Category Archives: INTO City University London

Out & About: 5 spring activities in London

Studying in London? Looking for new things to see and experience? We’ve asked INTO’s Elizabeth Bower to suggest some springtime activities for you. Elizabeth: Being an international student in London is an adventure, whatever the season. But now that the weather’s warming up, here are my top 5 things to do in the city this spring… [...]

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10 Questions, 1 Teacher: INTO London

In the latest installment of our 10 Questions, 1 Teacher series, we’ve caught up with Irene Yu at INTO London. Irene teaches on the International Foundation in Business Programme at INTO UEAL and INTO City. 1. How would you describe your teaching style? I like to create interactive classrooms that get students involved in the learning process. [...]

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Student review: 6 classic British dishes

British cuisine is a strange and mysterious thing to many international students. Why do Brits eat Yorkshire “pudding” as part of a main course? What’s a “banger”? And is there really such a thing as “pork scratchings”? So we thought we’d ask Michelle Cheng, a Chinese-American exchange student interning with INTO City University London, to give [...]

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You are invited to a special event in London…

Studying at a London INTO centre? Want to celebrate the end of term in style? Well on 1st December, INTO Giving are throwing a fabulous festive masquerade party - and you’re invited. Bring your friends along to a magical evening of masks, music and dancing at Mary Jane’s Bar, a stylish Central London location. Tickets are £40 [...]

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INTO’s top 6 study skills for university success

It’s a common challenge for international students – you achieve a place at a UK or US university, only to arrive and find that you need to develop a whole new set of academic skills. But what are those skills, exactly? INTO’s Lisa Crowhurst talks you through six of the main ones… Lisa says: If [...]

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INTO Team: Our favourite Olympic memories

Even if you live on the other side of the world (or under a pebble), you’ll know that Olympic fever well and truly hit London this summer.  Our INTO UEA London centre was even lucky enough to be visited by Russian Judo gold medallist, Mansur Isaev. INTO Events Coordinator, Kate Pettitt, asked some of our INTO UEA London [...]

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INTO Pre-departure App Launches

We have a couple of questions for you… One: Is there anything left on the planet these days that doesn’t have its own app? We challenge you to find something… Two: What are the main things you want to know before you leave your home to come and study abroad: Who will meet you at [...]

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10 Questions, 1 Student: INTO City University London

For our penultimate post in the 10 Questions, 1 Student series we are back in the UK – London to be precise – where Pham Tra My of INTO City University London answers the quick top ten about her life studying with INTO in the UK. Name: Pham Tra My From: Vietnam Course: Foundation in [...]

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