STUDENT GUIDE 2019/20

1 IMPORTANT DATES CONTENTS Academic Year 2019/20

Important dates 4 Students on all courses at ONCAMPUS Hull will follow the same term dates, as follows: Welcome 5 Term 1 23 September 2019 – 13 December 2019

Visa information 6 Holiday dates 16 December 2019 - 03 January 2020

BEFORE BEFORE What to bring with you 8 Term 2 06 January 2020 – 13 March 2020 YOU ARRIVE YOU

Checklist 10 Holiday dates 16 March 2020 – 20 March 2020 Term 3 23 March 2020 – 07 June 2020 Paying your fees 11 Holiday dates (August finishers) 01 June 2020 – 05 June 2020 What to expect on arrival in the UK 14 Term 4 08 June 2020 – 14 August 2020 How to get here 15 THE UK ARRIVE IN What to do when you arrive 16 Late arrival: Please inform us of your arrival plans and flight details as soon as you have them. If you think you will arrive late you must tell us as soon as possible, as Enrolment and Induction 17 we may need to inform the UKVI. Please send all this information to admissions@ oncampus.global or call +44 (0)1223 345698. Attendance 20 Students are advised to check with the Centre Head before booking their travel back home at the end of each term. In particular it is strongly recommended that Student support and advice 21 you check with the Centre Head before booking travel home at the end of the course in case it is necessary to remain in order to receive results and be advised of next Around campus 23 steps in your study plan. STUDIES STUDIES

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2 3 WELCOME Aletheia Rodrigues - Student Support Administration Assistant BEFORE YOU ARRIVE YOU BEFORE

Hello! Welcome to ONCAMPUS Hull, we are very much looking forward to meeting you. Sankie Evans - English Coordinator ONCAMPUS is part of Cambridge Education Group. We offer international students the opportunity to study university foundation programmes with English language, in preparation for undergraduate and postgraduate study. You will quickly settle in to life at the university and understand the study options available to you in the future. Lee Monday – English Tutor

Chris Hooper - Centre Head [email protected]

Lam Cheah - IY1 Engineering Coordinator Maria Bowers - Deputy Centre Head [email protected]

Katie Burbage - Student Services Officer [email protected] Chris Finney – Engineering Tutor

Rachel Kerridge - Curriculum Information Officer Martin Jameson – Business Tutor

Jill Smithson - Senior Administration Officer

Leila Dale – Business Tutor

Faye Priestley - Student Support Administration Assistant

We look forward to seeing you in Hull very soon! The ONCAMPUS Hull team

4 5 Arriving late You will need to enrol at ONCAMPUS Hull on the day your course starts. This date is in your CAS statement. If you are delayed and have to travel later, you must let the BEFORE YOU ARRIVE YOU BEFORE

