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Where you can belong

International student life - Bournemouth

#belongatbu

Location, location, location

• Bournemouth University is located in a

beautiful part of the UK

• Set in the south of England, right next to 7

miles of sandy beach

• Next door to the historic towns of Poole and

Christchurch

• Near to the New Forest and the Isle of

Purbeck – both beautiful areas of nature

• Only 2 hours to London by train
• Get travel networks to the rest of the UK

including flights to mainland Europe

Life in Bournemouth & Poole

UK map Train travel times Oxford – 1.5 hours London – 2 hours Bristol – 2.5 hours Birmingham – 3 hours Cardiff – 3.5 hours Manchester – 5 hours Liverpool – 5 hours York – 5 hours Edinburgh – 7.5 hours Paris – 5 hours

Week One – settling into UK life

Week One (19-25 September) includes the following activities to help you settle in:

• Course induction and enrolment
• Campus tours
• Lectures and workshops to help with:

 Introduction to UK academic life  British Culture and adjusting to life in a new country  Shopping & budgeting  Immigration  Personal Safety

Fun things to do in Bournemouth…

• Take a trip in the Bournemouth

balloon

• Take a walk along Bournemouth or

Boscombe Pier and…

• admire the view of the beach
• Get an adrenaline rush on

Bournemouth Pier’s zipwire

• Visit the Oceanarium
• Cheer on ‘The Cherries’ (AFC

Bournemouth) with your friends

• Enjoy a meal in Charminster with a

great choice of restaurants from all around the world.

Trips and Tours

A great programme of excursions throughout the year, starting in Week One (19-25 September). You must book in advance via the SUBU website.

• London
• Isle of Purbeck
• Christchurch
• Bath
• Oxford
• Brighton & Chichester
• The Isle of Wight
• Warner Bros. Studio Tour – The

making of Harry Potter

Places to visit in your first term

Clubs and Societies

All BU Students are automatically a part of the Students Union. SUBU can help students develop new skills, enhance your employability and most importantly have fun!

If there isn’t already a society for you, you can set up your own! Recently our Indian students came together to create the Bournemouth Bharatiya Club (BBC)

Over 100 different clubs and societies

• For different nationality groups
• Religious societies
• Sports clubs
• Academic societies
• Hobbies/interests, e.g.

 Baking society  Photography society  Cocktail society

Volunteering SUBU Volunteering

• 5 minutes
• One day
• One afternoon every week

… whatever suits you! It could be:

• Conservation projects
• Helping old people
• Doing something creative
• Setting up a charity event and lots

more…

On campus facilities

• Four badminton courts
• Two Astroturf football pitches
• Fully equipped gym/training
• Health Zone & Injury Rehabilitation Services
• Two dance and activity studios
• Spin Studio
• Shower/changing rooms and lockers

Sports classes

SportBU offers a wide range of activities and programmes for everyone to get involved with. Everything can be accessed on a pay-as-you-go basis but our memberships offer fantastic value for money.

Group Fitness Classes e.g. Step/spin Instructional Courses e.g. martial arts/Dance Participation Sport e.g. Netball & Boxing Intramural Leagues e.g. Football, Table Tennis

Health Zone & Rehabilitation Services

Gym Memberships

Varsity Sport & Scholarships

All teams and athletes compete for BU in the BUCS leagues. We have 42 teams and support numerous individual

• disciplines. BU was ranked 28th in the overall BUCS league during 2014/2015 (out of 165).

We have identified 4 focus sports (Cricket, Tennis, Golf and Volleyball) in which we compete with the very best institutions in the UK. Supporting elite athletes is a crucial element of our sports development programming at sportBU. We offer two support programmes for elite athletes -

• BU Sports Scholarship- £500-£5000, apply on-line ,

athlete pays upfront and then claims money back

• EXCEL – no monetary value attached, in-kind services

given e.g. free gym membership, weekly sports massage

University Music at BU

University Music. Talbot House . 01202 965018 . musicadmin@bournemouth.ac.uk

Practise Rooms

Orchestra Free Concerts

If your looking for a diverse, ambitious, exciting yet friendly and sociable place to discover music then we want to hear from you!

www.bournemouth.ac.uk/music-events

Individual Tuition

Big Band Volunteering Choral & Contemporary Choirs Scholarship Programme

BU’s Global Community

• Global Café
• Every Wednesday during term-time,

free tea, coffee and cookies

• Global celebrations
• Diwali, Chinese New Year and more..
• Global Buddies
• Learn about other cultures and share your own
• Improve your cross cultural communication

skills

• Make new friends from all over the world!

Read information on our Global BUddies webpages Apply online from July

Part time jobs Find a part-time job workshop

• How to apply for jobs
• How to get a national insurance number
• Understanding the restrictions of your Tier 4

(General) student visa

Opportunities at BU

• Student Ambassadors
• Library assistants
• SUBU (the student shop)

Opportunities in Bournemouth Town

• Hotels
• Shops
• Restaurants

Make sure that you allow enough time for your studies!

British Culture

British Culture

Some common observations from international students: British people…

• Love to queue!
• Say “please”, “thank you” and “sorry” a lot
• Are punctual/on time
• Drink a lot of alcohol
• Value equality and (in general) respect people’s

different races, genders, religions, sexuality…

• Talk about the weather a lot!
• Call university staff by their first names
• “alright?” means hello!
• Strangers might call you “Love” and “darling”

The weather in Bournemouth

Bournemouth weather is good by UK standards In September, expect:

• Average temperatures of about 15

degrees Celsius

• Unpredictable and mixed
• Maybe more rain and wind than you’re

used to!

British Food

• Very diverse (we eat curry and Chinese

more than we eat Fish & Chips)

• Lots of potatoes
• Our bread is “different”
• We have good cakes and pastries
• Lots of dairy (compared to Asia)
• Take-aways and restaurants can be quite

expensive

• Easy to find different international foods in

supermarkets and specialised shops

• Cooking with your house-mates is a great

way to make friends and save money

• Visit the PG Blog to find our more about

the availability of international foods in Bournemouth

Where you can belong

Any questions?

#belongatbu