Eid al-Fitr in Nottingham
July 24, 2015
Eid al-Fitr (also known as Id al-Fitr or Eid ul-Fitr) falls on the first day of Shawwal in the Islamic calendar. It marks the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan and the start of a feast that lasts up to three days, depends on the countries. This day is recognised from the astronomical estimate from the …
Ramadan in Nottingham
July 17, 2015
Meredita Susanty, an international student from Indonesia studying MSc Management and Information Technology at The University of Nottingham. This blog post was written in 2015. For dates of the Islamic Society’s current events, see the Islamic Society website. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, where any Moslem people who have hit puberty …
Student Volunteer Awards 2015
July 10, 2015
Do you know about the Student Volunteer Awards? I had never heard about it until I got an invitation email to come in to the event. How could I get an invitation to the event? Apparently the Student Volunteer Centre sent me an invitation because I got nominated for one of the award categories. Wondering …
You can’t celebrate Chinese New Year without good food!
February 20, 2015
Today’s blog post is by Paula from Hong Kong, who is studying BA International Media and Communications Studies. Chinese New Year (CNY), also known as Spring Festival, is among all other festivals, the most important and the most widely celebrated one for Chinese people. No matter whether you are in China or abroad, doing something to …
Season’s Greetings from the International Office
December 24, 2014
Season’s greetings from The University of Nottingham International Office! As we reach the end of 2014 and get ready to welcome in 2015, many of our students, staff and colleagues at Nottingham and around the world are taking a well-earned break to spend time with families and friends, celebrate the holidays and make plans for the …
Celebrating our studies at the Sheriff of Nottingham’s Summer Garden Party
July 25, 2014
The Sheriff of Nottingham’s Summer Garden Party for Nottingham’s International Students, organised by Experience Nottinghamshire, took place at Nottingham Castle on 15 July 2014. Diana Guzmán Barraza, a Mexican student studying MSc Sustainable Energy Engineering, shares some comments and photos from the occasion. One of the best things about studying at The University of Nottingham …
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