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Clubs & Societies Part 2: Building CV skills

By INTO University Partnerships | Published: September 24, 2012

Last week we talked about how joining club and societies while studying abroad can help you to settle in, make new friends, and learn new skills for your CV. Today we meet Duc, a Vietnamese student from INTO Queen’s University Belfast, who did exactly that… Duc, how did you find out which clubs and societies [...]

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Clubs & Societies Part 1: The trick to settling in? Joining in!

By INTO University Partnerships | Published: September 17, 2012

In the first of a two-part feature on clubs & societies, we hear from students who have found that joining a club or society has really helped them embrace their new life studying abroad. Joanne Chrystal, from the INTO Glasgow Caledonian University team, explains why joining a club will help you settle in. Joanne: There are many [...]

Posted in INTO Scotland at Glasgow Caledonian University, Living Abroad, Social skills, UK | Also tagged clubs and societies, CV building, extra-curricular activities, GCU, Glasgow Caledonian University, international students, INTO Scotland, settling in, socialising, studying abroad | Leave a comment

Arriving at your accommodation

By INTO University Partnerships | Published: October 12, 2011

The past few weeks have seen huge cohorts of new students arriving in our Centres, having embarked upon their INTO journey. Here, Eleanor Dann, Marketing and Communications Co-ordinator at INTO University of Exeter talks you through what to expect when arriving at your accommodation in Exeter. She has even made a video so you can see [...]