International Relations identifies and develops international collaborative and strategic partnerships, represents the University overseas, provides guidance to and attracts international students to study at the University, delivers student mobility (inbound and outbound), and facilitates the University’s international summer schools.
As an international student we are there to help you settle into university life with ease. Our practical support includes: helping you to improve your English language skills, providing advice about bringing your family to the UK and counselling services.
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Fadi is a 2023 graduate from the maritime business and management programme. He came to the UK as a refugee, having fled his home in Damascus, Syria, and gaining his initial qualifications in Greece. He used his dissertation research to highlight the challenges facing the shipping sector and their obligations under international law to help vessels in distress, including refugee and migrant boat crossings.
International student Victory followed in her sisters' footsteps to leave Nigeria and to study in the UK. Choosing Liverpool as it was a vibrant and buzzing city, she has not only settled into life in the UK but also helped other fellow international students to do the same, by acting as a student mentor while undertaking master’s study in business and management.
Tina Purkis is the Director of LJMU’s Human resources department.
Member of the Board of Governors and Audit and Risk Committee
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