Students from Loughborough University share how they approach budgeting as a university student – from the best student deals they use regularly and how they plan meals to finding a gym membership that fits your needs and budget. 

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As communities transition out of the restrictions introduced in response to Covid-19, universities are once again able to celebrate their multiculturalism with face-to-face learning. This return is particularly celebrated by the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), one of the most international institutions in Europe.

I am originally from Wisconsin in the US and I have been living and working in South Korea since 2009.

I moved here to be an English instructor and while working at a high school in Seoul I studied for my master’s degree online at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). My MA is in global studies in education.

If you’re reading this, there’s a decent chance that you’re currently at, or have been to, university. If that’s the case, then you’ve probably developed some study techniques of your own. Wherever you are at in life, learning how to process and retain information is a good skill to improve.

Here are seven tips that you can use to help you handle exams and improve your study sessions. Some of the following can supplement, rather than replace, what you may be doing already.

As the university year ends each summer, a new wave of graduates attempt to find jobs. An intense period for job hunting has been made more competitive by the pandemic and the difficulties faced by the classes of 2020 and 2021 in finding roles after university.

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In recent years, there has been an increasingly open and tolerant attitude towards discussing mental health at university, but international students can still find it particularly hard to reach out when they need support.

If you’re an international student who would like some help and support for your mental health, you are not alone. Many international students struggle with the huge upheaval of moving countries and the challenge of having to settle into an entirely new culture and, sometimes, communicate in a new language.

Dr Amina Yonis juggles a lot of plates. She’s a cancer researcher, she runs a successful academic proofreading company (which has recently been accepted onto the King’s College business accelerator programme) and is a mother of two children under the age of two. 

Vivian Lai is a recent graduate from Hong Kong Baptist University School of Business and also an entrepreneur. She set up her event planning business while she was still at university. In the lead-up to International Women’s Day,THE Student asked Vivian to share her three key tips for fellow female entrepreneurs on building their businesses and addressing challenges.