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Join us at Global Week
Our annual programme of events celebrating global culture
Welcome to Global Week 2024!
Global Week is our annual celebration of global culture and international diversity at the University of Portsmouth and within our beautiful City.
We have an exciting programme for Global Week 2024.
Global Week 2024 | 8-17 March
Global Week 2024 Programme
Click on each event for more information and to book your ticket, unless otherwise specified.
ADDITIONAL EVENT
Sunday 24 March 2024
12.00pm - 2.00pm - University of Portsmouth Holi 2024
*Please be aware this event is being photographed and filmed for University of Portsmouth marketing purposes*
This event is open to the public, students and staff.
Week Long Event - Global Buddies (students only)
Global Buddies - Students only
The University of Portsmouth (UoP) holds key partnerships with Edith Cowan University (ECU), Western Australia; UniCaen, France and Halmstad University, Sweden which allows our students to go to one of those institutions and vice versa. For this year's Global Week, we are getting students together from all four institutions for the Global Buddies programme.
Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, will be to exchange information with 1 or more of the other 7.874 billion human occupants of Earth. These have been challenging times and so the Global Buddies (students studying at ECU, UniCaen, Halmstad, and UoP) you will be paired or grouped with could be addressing situations you know nothing about.
Before the event, you will be sent details about how you can contact your anonymous Global Buddies. Between yourselves, you will agree on when you will exchange information such as messages, pictures and audio and visual recordings – you will be given details about how you can do this.
You will then be sent simple daily tasks for the 5 days between Monday 11 and Friday 15 March. You will exchange with your buddy/ies only. The purpose of this challenge is to develop your cross-cultural communication skills, gain unique insight into each other’s worlds and whether they differ or seem the same, and hopefully, make new friends.
Friday 8 March 2024
12.00pm - 2.00pm
10th Anniversary Celebration of the Female Entrepreneurs Network
12.00pm - 2.00pm
10th Anniversary Celebration of the Female Entrepreneurs Network
11.00am - 2.00pm
Free bra fitting sessions on International Women’s Day - booking essential!
12.00pm - 2.00pm
10th Anniversary Celebration of the Female Entrepreneurs Network
Monday 11 March 2024
9.30am
Commonwealth Day flag raising ceremony - no need to book, just come along!
Outside the Civic Offices, Guildhall Square
1.00pm - 2.00pm
9.30am
Commonwealth Day flag raising ceremony - no need to book, just come along!
Outside the Civic Offices, Guildhall Square
1.00pm - 2.00pm
Language and Culture Taster Sessions: Mandarin
1.00pm - 2.00pm
3.00pm - 4.00pm
9.30am
Commonwealth Day flag raising ceremony - no need to book, just come along!
Outside the Civic Offices, Guildhall Square
10.00am - 11.00am
Dual Degrees with Edith Cowan University: A How and Why Staff Guide
11.00am - 12.30pm
Student Exchanges - Changing Landscapes
1.00pm - 2.00pm
2.00pm - 3.00pm
Tuesday 12 March 2024
5.00pm
Global to Local Horror: How Horror Films Translate Global Concepts into Local Contexts
8.00pm - 10.30pm
11.00am - 1.00pm
Promoting Studying Abroad in Sandwich Year and Summer School activities - for Business and Law students only
12.00pm - 1.00pm
1.00pm - 3.00pm
International Alumni tips for UK Career Success
1.00pm - 3.00pm
SU Crafternoon: Paint Your Flag Tapestry Decorating
2.00pm - 3.00pm
Language and Culture Taster Sessions: Greek
2.00pm - 4.00pm
Biology Research Around the World - In Person or Virtual
5.00pm
Global to Local Horror: How Horror Films Translate Global Concepts into Local Contexts
8.00pm - 10.30pm
9.00am - 10.30am
Horizon Europe: Programme Overview (UKRO Virtual Visit)
11.00am - 12.30pm
Horizon Europe: Introduction to Marie Sklowdowska-Curie Actions (UKRO)
12.00pm - 1.00pm
1.30pm - 3.00pm
Horizon Europe: Collaborative Projects (UKRO Virtual Visit)
2.00pm - 4.00pm
Biology Research Around the World
5.00pm
Global to Local Horror: How Horror Films Translate Global Concepts into Local Contexts
8.00pm - 10.30pm
Wednesday 13 March 2024
12.00pm - 4.00pm
Fashion Swap Shop - No need to book, just come along!
UPSU Common Room, Cambridge Road, PO1 2EF
2.00pm - 2.30pm
CCI TV Show
Eldon Building Foyer, Winston Churchill Avenue, PO1 2DJ - or online
4.00pm - 5.00pm
5.30pm - 7.00pm
UoP Choir Taster Evening - No need to book, just come along!
Eldon Building Room W1.11, Winston Churchill Avenue, PO1 2DJ
5.30pm - 7.30pm
11.00am - 1.00pm
11.00am - 12.00pm
An Introduction to the Revolution Plastics Institute
11.15am - 11.45am
Optimisation: Its Relation to Mathematics, and its Applications
12.00pm - 4.00pm
Fashion Swap Shop - No need to book, just come along!
UPSU Common Room, Cambridge Road, PO1 2EF
2.00pm - 2.30pm
CCI TV Show
Eldon Building Foyer, Winston Churchill Avenue, PO1 2DJ - or online
1.00pm - 3.00pm
CCIXR: Global Earth Interactive Open Afternoon
4.00pm - 5.00pm
International Tea: Where Do You Think I Come From?