BEFORE YOU ARRIVE YOU BEFORE VISA INFORMATION Admissions Team know. This is very important because we need to inform UK Visas Immigration and Immigration (UKVI) if you cannot arrive on time. If you are from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) you will need to apply for entry clearance, more commonly known as a visa, before travelling to the UK. Withdrawing from your course To check if you need a visa, please visit www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa If you change your mind about joining our course or there are any circumstances that prevent you from studying with us, please inform the Admissions Team as soon as As an international student planning to take a full-time course in the UK, it is likely you will possible, so we can cancel your CAS. need to apply for a Tier 4 (General) student visa. Find out more at www.gov.uk/tier-4-general-visa What should I do if my student visa is refused? If your student visa application is refused, please email our Admissions Team Visa and immigration rules change frequently, so please make sure you contact your ([email protected]) and Compliance Team ([email protected]). Please nearest British diplomatic post to get up-to-date information on the visa application include the full copy of the refusal notice, so we can advise you on what to do next. process, requirements, fees and supporting documents. We can provide support and guidance if you are already in the UK; so if you have any questions, please contact the Parental Consent for under 18s centre. If you are under 18 you need to provide a Parental Consent Form, signed by your parents, in support of the visa application. Please also carry it with you upon arrival Applying for your Tier 4 (General) student visa To apply for a Tier 4 (General) student visa you will need a CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance in the UK. If you do not have a copy of the form, please contact our Admissions Team for Studies) number. We will send you this number on a ‘CAS statement’, once you fulfil the before making your visa application. conditions on the offer of a place to study and pay your deposit/full fees. Please note the earliest we can send you a CAS number is 3 months before your course start date. We will Use of eGates also send you information for your visa application at the same time. If you are a citizen of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea or USA, and wish to use the eGate when entering the UK, please read the message below Once you receive your visa, please inform the Admissions Team by email before arriving in the UK: [email protected] or by phone +44 1223 345 698. We need this information to prepare for your arrival. •If you are entering the UK under Short-term Study route (up to 6 months), you must obtain the correct visa stamp at the border to enrol onto your programme. Therefore, please do Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) card NOT use the eGates but instead follow the sign for ‘See an officer’ at the border to obtain the When your visa application is successful and your course is longer than 6 months, you will receive a 30-day Entry Clearance Sticker in your passport. This correct visa endorsement in your passport from the Immigration Authority. allows you to travel to the UK. You will need to collect the actual visa – Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) once you arrive in •If you are entering the UK under Tier 4 route or Short-term Study route (11 months) the UK. then you may be eligible to use the eGates. However if you do use the eGates, you may be required to show relevant evidence of your first entry into the UK such as a boarding pass Where do I collect my BRP card from? or travel booking confirmation to complete your Right to Study or Right to Rent checks. Your Decision Letter (sent to you with your Therefore you are advised NOT to use the eGates in order to obtain an entry stamp in your passport upon a successful visa application) will passport upon your first entry into the UK under your new visa. include details of the place you need to go to collect your BRP card. Should you have any questions regarding the use of eGates, please contact our Immigration Your BRP card will be at the local Post Office and Compliance Team at [email protected] you will need to collect it before you enrol.

6 7 Luggage You will have a free baggage allowance, which will be shown on your air ticket; this WHAT TO BRING is usually from 20kg with a restricted weight of 32kg per single item of luggage. Only essential personal possessions may be brought in addition to research materials. You may be charged for excess baggage if you exceed the baggage BEFORE YOU ARRIVE YOU BEFORE BEFORE YOU ARRIVE YOU BEFORE allowance, so check with the airline before you leave if you are not sure of your WITH YOU allowance. You should make a list of everything you bring. Advice on importing personal effects and goods into the UK may be obtained from HM Revenue and Customs (www.hmrc.gov.uk).

Preparations for your course You do not need to bring a lot of study materials with you to the UK, though of course a laptop computer will be almost essential for researching, preparing assignments and studying. You will have the opportunity to buy course books here You MUST make sure that you bring with you all the documents you will need to in the UK, as well as any other study materials you need. Before you arrive, we enrol: recommend practising your English language skills as often as possible, especially • Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) letter by reading as much as you can in English. You should also read your course outline, • Passport with valid visa so you know what to expect when you arrive. • Proof of payment OR sponsorship letter • Original supporting academic documents (for example, High School Climate certificate, IELTS, academic transcripts and for any documents not in The UK has a temperate climate, with few extremes. But the weather here is English, official translations) famously changeable, so be prepared. It can be quite wet and cold in the winter, (roughly November to March). A warm coat, hat, scarf, gloves and an umbrella are Important: You will need to show your ONCAMPUS enrolment documents to a good idea. It also gets dark early. Summers can occasionally be showery and the Immigration Officer on arrival so make sure you bring this in your hand overcast, but are mostly pleasant and rarely extremely hot. The days are long and it luggage. stays light until late in the evening.

