As a professional services or academic staff member, you may interact with international students, and during your conversations with them you may be asked where they can get specific international student support at Sussex. To help you guide them to the advice, guidance and support they may need you can refer to the information below.
Why is there specific support for international students at Sussex?
International students often encounter unique challenges, from navigating visa and immigration processes to adapting to a new academic culture and finding suitable accommodation. The Student Hub and My Sussex offers a comprehensive range of information and support services tailored to their needs, including:
- Visa and Immigration Guidance: The International Advice Team provides confidential advice on visa applications and immigration queries, ensuring students can focus on their studies without legal concerns.
- Accommodation Support: Whether students are seeking on-campus housing or private rentals, the Housing Team offers valuable advice and checks tenancy agreements to safeguard their rights.
- Guide to living in the UK: Helping students to make the most out of their experience living in the UK.
- Money: Opening bank accounts in the UK, transferring money, money advice, fees, scholarships and more.
- Academic Support: The English Language and Academic Study Team helps non-native English speakers improve their language skills and understand UK academic expectations through workshops and one-on-one tutorials.
- Health and Wellbeing: Information on health services available to international students.
- Disability Support: International students with a learning difficulty or ongoing physical or mental health condition can be signposted to the Disability Advice team to receive support and reasonable adjustments for their teaching and learning.
- Working in the UK: The careers team can support international students to find work both during and after their studies.
In person support
The Student Centre has a welcome reception where any student, including international students can seek information, advice or support on any matter that may be affecting them, including triage on to specialist advisors.
How can you contribute?
By directing international students to the Student Hub and My Sussex, you can ensure they have access to the support they need to succeed. Your support in signposting students to the resources and specialist international student staff can help make a significant difference in their university journey.