1st June 2023
Time： 6-8pm
Venue: Mondial in Reading Students' Union.
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Refreshments will be provided. 🥘🥂
Please register today to book your seats:

UK-India Construction & Real Estate Network: Sustainability in Construction Come along to this free event to find out about career opportunities in sustainable construction.

Hey guys, the UOR marketing / communications team is rapidly pulling together a short video to promote the new climate stripes for specific cities across the world.

We need a UoR student from each of the following countries:

• South Africa
• China
• USA

A great way to boost your CV and just need 10 mins of your time at some point next week. DM me if you are interested in this opportunity!

🌟Community Festival - Save the Date!

A brand-new family-friendly festival is coming to our award-winning campus this May for a start of summer celebration for the whole community to enjoy.

This FREE one-day festival will bring the best local artists, performers, cultural organisations, food vendors and research talks to the glorious surroundings of Reading’s parkland campus at Whiteknights.

Community Festival 2023
🗓️Sat 13 May 2023, 10:00-15:30
📍Whiteknights campus, University of Reading
🎟️Free Entry

Bring your friends, family, picnic blankets, and even your dog, for an unmissable day out featuring food, live music and fun to kick off the summer.

Full line-up to be announced in April. Make sure you save the date now!

To Register visit - https://lnkd.in/ek5zvRhv

✨ SUMMER BALL 2023✨

The biggest event in the student calendar is BACK on June 10th!!

The whole venue and meadow turn into your very own mini festival, with a fairground, food vendors!!

⭐️10 hours of live music, HUGE acts & amazing DJ sets
⭐️Festival Big Top Main Stage
⭐️Free Funfair
⭐️Over 10 specialised and varied bars including the hugely popular Red Bull Bar
⭐️Food Court including something for everyone!
⭐️Festival Sound and Lighting
⭐️Live Screening of UEFA Champions League Final on the big screen in 3sixty
⭐️6am Survivors Photo and much, much more...

🎟️ Head to the link to grab your tickets before they go up in price! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rusu-summer-ball-2023-tickets-489383588487?aff=Linktree

✨RUSU Annual Cultural Show 2023✨

We are pleased to confirm that the Cultural Show 2023 will be evening of performances celebrating our international campus. It’s set to be a fantastic night of performances alongside refreshments (including cake!). As you are part of the RUSU international students’ network, I would like to invite you to join us next Monday:

🗓️Date: Mon, 20 March 2023
⏰Time: 18:00 – 21:00 GMT
📍Location: 3sixty RUSU
💲Tickets: £3 (refreshments, cake, dancing & singing performances and performances from a variety of different groups and societies are included in this price!)

🎟️Tickets are available on Eventbrite now: https://rusuculturalshow2023.eventbrite.co.uk/ - Come along and support the brave students getting up on stage!

If you have any questions just get in touch.

🌟You have been invited to the Race Equality Review Student Feedback Event + Dinner

🍽️Dinner info🍽️
Date: Tuesday 14th March
Time: 4.50pm-6.30pm
Location: University of Reading Meadow Suite

The first ever Race Equality Review Student Feedback Event & Dinner includes free dinner and also gives you a warm space while you can share your honest feedback about how you, or your student groups feel a sense of belonging of Race Equality at Reading University!

It will be led by our Inclusion & Communities Officer and Allan, the Dean of Diversity and Inclusion, and will be a workshop style event structured as follows:

1️⃣ Overview of the Race Equality Review 2021
2️⃣ Time for individual discussions
3️⃣ Food Break
4️⃣ Discussion around the feedback written on each table
5️⃣ Close: further projects you can get involved in and ways to stay up to date!

If you would like to come along, please complete this form below, keep in mind there are only 30 slots, so first come first served! If you have any enquiries or unsure whether you have been given a place after filling out the form, please send an email to Jem ([email protected]) 😊

🔗Book now: https://forms.office.com/e/LBn4TPQMnB

🌟Black Students’ Network

This is an event for all Black Students at the University of Reading! Feel free to catch up at the Black Students’ Network, get a coffee, and talk to RUSU Black Students’ Officer.🌈☺️

Contact: Oluwaseun Tijani ([email protected])

🌟UK-India Real Estate & Construction Network

🗓️2nd Mar 2023
⏰6-8pm
📍Mondial, RUSU

Anyone here studying or skilled in or interested in
☄️Brand Marketing
☄️Digital Marketing
☄️PR
☄️Media
☄️Event management

We are looking for someone who would like to be part of power team for an upcoming Real Estate and Construction event. This is a good opportunity to express yourself and showcase your talent to the world by applying your skills.