Money Average temp Average temp Average temp Average temp Total rainfall Total rainfall Term International students cannot open a UK bank account before arriving. (max °C) (min °C) (max °F) (min °F) (mm) (inches) However, your home bank may have links to a UK bank which would make March to May money transfers to the UK and opening a bank account much easier. It is a good 18 7 64 45 199 8 (Spring) idea to bring some cash with you for your first few days in the UK for immediate Jun to Aug expenses. We recommend approximately £200 to £500 in cash and £300 in 25 14 78 57 194 8 travellers’ cheques. We advise you to limit the amount of cash you bring into the (Summer) UK (for security reasons) and avoid carrying cash and personal documents in Sept to Nov the same bag (e.g. passport, travellers’ cheques, etc.). (Autumn/ 18 9 64 48 274 11 Fall) Dec to Feb Clothing and other items 9 3 48 38 305 12 (Winter) You should have enough warm clothing for your flight and subsequent journey. Several layers of lightweight clothes are better than a single shirt or dress. It is probably cheaper and easier to buy warm winter clothing in the UK, rather than in your home country. It is worth bringing items of your national dress to wear at social events, and photographs of family and home may be of interest to new friends who would like to learn about other cultures. It is useful to bring some passport-sized photographs of yourself.

8 9 CHECKLIST PAYING BEFORE YOU ARRIVE YOU BEFORE BEFORE YOU ARRIVE YOU BEFORE Preparing to come to Before you leave YOUR FEES

Hull Arrange your transfer to Fee payment information accommodation fees (if applicable) for Hull if you are travelling each term of study at the Centre are due We want to make paying your fees as easy Make sure you have a valid independently 30 (thirty) days BEFORE the start of each passport as possible. You have paid your deposit Buy currency term. All fees are payable in GBP (pounds Satisfy conditions of offer and secured your place. See below for sterling). (if applicable) Decide how to pay for your details of your payment plan for the tuition fees remainder of your programme. Tuition and Obtain visa Decide how to pay your Apply for accommodation accommodation fees/pay accommodation deposit Undergraduate* Have medical examination Standard Pay tuition fee deposit (if Standard Lab based Lab based and vaccinations (if applicable) Tuition Registration applicable) Terms Tuition fees Tuition Tuition fees Deposit fees fee (per term) (per term) (annually) Arrange medical/travel Check your luggage (annually) insurance allowance and pack your luggage appropriately 3 £4,665 £13,995 £4,995 £14,985 + £2,200 Have you put the 4 £4,665 £18,660 £4,995 £19,980 + £300 *Documents including: emergency telephone - £2,200 • Offer Letter numbers into your mobile 3 £4,665 £13,995 £4,995 £14,985 • IELTS certificate or original phone (to be put in your English language test result hand luggage)? Masters* • CAS Statement (if required) Photographs from home, • Original supporting academic Address and phone Terms Standard Tuition fees (per programme) Deposit Registration fee documents (this is needed to fully numbers of friends and register and enrol on your course) family, Adaptor for UK 3 £13,995 electricity sockets + £2,200 • Financial documents used in your 4 £18,660 + £300 visa application Pack all relevant original - £2,200 • TB certificate (if applicable) documentation or certified 3 £13,995 Please check copies* https://www.gov.uk/tb-test-visa *This is a guide only. Your full payment plan is available on request. Other costs will apply depending on the for listed countries Pack your documents for medical registration programme of study (e.g. Lab Fees/ Students Insurance Cover, postage and exam fees). Please contact the Main Office for Further details. Register electronics on www.immobilise.com Please note: failure to pay fees by the due dates set by the centre can result in you being suspended withheld from the programme and academic statements

10 11 constitutes a binding contract between 1. You have to be registered as the student and ONCAMPUS. Tuition fees a full-time student PAYING are generally non-refundable – for full 2. You should be able to prove it (by means of information please go to https://www. the letter explained above). It is important ARRIVING IN THE UK

