The way in which British people treat international students

by Inagaki Eriko

By staying in the UK for a year as an international student, it seems that they are excellent in welcoming and assisting international students who are unfamiliar to the UK.
In order to elaborate it, I will mention “Globe Café” in Birmingham.
Globe café is the name of the Christian group which organises the free activities to help international students adjust to British life. The staff of Globe café consists of several adults and many young people in their 20th and 30th.
There are largely two main activities.
Firstly Globe café runs a programme once a week in church near the University.
They set a theme each time such as the history of the UK, Christian festivals and the introduction of major cities; give presentation to the participants and answer questions.
At the same time they provide the Bible study for those who have an interest.
Secondly Globe café holds a one-day trip occasionally.
They give a ride to the international students and take them to many places like National Trust-owned heritage sites.
The idea is that students get accustomed to British life smoothly by meeting other international students as well as deepening understanding of the UK.
From what I have heard there are similar projects across the country.
These days Japanese universities also have increasing number of international students so I am tempted to know whether the same sort of activity is undertaken for them.