I’m  AliRaza and I’d like to be your next School Officer. As a firstyear international Post Graduate at UWS, I’ve noticed  and personally  experienced that settling in  as  an international student isn’t  always  easy. I believe a lot more  can be done to improve the support available for the students who lives thousands of miles away from home. No one should feel isolated; just because you haven’t grown up here, it doesn’t mean you don’t belong. A Smooth Transition For International Freshers I will create  a standardized system  across  colleges for  holding international freshers  events  prior to freshers week. This will allow international freshers to get to know each other first, adjust to the new culture, and form an international community. I will also create a mentoring system for international students where older students can  advise freshers on setting up bank accounts, phone  contracts,  and adjusting to British culture. Greater Racial Diversity I will campaign for increased funding and more scholarships for international students to come to UWS, and increase the number of social events for international students to create an international network for when they arrive. I will integrate the activities of multiple cultural societies in order to form a more cohesive international environment, and increase cultural awareness and celebrate racial diversity by holding more events, both culture specific (e.g. cultural balls/dinners) and multicultural.

#Just because you haven’t grown up here, doesn’t mean you don’t belong here.