cambridgeeducationgroup.com/about-us/ ARRIVING IN THE UK that you keep this letter for the duration of ceg-refund-policy.htm. Should a student YOUR FEES ...CONTINUED one academic year of study. Replacements be refused a visa, evidence of refusal and a for lost or incorrect letters due to change written application to withdraw must be made Fees can be paid via the +44 (0)1223 341308 address during term time are available available to ONCAMPUS before any refund can following payments from your personal tutor free of charge Direct transfer of funds be initiated. International Bank Transfer 3. Your course must be full time Please see your pre-arrival information ONCAMPUS will check with the appropriate packs for bank account details. British Embassy/High Commission that 4. Your course must last for a minimum of the refusal is genuine and will charge an 24 weeks during the academic year An additional GBP12 must be transferred administration fee of £100 if a refund is given. 5. You have to live with other people who with the fees to cover bank charges. Tuition fees are non-refundable after the ONCAMPUS has partnered with flywire as are also exempted from payment course has begun. Any notice to withdraw a fast and easy way to make international Important: A payment reference must be (usually other students) or cancel must be made in writing. If the payments. This is the best way to send provided so that the College can identify funds cancellation is received before the start of term If a house or property is occupied entirely by funds from overseas. By using flywire on safe arrival into our account. This must be we will charge the forthcoming term’s tuition full-time registered students then the entire you can be sure that your funds arrive the student reference number as stated on fees. If the cancellation is made after the start household is exempted from Council Tax. on time and that ONCAMPUS will your offer document. This reference means of term then we will charge both the current This includes the halls of residence and always receive the correct amount. that we can then allocate the funds against term’s and the following term’s tuition fees. University-owned student houses, which your invoice accordingly. Failure to include Payment by this method also means you are occupied entirely by students. It also a reference may mean we have to contact do not have to pay any bank charges, Council Tax applies to private accommodation which you again to establish proof of payment. is occupied entirely by students. Houses which can be expensive; with flywire the Students registered full-time at ONCAMPUS with one or more non-student residents rates are clear so you can always be sure are generally entitled to claim a discount or Sponsors will have to pay Council Tax (at least 75%). about the total cost of the transaction. exemption from Council Tax. If you are living Please remember that payment of Council Over 40 currencies are available and they If your employer or government sponsors in non-University accommodation, at some your study, we will require a letter from them point during the year you are likely to receive Tax is a matter between individuals and offer competitive foreign exchange rates. If confirming the following details: a demand for payment of Council Tax from the the Local Authority. Except in certain you need help, they are always contactable. circumstances (for example by issuing a • your name and course Local Authority. Please be aware that the process may still Student Confirmation of Enrolment letter) involve making a transfer through your bank. • the amount of fees they will be paying (for To prove that you are a student, you should ONCAMPUS has no responsibility in these example, 100%) contact the ONCAMPUS Hull office who will matters. Credit card (including Visa/MasterCard • the contact name, company name, supply you with a ‘Student Confirmation of or debit card) telephone number and address where we Enrolment’ letter, which you can then send to Financial issues should send the invoice. the Local Authority. The Local Authority will We do not accept American Express. The Student Support operates in close liaison then decide if you are entitled to a discount or following information is required: with the Students’ Union Students’ Advice Please note: student sponsor invoices will full exemption. • card number be payable in full within 30 days of receipt Bureau in assisting and advising students of invoice. If your sponsor does not make The confirmation letter will show your current who are in financial difficulties. Students are • expiry date payment, you will be personally liable to pay term-time address so please make sure you responsible for managing their own budgets • three-digit security code (from the the full amount of tuition fees. keep your contact information up to date at and for some this presents a problem. If you signature strip on the back of the card) all times. Please also remember to request a encounter any problems please contact the Refunds new confirmation letter if youmove house. ONCAMPUS Hull office as soon as possible. To make a payment using this method, please Acceptance of an ONCAMPUS offer on To qualify for a student discount/exemption: call our Finance team on payment of the minimum stated deposit

12 13 WHAT TO EXPECT ON HOW TO GET HERE ARRIVING IN THE UK ARRIVING IN THE UK ARRIVAL IN THE UK Hull is easily reached from across the and area. It has good road and rail links to all parts of the UK and enjoys some of the best international connections of any English city, thanks to its ferry terminals and regional airports. Immigration on your arrival Passport Control Airport Hull is within one hour’s drive of both and Robin Hood (Doncaster/ Sheffield) Airports, and within two hours’ drive of East Midlands, Manchester, When you arrive at your port of entry you will need to pass through immigration so follow the Bradford and Durham Tees Valley airports. These give a wide range of signs to Passport Control. The Immigration Officer will ask you about the purpose of your visit to the UK and will look at the following documents: connections to Europe and beyond. The regular train service from Hull to Manchester Airport takes less than three hours.

