International Student Roundtable

The International Student Roundtable event takes place twice a year, one in the autumn and one in the spring. The roundtable event in Spring 2024 takes place on 23 April 2024 and presents an opportunity to develop a more nuanced understanding of PGT students' lived experience, needs and wants.

Update:

The student roundtable event took place on 23rd April 2024, where the team gathered insights on various themes. The insights from the event were used to build an international careers page, organise events and fine tune services offered to the incoming students. Data and insights were shared to various university stakeholders.

The final report is under progress.

Asset production

Interview with graduating students to gather information and insight, and produce useful assets to engage current students in the form of peer-based support and current market trends (rapid feedback).

Update:

The Futures Roadshow event served as a valuable platform for collecting resources. The team gathered around 120-140 pamphlets from graduating students, offering various tips for incoming students. Each month, the team commissions international student ambassadors to produce informative blogs on a range of topics, which are available on UniBuddy, with two of them also being published in the Welcome Magazine. Additionally, the team collaborated with the social media team to create engaging videos covering topics such as life as an international student at Warwick. The team also collected insightful quotes from current international students to be featured across various marketing and branding platforms at Warwick.

New Question for Student Experience Survey

Review and add refresh questions sets in relation to international students in the Term 3 Student Experience Survey to capture wider sentiments from current international PGT students.

Update:

A small scale survey was conducted via MCI in Term 3.

However, a decision was made not to include in the Term 3 survey.

There is ongoing discussion for inclusion in the Term 1 Survey in 2024/25 academic year.

Mapping of student transition-out journey

Mapping of student transition-out journey with various stakeholders to identify gap in communication between thesis submission and graduation ceremony (5 months between late August to mid-January) and opportunities it presents.

Update:

The SE team has created a PGT student journey map which can be accessed here.Link opens in a new window

Additionally, the SE team, in collaboration with the MCI team, sent out newsletters from July to September to provide key information regarding careers, visas, and available services for students. These newsletters also highlighted the services accessible to students after the completion of their courses.

Leverage research for actionable insights

Congregate information gathered from various resources, e.g., Welcome Survey, Student Experience Surveys, International Student Roundtable, recent research data and recommendations and sector-wide good practice, to identify good practice and gaps in services.

Update:

This is an ongoing process. Research has been carried forward before implementing any new update/event. (Example: The insights from sector research and student roundtable led to the international careers page, and the events within Your Futures Roadshow)