{"id":477,"date":"2023-01-13T16:54:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T16:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/?p=477"},"modified":"2023-01-13T16:55:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T16:55:06","slug":"have-a-great-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/2023\/01\/13\/have-a-great-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Have a great start"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Happy return and new start!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are pleased to have met quite a number of our international students, including the new cohort of Erasmus\/Study Abroad students today at the Tandem Language Exchange event and the SU Welcome event at the Graduate School Social Space today! All seemed very keen and enthusiastic about starting their journey of language learning and intercultural exchange at Queen&#8217;s and elsewhere.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We look forward to the language course and academic programme start from the next week onward and welcome more students, as well as staff members, to join us in the coming round of enrolment and related events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-479\" data-id=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/292\/2023\/01\/TLE-65-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/TLE-65-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/TLE-65-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/TLE-65-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/TLE-65-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/TLE-65-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/TLE-65.jpg 1702w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Tandem Language Exchange at Queen&#8217;s<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-480\" data-id=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/292\/2023\/01\/TLE-66-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/TLE-66-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/TLE-66-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/TLE-66-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/TLE-66-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/TLE-66-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/TLE-66.jpg 1702w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Tandem Language Exchange at Queen&#8217;s<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-478\" data-id=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/292\/2023\/01\/SU-Welcome-at-GS-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/SU-Welcome-at-GS-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/SU-Welcome-at-GS-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/SU-Welcome-at-GS-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/SU-Welcome-at-GS-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/SU-Welcome-at-GS-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/SU-Welcome-at-GS.jpg 1702w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">SU Welcome event at The Graduate School<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, happy weekend to you all!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy return and new start! 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