Passport Ferry Daily overnight ferry services run between Hull and Rotterdam and Hull and Bank statements Zeebrugge. They provide a direct link into the wider European motorway and rail networks. Over one million passengers are carried each year through the . Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) letter

Original academic documents and their official translations (for any documents that are not in English) Train Eight direct rail services run each day between Hull and London taking as little IELTS Certificate as 2 hours 40 minutes each way. is in the city centre and provides easy access between rail, coach and local bus services all under the Proof of accommodation - CONFIRMATION of Accommodation letter same roof. A taxi rank is located outside the main entrance of the station that will take you to the Proof of financial support & any fee payments made University or halls of residence. TB Certificate (if applicable Bus/ Coach The immigration officer may ask you questions about your reasons for studying in the UK. It Buses are available from Paragon Interchange to the Hull campus on average every is important that you answer these questions in detail, politely and keep calm. Make sure you 10 minutes during the day. It will cost approximately £1.70 for a single fare. Check have all your supporting documents in your carry-on luggage if you are flying to the UK; you will EYMS (East Yorkshire Motor Services) for all available bus timetables between the not have access to your luggage until you have cleared immigration. Failure to show the right (including halls of residence) and Hull City Centre. documents will result in delays. Coaches to Hull are available via National Express and link with other national and European services. The coach terminal is located next to the rail station. Coaches to London terminate at If you experience any problems at Passport Control, please contact Katie Burbage—Student Victoria Station. Services Officer on +44 (0) 1482 463305 If you need to contact centre staff in an emergency outside of office hours please call +44 (0)7850 508542 Taxi There are taxis available at the Paragon Interchange as you go out of the front of the railway station. A taxi will cost approximately £5 from the train station to the Use of eGates - to find at more about this please check out page 7 in this Student Handbook University.

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Check in to your accommodation and get settled prior to coming for enrolment. If you Induction programme – Enrolment emergency (next of kin). have not yet arranged for accommodation, please contact the centre on liveinhull@ • Proof of payment or financial guarantee. oncampus.global. On your first day you will be enrolled and registered onto your course with Important: ONCAMPUS will only accept You will need to be at the centre no earlier than 9:00 am on the first day of term. ONCAMPUS. Once you have registered and original documents. We cannot accept enrolled with us, you will be able to register photocopies. with the police as per your Home Office Regulations. Please remember that it is Please come to ONCAMPUS Hull with your passport, visa and original documents used Registering with the police to apply to study with us (as found on your CAS letter) and we will begin the enrolment important to enrol as soon as possible. process. The induction sessions will give you the Some international students that come to opportunity to meet the ONCAMPUS staff study in the UK will be required to register and other students on your course. You with the police within 7 days of their arrival. Enrolment involves entering your details into our system, creating your timetable of will learn about the University, the Centre Please check your visa sticker (or any classes and giving you further information about your classes and the activities we have and your programme of study, and join Home Office documentation you receive) to planned for you during your first week on campus. ONCAMPUS formally. You will also receive find out if you need to register. information about the University’s Library You will need to: services, student societies and you will Tell your family you have arrived Register with doctor/health centre • Create an account on the Humberside complete the enrolment process which lets Police website: www.humberside. you join the University Centre formally. police.uk/overseas and verify your email Register with the police (if applicable) When you attend enrolment, please bring address. Register at the Centre** when you have collected your VISA the following: • Complete the online form • Your passport • At the end of the online form you will be Attend induction • Your Biometric Residence Permit (BRP asked to book an appointment to collect Arrange payment of tuition fees Card) if you have this before enrolment your certificate • Your ONCAMPUS offer letter and • The appointment will be held at the Open a bank account after Certificate of Enrolment/Confirmation of University of Hull or Clough Road Police enrolling at the centre Acceptance for Studies (CAS) Station • Your Original certificates/transcripts • You will need to take the following with (for example High School Certificate, you to the appointment AS-level results, IELTS Certificate, • Your passport and BRP **When you enrol it is important to remember to bring the following first degree certificates and other • £34 in cash. documents with you: qualifications) as shown on your CAS statement Once you have registered, you will be given • Original passport and visa • Your UK address, telephone number and a Police Registration Certificate (PRC). • Original academic/school certificates e-mail address You will need to bring this certificate into • Original English test certificate (IELTS or equivalent). • Details of someone to contact in case of the office so we can make a copy for our

