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Intercultural Cafe

Intercultural Cafe

Come and be a part of our Intercultural Cafe to meet new people, celebrate our different cultures and approaches. Find details of what's planned on your campus below:

Intercultural Cafe Streatham Campus

Join us every Wednesday and Friday during term for a free hot drink and pastry. Last year we had over 1700 visits to cafe so come and discover a whole new community of friends to connect with!

  • St Lukes: Crosskeys, Wednesday 11-12 noon
  • Streatham: ISCA Eats, Cornwall House, Wednesday 3-4pm
  • Streatham: ISCA Eats, Cornwall House,  Friday 10.30-11.30

You don't have to book onto a session, just join in.Students and staff are welcome and we look forward to seeing you there.

TOP TIP: Come along 30 minutes before the session starts to beat the queus and get your refreshments. 

For more information email s.ohara@exeter.ac.uk

Term 1 2023

Wednesday
27 September
11am-12,
Crosskeys, St Lukes
Speed Friending
Transition and Integration
Come and join this session to meet new people in a friendly environment with some fun games. 
Wednesday
27 September
3-4pm,
Isca Eats, Cornwall House
Speed Friending
Transition and Integration
Come and join this session to meet new people in a friendly environment with some fun games. 
Friday
29 September
10.30-11.30am,
Isca Eats, Cornwall House
Mind Your Language
Emma Sweeney from INTO shares her top tips for English Language acquisition, games and more. Share your experience education environments look like worldwide and how we can learn from our different experiences.
Wednesday
4 October
11am-12,
Crosskeys, St Lukes
Sport at Exeter
Stephen Brown
Wednesday
4 October
3-4pm,
Isca Eats, Cornwall House
Mind Your Language
Peter O'Rourke from INTO shares her top tips for English Language acquisition, games and more. Share your experience education environments look like worldwide and how we can learn from our different experiences.
Friday
6 October
10.30-11.30am,
Isca Eats, Cornwall House
Sport at Exeter
Stephen Brown
Wednesday
11 October
11am-12,
Crosskeys, St Lukes
Small Changes
Our St Luke’s based Education Welfare team will introduce a discussion and some group work looking at those small changes you can make in your daily life which should have a positive impact on your wellbeing.
Wednesday 
11 October
3-4pm,
Isca Eats, Cornwall House
Building Connections 
Sam Pulman will be helping us to use Lego to build connections with nature.
Friday
13 October
10.30-11.30am,
Isca Eats, Cornwall House
Intro to Careers with Joan Wright
Joan will talk you through how to make the most of all of the support & advice available from the Career Zone at Exeter.  Did you know that our annual Careers & Placements Fair will take place in the Great Hall on Tuesday 17th October, with around 80 employers taking part?  

Wednesday
18 October
11am-12,
Crosskeys, St Lukes
Board Games
Come and join the Transition and Integration team for a morning of board games and Switch. If you've got a favourite game, why not bring it along and teach it to the group? 
Wednesday 
18 October
3-4pm,
Isca Eats, Cornwall House
Board Games
Come and join the Transition and Integration team for a morning of board games and Switch. If you've got a favourite game, why not bring it along and teach it to the group? 
Friday 
20 October
10.30-11.30am,
Isca Eats, Cornwall House
Board Games
Come and join the Transition and Integration team for a morning of board games and Switch. If you've got a favourite game, why not bring it along and teach it to the group? 
Wednesday
25 October
11am-12,
Crosskeys, St Lukes
Halloween Crafts: Badges
Come and make the spookiest badges for Halloween with the Transition and Integration team. 
Wednesday
25 October
3-4pm,
Isca Eats, Cornwall House
Self Care and Compassion|
Tim Harris from our Education Welfare team invites us to think about self care and compassion. 
Friday
27 October
10.30-11.30am,
Isca Eats, Cornwall House
Halloween Crafts: Badges
Come and make the spookiest badges for Halloween with the Transition and Integration team. 
Wednesday
1 November
11am-12,
Crosskeys, St Lukes
Careers with Ddavid Pritchard
David will talk you through how to make the most of all of the support & advice available from the Career Zone at Exeter.  
Wednesday
1 November
3-4pm,
Isca Eats, Cornwall House

Looking for a property to live in next year?
Finding somewhere to live in the city can be tricky. Our Residence Life talks to us on how to plan the next steps to finding the right kind of property for you, choosing fellow tenants and how not to be pressured to sign a tenancy agreement too early. 

