[Info] Cardiff University's international festival "Go Global"

As a prospective student I thought you would be interested in this annual event which highlights the range of cultures and backgrounds we have on campus.

Every year the student community at Cardiff University puts on a 10 day event called 'Go Global' with the aim of bringing together people from various backgrounds and cultural heritages.

The Students’ Union and the international student community host music from around the world, art workshops, a soccer tournament (last year won by Spain) and debates on international issues. Thousands of students from more than 20 different countries, and many more backgrounds, get involved.

Go Global culminates with Global Village. In addition to introducing visitors to food from more than 20 different countries, Global Village will also showcase some of the University’s diverse student performers, including Bollywood, Chinese dancing and singing, a masquerade, break dancing, an international fashion show, the Malaysian Festival of Diversity performance and many others.

You can see a video from 2009's Global Village below and find out more information on the Students' Union website:
http://www.cardiffstudents.com/activities/societies/events/go-global

Stuart

[Student View] Chapters 3 & 4 of US student's video diary

We've uploaded the next two chapters in Kristin's video diary to our YouTube channel (embedded below).

In chapter 3 she talks about her studies and the differences between the British and US system, while in chapter 4 she gives us a demonstration of how she gets to her lectures and features some Cardiff buildings on the way.

Chapter 3: Studying at Cardiff University


Chapter 4: Getting around Cardiff


You can see her other blogs on our Youtube channel with more to follow in the next few weeks.

Stuart

[News] Discover Libyan culture on the 18th February

Cardiff University has a rich tradition of welcoming students from Libya. Currently we have over 50 Libyan students studying with us.

Each year, the Libyan Society hosts an Open Day event where people from across the University can learn more about Libyan culture. The photos above were taken at last year's event.

This year's event is on Thursday 18th February from 12:30 onwards in the Great Hall, Students' Union. Everybody at the University is welcome to come along, try some traditional Libyan cuisine and gain further insight into a fascinating culture.

The Head of the Welsh Libyan Students' Union and current PhD student, Mostafa Abdoarrahem, is featured talking about his studies and his experiences at the University in this video.

Stuart

[Video] Get involved in student media at Cardiff University

If you are interested in getting some experience in media, journalism, writing, web, TV or radio while you're at University - student media is a great way of gaining some real-life exposure.

In this video Ayushman interviews current students about media at Cardiff - including our award-winning newspaper, magazine and radio station.

Ayushman Jamwal is a third year journalism student here at Cardiff University. He has made several videos that describe his experiences at Cardiff University.

If you want to see more videos from Ayushman, they are all available on our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/cardiffinternational

You can also find out more information about student media on the Students' Union's website:
http://www.cardiffstudents.com/activities/media

Stuart