16 17 Doctors Near ONCAMPUS Hull You will need to open a bank account when you arrive in the UK. There are a number Newland Health Centre of ‘high street’ banks in the UK and all will 187 Cottingham Road, Hull, ENROLMENT provide special student accounts. To open a HU5 2EG - 01482 49219 bank account in the UK you will need: Doctors in Hull City Centre DURING YOUR STUDIES YOUR DURING • proof of identity (passport/ visa) STUDIES YOUR DURING AND INDUCTION Story Street Medical Practice and Walk-In Centre 6-10 Story Street, Hull, HU1 • proof of address (letter or receipt from your landlord/Accommodation Office) ...CONTINUED Some medicines are only available on prescription, i.e., with a doctor’s • Student Status Letter (this means you will authorisation. However, there are a lot need to wait until AFTER you have enrolled). records. You should keep this throughout register with a GP (local doctor), receive more medicines available over the counter. NatWest your time in the UK. The PRC can also be hospital treatment, treatment for pre- Pharmacists are there to help you too. 4 Cottingham Road, Hull, HU6 7WZ used as an identity document in certain existing conditions and full maternity Please remember to register with a www.natwest.com | 03457 888 444 circumstances. If you change your address services. Dental (teeth) and optical doctor. By registering with a doctor you will or obtain a new visa, you must update (eye) services are not available on the Barclays Bank Plc be able to get an appointment quickly if you your certificate on the Humberside Police NHS and may need to be paid for. www.barclays.co.uk become ill. You will also need to provide a website. This must be done within 7 days of Courses lasting less than six months doctor’s note if you are absent from classes you moving. for more than two days. There is no extra charge for this. Students studying at ONCAMPUS for less than six months will need to pay for all Address healthcare treatment. For these students Pharmacies near ONCAMPUS Hull Humberside Police, Clough Road Police we strongly recommend taking out health Boots Station, Clough Road, Hull HU5 1SW. insurance before coming to the UK. Telephone: 01482 399065 139 Newland Avenue, Hull, HU5 2ES ONCAMPUS students are encouraged to www.boots.com | 01482 442101 Our Student Services Officer will help you register with a doctor as early as possible. with police registration if necessary. ONCAMPUS Student Portal

Dentists near ONCAMPUS Hull The Student Portal is our student intranet Looking after your health Dentist clinics are available everywhere. and gives you access to your own personal Full-time courses lasting six months or Please ask the ONCAMPUS receptionist for page. more a list. You can also apply for an NHS card Log in to https://ernest.ceg.global to: to help you with your dentistry costs. For Under new regulations, you will have • Check your personal information paid a healthcare surcharge (called the information about registering with a dentist • View your timetable ‘immigration health surcharge’) as part of visit www.nhs.uk/pages/home.aspx • Monitor your attendance your immigration application. You will now Mydentist, Newland Avenue be able to use the National Health Service 239-243 Newland Avenue, Hull, • View your exam entries and results (NHS) for the duration of your time in the HU5 2EJ - 01482 337070 You will be given your username and UK. You can visit www.gov.uk/healthcare- password in induction week and you need immigration-application/overview for more City Healthcare Partnership CIC to make sure that you can log in and access information. City Health Dental, Jameson Street, Hull, HU1 3JF - 01482 336000 your e-mail. Once you have enrolled with us, you will have the same rights to health care as Opening a bank account a UK resident. This means that you can

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Personal tutors Student Advice

