Date: 21 March 2025
Time: 11:00 – 14:00
Venue: Lecture Room 1, Riddel Hall, QUB
Organisers:
- Professor Shuang REN, Director, DEIB Committee, Queen’s Business School
- Dr Liang WANG, Language Support Officer & QUB iRise (BAME&I) Event Officer

Outline:
This forum aims to discuss the local resources, good practices and challenges when supporting Chinese (and other) international students, in response to the recently published HEPI Report “How can UK universities improve their strategies for tackling integration challenges among Chinese students?“ (Ebel, 2024). This report raises critical questions about whether Chinese students receive adequate support in UK universities.
As one of the UK’s leading institutions for international students, Queen’s University Belfast is committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment for Chinese and other international students. Jointly organised by QBS DEIB Committee and The Language Centre, supported by QUB iRise Network, we particularly welcome colleagues from different sectors with good experiences of supporting Chinese students to attend the discussions. Based on the voices from staff and students at the forum, we hope to identity approaches that would enhance the level of support at Queen’s University Belfast.
Below is a provisional agenda for your information:
- Welcome
- Keynote presentation
- Panel discussion
- Interactive breakout discussions
- Lunch break
- Action plan and closing remarks
Places are limited to max. 30 due to room capacity and we have the first-come, first-served policy. The registration form will be closed once places are taken, or by 5 pm, Thursday 20th March the latest.
Related reading
- HEPI report challenges whether Chinese students receive enough support from UK universities (Summary of the report with a link to the full report)