2.00pm - 3.00pm
How Does eBay (UK) Become a Sustainable Brand?
4.00pm - 5.00pm
5.30pm - 7.00pm
UoP Choir Taster Evening - No need to book, just come along!
Eldon Building Room W1.11, Winston Churchill Avenue, PO1 2DJ
5.30pm - 7.30pm
9.30am - 4.00pm
11.00am - 1.00pm
11.00am - 12.00pm
An Introduction to the Revolution Plastics Institute
11.15am - 11.45am
Optimisation: Its Relation to Mathematics, and its Applications
12.00pm
Global Bake Off, Science and Health Faculty Office
12.00pm - 4.00pm
Fashion Swap Shop - No need to book, just come along!
UPSU Common Room, Cambridge Road, PO1 2EF
2.00pm - 2.30pm
CCI TV Show
Eldon Building Foyer, Winston Churchill Avenue, PO1 2DJ - or online
1.00pm - 3.00pm
CCIXR: Global Earth Interactive Open Afternoon
2.00pm - 3.00pm
1.15pm
Global Mindset Programme Event
4.00pm - 5.00pm
International Tea: Where Do You Think I Come From?
2.00pm - 3.00pm
How Does eBay (UK) Become a Sustainable Brand?
4.00pm - 5.00pm
5.30pm - 7.00pm
UoP Choir Taster Evening - No need to book, just come along!
Eldon Building Room W1.11, Winston Churchill Avenue, PO1 2DJ
5.30pm - 7.30pm
Thursday 14 March 2024
12.00pm - 3.00pm
Festival of Cultures - No need to book, just come along!
Ravelin Sports Centre, Cambridge Road, PO1 2SE
*Please be aware this event is being photographed and filmed for University of Portsmouth marketing purposes*
1.00pm - 2.30pm
Let's Talk About Sustainability
3.00pm - 4.00pm
Puppetry as a Global Practice: Practical Workshop for Adults
6.00pm - 8.00pm
Performance Showcase - No need to book, just come along!
Third Space, Students' Union, Cambridge Road, PO1 2EF
*Please be aware this event is being photographed and filmed for University of Portsmouth marketing purposes*
9.30am - 5.00pm
11.00am - 12.00pm
Language and Culture Taster Sessions: Arabic
12.00pm - 2.00pm
12.00pm - 3.00pm
Festival of Cultures - No need to book, just come along!
Ravelin Sports Centre, Cambridge Road, PO1 2SE
*Please be aware this event is being photographed and filmed for University of Portsmouth marketing purposes*
1.00pm - 2.30pm
Search and Seizure of Forensic Evidence
1.00pm - 2.30pm
Let's Talk About Sustainability
2.30pm - 3.00pm
3.00pm - 4.00pm
Puppetry as a Global Practice: Practical Workshop for Adults
3.00pm - 5.00pm
Bridging Divides Speaker Series
4.00pm - 8.00pm
6.00pm - 8.00pm
Performance Showcase - No need to book, just come along!
Third Space, Students' Union, Cambridge Road, PO1 2EF
*Please be aware this event is being photographed and filmed for University of Portsmouth marketing purposes*
6.30pm - 8.00pm
12.00pm - 2.00pm
12.00pm - 3.00pm
Festival of Cultures - No need to book, just come along!
Ravelin Sports Centre, Cambridge Road, PO1 2SE
*Please be aware this event is being photographed and filmed for University of Portsmouth marketing purposes*
1.00pm - 2.30pm
Search and Seizure of Forensic Evidence
1.00pm - 2.30pm
Let's Talk About Sustainability
2.30pm - 3.00pm
3.00pm - 5.00pm
Bridging Divides Speaker Series
3.00pm - 4.00pm
Puppetry as a Global Practice: Practical Workshop for Adults
4.00pm - 8.00pm
6.00pm - 8.00pm
Performance Showcase - No need to book, just come along!
Third Space, Students' Union, Cambridge Road, PO1 2EF
*Please be aware this event is being photographed and filmed for University of Portsmouth marketing purposes*
6.30pm - 8.00pm
Chaplaincy's Big Quiz of the Whole World
Friday 15 March 2024
1.00pm - 2.00pm
Screening Nightmares: The Global Horror Film Festival
1.00pm - 2.00pm
Mangrove Action Project - Blue Governance and Ecosystems Management Talk
7.00pm - 12.00am
11.00am - 12.00pm
The Importance of International Student for British Universities - A Historical View
1.00pm - 2.00pm
Screening Nightmares: The Global Horror Film Festival
1.00pm - 2.00pm
Mangrove Action Project - Blue Governance and Ecosystems Management Talk
2.00pm - 4.00pm
7.00pm - 12.00am
11.00am - 12.00pm
The Importance of International Student for British Universities - A Historical View
1.00pm - 2.00pm
Screening Nightmares: The Global Horror Film Festival
1.00pm - 2.00pm
Mangrove Action Project - Blue Governance and Ecosystems Management Talk
2.00pm - 4.00pm
7.00pm - 12.00am
Sunday 17 March 2024
1.00pm - 2.00pm
Language Taster Session: Welsh
2.00pm - 3.00pm
Language Taster Session: Cornish
3.00pm - 4.00pm
1.00pm - 2.00pm
Language Taster Session: Welsh
2.00pm - 3.00pm
Language Taster Session: Cornish
3.00pm - 4.00pm
1.00pm - 2.00pm
Language Taster Session: Welsh
2.00pm - 3.00pm
Language Taster Session: Cornish
3.00pm - 4.00pm