Every ONCAMPUS student is given a Personal Located in University House, AskHU is where Tutor who is a member of the academic staff. you can receive advice on all aspects of student life, including: Your Personal Tutor works as a contact between you and the rest of ONCAMPUS if you • Student Health and Wellbeing have any problems which need to be noted. • Financial ATTENDANCE • Careers and Employability Service Changing Personal Tutor • Learning Support General Rules We may authorise one day’s absence for • If your tutor leaves, another member of • Disability Advisers religious holidays at the discretion of the staff will be chosen as your supervisor. Attendance at all classes and examinations Centre Head. is compulsory. We expect 100% attendance • If you feel that the relationship is not Working in Hull developing and that you don’t feel able to and commitment from all students. You are talk with them openly, you should speak to ONCAMPUS students on Tier 4 and Short required to attend Monday to Friday from Planned Absence the Centre Head and request a change of Term Study Visas are not permitted to work the first day of the term until the last day, If you know about your absence in advance, personal tutor explaining your reasons why (this includes paid, unpaid or voluntary work, including any examination and resit weeks. for example if you have a doctor/dentist/ or internships). • ONCAMPUS will not hold this request If you do not maintain an attendance level embassy appointment, you must submit against you. If, for any reason, you feel of above 90%, you will have disciplinary “Absence Request Form” along with unable to approach the Centre Head on Disability action taken against you and in severe evidence of your appointment (appointment this matter you should ask for help from For the purpose of this statement, disability is cases this can result in exclusion from card or medical certificate). This form would another member of staff. defined as: “A physical or mental impairment your examination or termination of your need to be authorised and signed off before with substantial and long term adverse effect programme of study. your absence takes place. Student Union on normal day to day activities.” If you encounter problems of any nature, As an ONCAMPUS student you are The Health and Wellbeing Centre, located which prevent you from attending classes, Illness automatically a member of the Student Union. in University House at Hull University, also you must inform the Attendance Officer as If you are ill, you MUST contact us on the The Union exists to make your experience at houses the Disabilities Office and has a soon as possible. morning of your absence. Please phone +44 the University enjoyable whilst also giving you team of staff who can provide advice and (0)1482 463305 or email hull-attendance@ the opportunity to make your opinions about support on a range of issues that you may Lateness oncampus.global. the University heard. need help with. You can contact the team at [email protected] If you arrive after the scheduled start of the You can self-certify your sickness for up The Hull University Union provides a range of class you may be marked as “Late” or not to 2 consecutive days. After 2 days you student support, including: Gifts for staff permitted entry for your class. must provide a sick note from a Registered • Academic and welfare advice Medical Practitioner. To find your nearest • Entertainment and social activities Please note that Centre staff cannot accept NHS doctor, use the link www.nhs.uk/ Religious/Cultural Holidays gifts from students. service-search • Student shop and food outlets As a multicultural education centre, • Sport clubs and societies ONCAMPUS has respect for all faiths.

20 21 STUDENT SUPPORT AROUND CAMPUS... WHERE WILL I FIND... ? DURING YOUR STUDIES YOUR DURING DURING YOUR STUDIES YOUR DURING AND ADVICE ...CONTINUED