Friday
3 November
10.30-11.30am,
Isca Eats, Cornwall House
Looking for a property to live in next year?
Finding somewhere to live in the city can be tricky. Our Residence Life talks to us on how to plan the next steps to finding the right kind of property for you, choosing fellow tenants and how not to be pressured to sign a tenancy agreement too early. 
Wednesday
8 November
11am-12,
Crosskeys, St Lukes
Learn to love your feedback
Eleanor from Academic Development and Skills talks to us about how to understand, embrace, and learn from feedback we receive. Come along for tips to help you make the most of your feedback to develop your work.
Wednesday 
8 November
3-4pm,
Isca Eats, Cornwall House
Learn to love your feedback
Eleanor from Academic Development and Skills talks to us about how to understand, embrace, and learn from feedback we receive. Come along for tips to help you make the most of your feedback to develop your work.
Friday 
10 November
10.30-11.30am,
Isca Eats, Cornwall House
Creative Toolket
Creative Toolkit sessions will introduce a novel creative technique that can be used not only to create unique, handmade art, but also to support wellbeing. Activities will be suitable to participants of all skill levels; further, while each method will encourage mindfulness and reflection, you will not have to share any personal information and can simply use the time to relax and try something new!
Wednesday
15 November
11am-12,
Crosskeys, St Lukes
Diwali
Dive into all things Diwali including Henna hand painting with our Asian and Hindu Societies in preparation for the big celebrations on campus on Sunday 19 November. 
Wednesday
15 November
3-4pm,
Isca Eats, Cornwall House
Interfaith Week
Chaplains 
Friday
17 November
  Diwali
Dive into all things Diwali including Henna hand painting with our Asian and Hindu Societies in preparation for the big celebrations on campus on Sunday 19 November. 
Wednesday
22 November
11am-12,
Crosskeys, St Lukes
Board Games
Come and join the Transition and Integration team for a morning of board games and Switch. If you've got a favourite game, why not bring it along and teach it to the group? 
Wednesday
22 November
3-4pm,
Isca Eats, Cornwall House
Board Games
Come and join the Transition and Integration team for a morning of board games and Switch. If you've got a favourite game, why not bring it along and teach it to the group? 
Friday
24 November
10.30-11.30am,
Isca Eats, Cornwall House
Board Games
Come and join the Transition and Integration team for a morning of board games and Switch. If you've got a favourite game, why not bring it along and teach it to the group? 
Wednesday
29 November
11am-12,
Crosskeys, St Lukes
Creative Toolkit
Creative Toolkit sessions will introduce a novel creative technique that can be used not only to create unique, handmade art, but also to support wellbeing. Activities will be suitable to participants of all skill levels; further, while each method will encourage mindfulness and reflection, you will not have to share any personal information and can simply use the time to relax and try something new!
Wednesday
29 November
3-4pm,
Isca Eats, Cornwall House
Creative Toolkit
Creative Toolkit sessions will introduce a novel creative technique that can be used not only to create unique, handmade art, but also to support wellbeing. Activities will be suitable to participants of all skill levels; further, while each method will encourage mindfulness and reflection, you will not have to share any personal information and can simply use the time to relax and try something new!
Friday
1 December
10.30-11.30am,
Isca Eats, Cornwall House
Speed Friending mix up!
We're nearly at the end of term. Let's mix it up and talk to some new people at the cafe with some fun games! 
Wednesday 
6 December
11am-12,
Crosskeys, St Lukes
Christmas Traditions
Some of our Christian chaplains from the Multifaith Chaplaincy will be talking about traditions for celebrating Christmas in the UK. We'll have some Christmas food to try and a Christmas craft activity for you to do.
Wednesday
6 December
3-4pm,
Isca Eats, Cornwall House
Christmas Traditions
Some of our Christian chaplains from the Multifaith Chaplaincy will be talking about traditions for celebrating Christmas in the UK. We'll have some Christmas food to try and a Christmas craft activity for you to do.
Friday
8 December
10.30-11.30am,
Isca Eats, Cornwall House
Christmas Traditions
Some of our Christian chaplains from the Multifaith Chaplaincy will be talking about traditions for celebrating Christmas in the UK. We'll have some Christmas food to try and a Christmas craft activity for you to do.
Wednesday 
13 December
11am-12,
Crosskeys, St Lukes
Festive Crafting
Join the Transition and Integration team for some festive crafting: decorate a bauble or try your hand at some origami. 
Wednesday
13 December
3-4pm,
Isca Eats, Cornwall House
Festive Crafting
Join the Transition and Integration team for some festive crafting: decorate a bauble or try your hand at some origami. 
Friday
15 December
10.30-11.30am,
Isca Eats, Cornwall House
Festive Crafting
Join the Transition and Integration team for some festive crafting: decorate a bauble or try your hand at some origami. 

 

 

 

 

Intercultural Café Penryn Campus

The Intercultural Café is a chance to meet people, and celebrate different cultures in a relaxed, friendly space. 

Students and researchers from across the universities in Cornwall are welcome to join us during term time for a free hot drink and cake, and the chance to meet people from all over the world, and find out more about life in Cornwall. 

Let us know you're coming by registering for free through the campus events calendar.

September

  • Monday 18th 5:00-8:00pm Welcome and get to know each other activities (Kona beach bar, Italian gardens, Penryn campus)
  • Wednesday 20th 5:00-7:00pm Welcome and an introduction to Falmouth  (Exchange Yellow, Penryn Campus)
  • Friday 22nd 3:30-5:00pm Welcome and an introduction to Cornwall (Exchange Yellow, Penryn Campus)

October

  • Friday 6th 2.30-4.00pm Hosted by the International Society with get to know you activities and games.
  • Friday 20th 2:30-4.00pm Halloween: Join us for a quiz, some crafts and Halloween themed snacks.

November

  • Friday 3rd 2:30-4:00pm Hosted by Wellbeing: advice and tips on staying well.
  • Friday 17th 2:30-4:00pm International board games with the Languages team.

December

  • Friday 1st 2:30-4:00pm Christmas craft activities with the Chaplaincy.
  • Friday 15th 2:30-4:00pm Christmas gathering with the Languages team.