📧Contact: Virendra ([email protected])

✍🏻Register now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-india-construction-and-real-estate-network-tickets-511924388627?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Thanks for everyone who came to the international students network this week! Stay tuned and we will be hosting more events soon:)

🌟2023 International Students’ Network:

RUSU would kindly like to invite you to join our international students network next week. We will be giving out free hot coffee and tea. We believe this will be a good ice breaker after the Christmas break and a really good opportunity to make friends, or have a chat with the me about RUSU’s support for international students. ☕️😻💛

⚡️Details:
DATE: 7th February 2023
TIME: 1:30-2:30 pm
VENUE: Mondial

Please let me know if you don’t have anyone coming with you and I’ll try to pair you up with another person in the same year with you! ❣️

For further information and queries, please contact:
Vanessa: +44 7384 058100

🌟Autumn Term Summary 2022-23

What have your international students officer done in the Autumn Term?
✅ Freshers Fair
✅ Held the 1st International Students’ Network
✅ December Christmas Partly
✅ Set up the International Students WhatsApp Groupchat (‎https://chat.whatsapp.com/FBVX9tfWChK2jDcY3yLSdf)

We are having more events in the spring term for international students and kindly message us if you have any thoughts! And we look forward to seeing you in the spring term! 🫶🏻❤️

SAVE THE DATE!!!

Hi all! We are having a game night for international students on the 17th of May at Mondial in RUSU. You can come for the whole event, drop in, whatever you'd like! Bring the game from your own country if you have one and let's chill!!!!!!

Come and meet new friends! Take a rest from this busy exam period! Look forward to seeing you all!

Kimberley

Hi 👋 This page is currently in a transition period, with our incoming International Students’ Officer, Kimberley, set to take over soon. In the meantime, please feel free to get in touch at [email protected].

Please bear in mind that any post dated before this one will have been posted by a previous International Students’ Officer, and may not be relevant to Kimberley’s time in office.📣

[This was posted on behalf of the International Students’ Officer by RUSU's Inclusivity & Sustainability Coordinator]

Sara Mattar - RUSU International Officer's cover photo

Daisy

Hi everyone,

We are currently recruiting Student Voice members- To make sure that the Student Voice membership is representative of the student body, we recruit members from different student groups. This includes some places reserved for student group committee members.

Student Voice is a RUSU forum where:
Students debate and vote on ideas submitted through Change It! that direct what RUSU does
Progress on previous ideas is reviewed
You get to hold the Student Officers to account on their work

Student Voice takes place on Tuesday evening once a term (with free dinner) and anybody can attend, but only members can vote- it also looks fantastic on your CV! This is a relatively low work-load role which has a huge influence on how RUSU runs.

If you’re interested just fill in this survey- it only takes one minute. It’s very informal, we just want to know why you want the role: http://www.rusu.co.uk/surveys/SVM2019

The deadline to apply is THIS THURSDAY 10th October at 5pm.

If you have any questions feel free to ask me by emailing [email protected], or email the chair of student voice Sara Mattar at [email protected]

Thanks!

Buddy Scheme

If you are afraid of going to a sport on your own whether its an old or new one make sure you join the buddy scheme that was done by our activities officer Daisy O'Connor- RUSU Activities Officer something that is definitely recommended. Get out there and make the most of it. This scheme is built for you to sign up to find a buddy to go to a sport with. Below is the link of it:
https://www.rusu.co.uk/student-activities/sports-and-dance/buddy-scheme/

rusu.co.uk The Buddy Scheme is for anyone that wants to join in with sport this year! If you’re not sure about going on your own, worried about finding your way to the session, or just want a mate to make it more fun, just fill in this thirty-second form. It’s fine if you’re a complete beginner or have p...

Sara Mattar - RUSU International Officer