On the evening of Monday 29th December, I attended Arts SU’s Annual Members Meeting where important ideas are raised by UAL students and proposed for a vote for Arts SU consideration. Syahadah, Arts SU’s Campaigns Officer, encouraged me to submit my idea for taking my campaign to the annual National Union of Students Conference in… Continue reading Arts SU Support
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SWOT Analysis: Strengths
Through a SWOT analysis and following the order of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, I will begin to conduct the analysis by identifying and listing the strengths of my project (in no particular order). Audience size There is a significant population size for my project, which can be, in short divided into the stakeholder categories… Continue reading SWOT Analysis: Strengths
Evaluation Draft Reflection
Thus far, my project has been largely based on my personal experience. I’ve gone through my campaign putting myself as someone who would’ve benefited if freelancing was legal for international students. By chatting with other international students, I saw that many had similar experiences with wanting to freelance but, of course, everyone’s situations were different.… Continue reading Evaluation Draft Reflection
HEPI x Kaplan Webinar
Last week I attended a webinar hosted by HEPI and Kaplan Pathways, led by Nick Hillman, HEPI’s Director, Linda Cowan, Kaplan’s Managing Director, Robin Mellors-Bourne, Career Research and Advisory Centre’s Director of Research and Intelligence, and Meshack Odipo, a student from Kenya. The webinar largely focused on employability for international students, with great insights on… Continue reading HEPI x Kaplan Webinar
5 Things, 7 Weeks
The week of the 11th was packed with steps that have put me forward and also back in my project. It began with a tutorial that pushed me to further come out of my comfort zone and circle back to my original interests: storytelling and film. After this week, I’ve divided what’s to come in… Continue reading 5 Things, 7 Weeks
Beginning of Unit 3 Reflection
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been feeling overwhelmed about the next stages of my project around campaigning. Throughout the past few months during independent study time, I dug deep into research regarding student immigration, independent working, education, and more while contacting experts on the subject. Although the email response rate from experts wasn’t… Continue reading Beginning of Unit 3 Reflection
UUKi Webinar
On the 23th of September, I attended a webinar led by Universities UK International exploring the topic of “enabling international strategies” in order to increase the reach of international students in the UK. The webinar was hosted by Vivienne Stern, Director of Universities UK International, Joana Westphal, Policy Officer for the Middle East and North Africa at Universities UK… Continue reading UUKi Webinar
Research Infographics
In order to make the data found through my research more appealing, I’ve created infographics displaying details of statistics and information relating to my campaign. Each graphic is accompanied by a brief explanation under it. International students (ISs) make up such an impressive share of the total student population in UK’s higher education institutions! For… Continue reading Research Infographics
Expert Interview
Last week I chatted with Syahadah Shahril, Campaigns Officer at UAL’s Student Union. I reached out to Syahadah as she has experience with campaigning and is currently involved in Pause or Pay, an organization advocating for compensation to students in response to the pandemic. She also has various connections to other SUs and is knowledgeable… Continue reading Expert Interview
Influencing Policy Cycle
Based on Fashion Roundtable’s cycle for influencing policy, I’ve created the cycle for my Inter.work lobbying campaign. I decided to divide the cycle into two parts – pre- and post-policy being accepted. At the moment, my project is focusing on the pre-policy being accepted steps as I expand my campaign. For reference, below is how… Continue reading Influencing Policy Cycle