Taxi transfers International calling cards Attractions Supermarkets When you are ready to go home, you can book You can buy cards from a number of places Tesco a taxi to pick you up from the campus and including grocery stores and the Post Office. Tower Street St. Stephens Shopping Centre drop you off at the airport. Please contact us Again, rates differ based on which country Hull 110 Ferensway at [email protected] if you would you are calling and whether you are dialling HU1 4DP Hull like to make a taxi booking. Our Student a landline or mobile phone. The Post Office HU2 8LN Local council Arrivals Coordinator will be pleased to make phone card features monthly offers (e.g. free Tesco Express the booking on your behalf and send you the calls on Saturdays to particular countries). The Wilson Centre 245 Newland Avenue confirmation. Our trusted drivers will meet See their website for further information. Alfred Gelder Street Hull you at the campus and take you straight to Hull HU5 2EJ HU1 3AG Lidl your destination. You can pay for your taxi Mobile phones in advance whilst you are still in college, so www.hullcc.gov.uk 23 Cottingham Road you will not need to have cash ready for the A number of mobile phone operators cater Hull Shopping Centres driver. for the needs of international students. These HU5 2PP companies, including Nomi and Lebara, St. Stephens Shopping Centre offer very cheap calling rates to a number of 110 Ferensway Making international calls countries overseas. Hull Keeping in touch with your family and friends HU2 8LN at home is important. You should make sure www.ststephens-hull.com/shops Student representatives that you have a way of communicating with them regularly. Today’s technology makes Students from each course are elected by Shopping Centre this very easy. Your options include using their peers to represent the views of students Princes Dock Street at the Academic Programme Committees. Hull the internet, international dialling cards nburg and mobile phones. The option that works These meetings happen once a term and are HU1 2PQ ewcastle unerlan best for you will depend on your individual designed to improve the management and circumstances and you should look at enhancement of their programmes of study. which method is the most cost effective and Transport Staff and students consult each other on ancester practical. Hull Paragon Interchange HULL all aspects of their learning experience Ferensway and future developments. Students will erpool Hull Internet Brmngam communicate with their peers on their HU2 8NH courses and attend meetings to discuss this oentr Software such as Skype allows you to call ambrge feedback in Centre and then with the other landlines, mobile phones and other Skype Post Office or student representatives nationally once a users over the internet. Calls between Skype 69 Newland Avenue Brstol term. onon users are free of charge. Call rates from a Hull Skype user to a landline and mobile phone It is a chance to really make a difference, to HU5 2AL vary, depending on country. improve your student experience.

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24 25 TEACHING CLUBS AND DURING YOUR STUDIES YOUR DURING BUILDINGS SOCIETIES STUDIES YOUR DURING

ONCAMPUS Hull is in the Leven Building, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX. Hull University Union (HUU) All University of Hull buildings have wheelchair access and accessible toilets for disabled persons. Hull University Union, run by students for The Hull University Union also has over 50 students, is one of the most active students’ sport clubs including: Key campus buildings: unions in the country, with more than 100 • Football societies including; University House • Ice Hockey Brynmor Jones Library (Student’s Union) • Drama Society • Cricket • Engineering Society Following a £28 million refurbishment in 2014, the Brynmor The University House is • Baseball Jones Library offers outstanding state of the art studying home to Hull University • Chinese Society • Cycling facilities. The library is home to over a million printed items Union and Welfare Services. • Harry Potter Society and 40,000 digital resources as well 350 open access PCs, The Hull University Union • Malaysian Students Society 48 borrowable laptops, multifunction printers, scanners and has more than 150 clubs photocopiers, and self-service issuing facilities. Whether you and societies for students to • Film Society study alone or in a group the library can accommodate both join – a great way to make • Saudi Society as there are 29 bookable group study rooms, multiple spaces friends. Visit the University • Kuwaiti Society for groups to work together informally, and plenty of quiet and shop to buy all the essentials • Qatari Society silent space. or Waterstones bookstore The Brynmor Jones Library offers more than just study. Visit to buy your course books. It the cafeteria for a coffee with friends or the Art Gallery on also includes EATS / EATS For a full list of both societies and sport clubs at Hull University, please follow the links below: the ground floor or take in the beautiful views of the city and Italia – a great place to meet https://hulluniunion.com/sports/teams surrounding area from the 7th floor observatory. friends for a sandwich or https://hulluniunion.com/societies/list pizza or Starbucks coffee. Societies and sports teams are a great way for you to make friends, pursue an interest or find a Hull University’s new hobby! If you have any questions about how sports and societies work for students or what welfare services are HUU can do for you, please visit the reception at University House. also located here if you need help or advice.

26 27 CONTACT DETAILS

ONCAMPUS office The general office is where your course is managed. This is where you will get information/documentation and help with other general enquiries.

LOCATION

ONCAMPUS Hull Leven Building University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX

STAFF Chris Hooper — Centre Head Telephone: +44 (0)7540 413219 | [email protected]

Maria Bowers — Deputy Centre Head Telephone: +44 (0)7525597365 | [email protected]

Katie Burbage — Student Services Officer Telephone: +44 (0)1482 463306 | [email protected]

Rachel Kerridge — Curriculum Information Officer Telephone: +44 (0)1482 463305 | [email protected]

If you need to contact centre staff in an emergency outside of office hours please call: +44 (0)7850 508542

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