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Task-based activity with students from across our institutions to understand more about their needs and perceptions re partnership. Might be good to look at some models of partnership to use as a basis of this.

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Hello, I'm Claire Garden, I am an Ass Prof and Head of Learning and Teaching in the School of Applied Science at Edinburgh Napier where I am leading a student-engagement informed retention strategy. I am a member of the RAISE committee (currently working on a Belonging Guide) and a researcher in student engagement. Following on from SPARQs rep benchmarking I am researching student voice in my School together with a student partner and have plans to extend the methodology to involve our TNE partners overseas. I am looking forward to sharing my experience and learning from everyone.

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At Edinburgh Napier University, we nurture talent and create knowledge that shapes communities all around the world.

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International and cultural dimensions of student partnership - international practice, student experiences and opportunities to learn from each other

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Challenge and opportunity is working in partnership with students to define and deliver the project so that it is meaningful and has impact.

Opportunity for some international collaborative research on student partnership

Opportunity to involve and engage RAISE in this

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Better understanding of students' context and needs to support engagement with partnership, identification of partnership working practices and mutual benefits.

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Hello Everyone, my name is Noel Christy, an Educational Technologist at Ulster University. Prior to this role I was International Student Experience Coordinator, also at Ulster. I feel that I have a solid knowledge of the issues that international students face on a daily basis and I am now trying to link my knowledge from my previous and current roles to help improve the digital learning experiences of our international students. I am also co-chair of the working group that Richard has mentioned and I hope that insights shared from our working group and this partnership will be beneficial to all.

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Hi, I've been at Cardiff Metropolitan University (Wales) for almost a month as Head of Student Engagement Initiatives - with a core focus on student voice and inclusive learning and teaching. I work closely with the SU and have a particular focus on Communities of Practice and how we foster informed but devolved decision making and conversation. Previously I was at the University of the West of England as the Director of Learning and Teaching in Business and Law.

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Challenges:
Time!
Agreeing on shared outcome
Sustainability of approach

Opportunities:
Learning
Research project
Deepening our understanding of student partnership

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Meaningful partnership: how it translates into real change rather than a talking shop

How to expand all stakeholders' conceptions of what is even possible in HE - we tend to default to traditional models (e.g. lectures as a norm)

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I'm very interested in the intercultural learning possibilities of this Forum and the chance to challenge and explore some of our assumptions around student partnership

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Challenges: maintaining engagement with students after recruitment to partnership working - cost of living, other work etc can erode connections

Opportunities: possibly working with student unions - ours is keen to extend their networks and partnerships working

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Models of what students want out of partnership and how universities engage with students

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The nature of student partnership itself. What does it mean and look like for our different institutions.

As a starting point, I've attached a 'student partnership framework' that I co-created with students at my previous institution.

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Challenges:
Enthusing students to get involved and ensuring they are appropriately rewarded / remunerated for their time.

Opportunities:
There are a number of drivers for better student partnership at Bath Spa, this event is very timely and a great opportunity to learn from others.

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A comparison of approaches to student partnership across our different contexts, including our individual and shared challenges and opportunities.

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Hi I'm Richard Beggs, Senior Lecturer in HE Practice within the Centre for Curriculum Enhancement and Approval. I have led a number of student partnership projects within the institution and am currently co-charing a working group exploring how we can better prepare our staff for teaching and supporting the learning experiences of international students. A key ambition of this is to explore the potential for international student partnership.