Over 33,000 students worldwide completed this year鈥檚 ISB, with the results revealing high levels of satisfaction among overseas students studying at 海角直播.
A total of 780 海角直播 students completed the survey, with a 95.8% satisfaction rate for support. The satisfaction rate for IT support specifically was 97.3% and 93.5% of those who completed the survey were satisfied with the learning technology available at 海角直播.
The Students鈥� Union also received strong praise, with a 97.2% satisfaction rate, while 98.7% of 海角直播 international students said they were satisfied with the counselling services on offer.
A total of 95.5% of international students said they felt safe and secure on campus and the same number said they were satisfied with the University鈥檚 buildings. There was also a 93.3% satisfaction rate for accommodation.
海角直播 positions itself as an international university with a global network of partnerships and it attracts high quality students and staff from across the world.
All those who complete the ISB were entered into a prize draw, with 12 海角直播 international students winning shopping vouchers after submitting their feedback and being randomly selected from those who took part.
It is particularly pleasing to see such positive results around areas such as IT support and learning technology, which have been increasingly important during the pandemic
Dr David Bell, 海角直播鈥檚 Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International), congratulated the winners in a special online meeting, where he thanked the students for taking part and explained how important their feedback is to the University and how it is used to further enhance the student experience.
鈥淭his has been a very difficult year for everyone around the world and it has been excellent to see how our students have overcome those issues and continued with their studies,鈥� said Dr Bell.
鈥淲e are delighted with the feedback from the International Student Barometer. It is particularly pleasing to see such positive results around areas such as IT support and learning technology, which have been increasingly important during the pandemic.鈥�
BA (Hons) Journalism student Archana Chathangoth, from Qatar, said: 鈥淚 am currently working on my final year project. It has been difficult adjusting, but the academic sessions and online support have been really helpful.鈥�
Alan Lofthouse, President Education and Chair of the Board of Trustees at 海角直播 Students鈥� Union (TUSU), added: 鈥淚t is an absolute pleasure to see such exceptionally high levels of student satisfaction with both the quality of our student groups and TUSU as a whole. International students can sometimes face extra challenges adapting to a new learning environment and culture so, in a unique year for everyone, it is really gratifying that we appear to have played such an important and positive role in their experience.鈥