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Happy Vaisakhi, we wish you prosperity and happiness this Vaisakhi

Everything you need to know about celebrating Vaisakhi

Vaisakhi is a vibrant festival celebrated by millions of Sikhs around the world. Vaisakhi (also called Baisakhi) is the festival that celebrates the founding of the Sikh community, the Khalsa, in 1699. Vaisakhi happens on 13 or 14 April each year, and this year falls on Monday 14 April. Who celebrates Vaisakhi? Vaisakhi is celebrated…

Celebrating Kuwait National Day at our international college

This year marks the 64th annual celebration of Kuwait National Day, which happens every year on 25 February. Kuwaiti students from the University of Brighton International College (UBIC) celebrated with traditional food and music. What is Kuwait National Day? Observed annually on February 25, Kuwait National Day is one of the most significant celebrations in…

£2,000 postgraduate bursaries available from Postgraduate Solutions

Postgraduate Solutions – the company who manage postgrad.com – has launched five new £2,000 bursaries for postgraduate students starting university in 2025. If you’re lucky enough to be awarded one of these five bursaries available, you can combine this with other scholarships or bursaries. About the bursary This Postgraduate Solutions bursary is open to all…

Winter Graduations class of 2025 in gold lettering and small graduation cap.

Congratulations to our international graduates at Brighton’s winter graduation ceremony

The University of Brighton celebrates the incredible journey and achievements of our latest international graduates at our winter graduate ceremonies. A truly Brighton graduation Friends, family and University of Brighton staff gathered to celebrate our incredible students on their graduation day last week. The Brighton Centre was filled with joy, pride and excitement, as students from…

Traditionally designed tea party flyer with teapot and cakes for the International Student Welcome to Brighton Tea Party

Welcoming new international students to Brighton with a traditional British tea party

New international students joining us in January were ‘cordially invited’ to a quintessentially British tea party. New incoming exchange students, semester abroad students and postgraduate students in the School of Business and Law and the School of Architecture, Technology and Engineering were invited to enjoy the British tradition of tea and cake. A fitting welcome…

Red and gold graphic wishing a happy luna new year with a golden snake on a red background

A year of transformation and growth: Celebrating the wood snake for Chinese New Year 2025

29 January marks the start of Chinese New Year. This year marks the end of the Year of the Dragon and the start of the Year of the Snake, which is set to bring wisdom, renewal and transformation. What is Chinese New Year? Sometimes referred to as the Spring festival or simply the Lunar New…

school like graphic that read International Day of Education

Understanding AI and education for the International Day of Education 2025

24 January marks the annual celebration of the International Day of Education. It represents the pivotal importance of education in the world, and advocates for education as a human right. What is the International Day of Education? Created by The United Nations General Assembly in 2018, the annual event highlights the necessity of education as…

The international team sitting on the steps inside Elm House

Welcoming overseas International Office colleagues to Brighton

Connecting teams from across the globe, we welcomed overseas colleagues from the International team to Brighton in December for a week of collaboration. International Office colleagues met face-to-face with teams across the university, enjoyed multiple tours of our facilities, and checked out why Brighton is such a great student city. For many this was their…

Group photo of students from EF Oxford in front of Brighton University sign

Welcoming students from Education First language school to the University of Brighton

This week the university welcomed students from Education First language school in Oxford. Visitors met some of our staff and international student ambassadors to find out more about what it’s like to study here at Brighton. Students were taken on a comprehensive tour of our biggest campus, Moulsecoomb, so they could get a feel for university…

Pharmacy graduate from Greece shares how studying in Brighton gave her tools for life

International alumni from Greece, Polyxeni Tsea, shares her Brighton Effect story on how her university experience set her up for a successful career in the pharmaceutical industry. As an international student coming to the UK to study Pharmacy, Polyxeni tells us how the University of Brighton equipped her both personally and professionally for life and…