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University of Sheffield builds bridges with China
President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield Professor Sir Keith Burnett has made a three-day visit to the Chinese capital Beijing to build on partnership opportunities between the UK and China.
Categorised under: Engineering, International, Research and Science
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Vice-Chancellor addresses the All Party Parliamentary Group on Foreign Affairs
Sir Keith Burnett, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, this evening (10 July 2017) called for a rethink of higher education globally as he addressed the All Party Parliamentary Group on Foreign Affairs.
Categorised under: International
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Businesses and universities unite in parliament to champion international students
Representatives from businesses, higher education and student organisations joined forces this week to highlight the economic, social and educational contributions that international students make to the UK.
Categorised under: Community, International, Events and Students and alumni
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Fundraiser gives asylum seeker life-changing scholarship at the University
The 2016 Big Walk has funded a full scholarship for an asylum seeker on a scheme that was the first of its kind in the UK. An annual, university-wide event, the Big Walk takes place in the Peak District and raises money for a different cause each year.
Categorised under: Community, International and Students and alumni
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University of Sheffield academics run voluntary projects to help refugees
David Read, the Director of Technology-Enhanced Learning at the English Language Teaching Centre (ELTC), is one of three UK academics running a project to teach English to Syrian refugee academics in Turkey.
Categorised under: International
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Festival celebrating International Refugee Week to feature University of Sheffield academics
University of Sheffield academics will take part in several events for the Migration Matters festival, which celebrates stories of migration and Sheffield's proud history of accommodating those most in need.
Categorised under: International and Events
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$1.5 million donation boosts University’s international research partnerships
The University of Sheffield has been awarded a $1.5 million donation to support international research partnerships.
Categorised under: Awards and achievements, International, Students and alumni and Research
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Comment: Once more into the breech
Professor Sir Keith Burnett, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, discusses why it is more important than ever for universities to assert their international values.
Categorised under: Comment and International
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Comment: Trump’s ‘America First’ approach is business as usual – even for scholars
University of Sheffield President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Keith Burnett writes from the US on the country’s mixed – and sometimes misleading – immigration history.
Categorised under: Comment and International
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Comment: Fighting talk is not what we need
Professor Sir Keith Burnett, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, discusses how at such a critical point in EU-UK relations, politicians on both sides should stop playing to the crowd.
Categorised under: EU referendum, Comment and International
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Canadian prime minister: universities are key for economic growth
The prime minister of Canada Justin Trudeau has endorsed the University of Sheffield's work with international partners in developing higher education leaders who can inspire their institutions to be catalysts for economic growth.
Categorised under: Community and International
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University of Sheffield student takes gold at UK Chinese language finals
A University of Sheffield student has won first place in the UK final of the acclaimed Chinese language proficiency contest the Chinese Bridge.
Categorised under: Arts and humanities, International and Social science
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How a city’s most famous solicitor inspired a century of language-learning
A pioneering funding scheme that was the first of its kind to give students a chance to study Spanish at degree level is celebrating its centenary next month (May 2017).
Categorised under: Arts and humanities, International and Students and alumni
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Scientists discover networks of lakes and streams on Antarctica’s ice sheets
Vast lakes and streams are widespread on the surface of Antarctica’s ice sheets according to new research published in Nature by an international team of scientists.
Categorised under: International, Social science and Research
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University signs collaboration agreement with leading Malaysian university focused on energy
University of Sheffield President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Keith Burnett has signed an agreement with Professor Dr Kamal Nasharuddin Mustapha, Vice-Chancellor of UNITEN University in Malaysia, to build research partnerships and student and faculty exchanges between the two institutions in the crucial area of Energy.
Categorised under: Engineering and International