Global Festival 2025

Festival Activities Schedule

Activity	Location	Information
Sushi Making Workshop, run by ‘Sushi, Boba and Poke’	Creative Quadrant	Make your own sushi roll to take home!
Paint your own plant pot!	XFi Seminar Room C	Paint your own plant pot and receive a plant to take home from our University Grounds Team!
Language Taster Sessions	XFi Seminar Room A	Join for a fun and engaging session exploring Japanese and Ukrainian!
Tea Tasting	MBA Suite	Enjoy tea and snacks from around the world, including goodies from Kanako’s cakes!
Soap Carving Workshop by Oyana Kenya	XFi Seminar Room	Join Enactus Society to carve your own soap!
Salsa Dance Taster	18:15, XFI Study Space	Get moving with the Salsa Society! No experience or partner needed.
Swing Dance Taster	18:45, XFI Study Space	Learn vintage moves with the Swing Dance Society. No pressure, just fun!
Indian Society Dance Taster	19:15, XFI Study Space	Experience Bollywood-style rhythm with the Indian Society!
Anime and K-Drama Screenings from 7pm	XFI Henderson LT	Watch Spy x Family, Apothecary Diaries, and Business Proposal!
Henna Artist	La Touche	Enjoy intricate, freehand henna designs at our festival!
Karaoke Booth	La Touche	Sing your favourite songs at our karaoke booth!

Attendees can choose one of the following meals, completely free of charge:

Lentil and Spinach Dahl with flatbread and pilau rice (VG) 

West African Jollof: smoky spiced tomato and pepper rice with peri peri tofu (VG) 

Condiment Station

• Lime Pickle
• Yogurt and Mint
• Peri Peri
• Sweetcorn and Dill Slaw

Food is available for the first 300 attendees. To receive your food you will need to register at the entrance of Building One and receive a voucher.

Society performances

We will be joined by some of our societies for performances throughout the evening: 

• Sweet Nothings A Cappella
• Swing Society
• Indian Society
• Ukrainian Singer
• South-Asian Society
• Salsa Society Performance

Global Festival Passport

Complete your Festival Passport by attending workshops and networking with festival goers and University staff! The first 100 students to complete their passport will win a free Bubble tea or Ice Cream. Collect your passport from the Building One Info Point/Entrance.

International Dress Competition

Join our cultural Dress competition on @uofebusiness Instagram! The winners will be awarded either an Amazon voucher or a University of Exeter Hoodie.

The Global Festival is a celebration of our cultural diversity, with a host of activities and events on offer to students and colleagues.

Everyone is welcome – it's a fantastic opportunity to make new connections, have some fun with colleagues and friends, learn more about our incredible support services and share your own experiences and culture. We are lucky to have colleagues and students from a huge range of communities, cultures, and countries, and we are excited to celebrate this rich cultural diversity at the festival.

For those recently joining our community, staff and students will be on hand to answer any questions you may have in your first few weeks of arriving at Exeter. And for everyone returning to campus, it’s a chance to catch up with friends and colleagues and have some fun.

There will be something for everyone: workshops, music, games, film screenings, food, support stands, and guest speakers. There will also be plenty of opportunities during the festival to speak with senior members of our leadership team. We want to hear what our students think, so get your voice heard and have your say!

We want our whole community to have access to the Cultural Celebration, all activities will be family-friendly, so staff and students are welcome to bring their children if childcare would be an issue during the event.

By bringing our community of students and staff together for an evening of fun, we aim to:

• Provide opportunities to learn about different cultures and explore thoughts from different perspectives,
• celebrate cultural diversity and promote inclusion,
• address feelings of isolation and create a sense of belonging,
• raise awareness of support networks and services,
• offer a forum to raise concerns informally with senior leaders,
• showcase what makes Exeter a welcoming and fun place to live, study and work,
• have fun and get to know our community.

The University of Exeter values the diversity of its community because it believes this enriches employment, research, studying and learning experiences. The Global Festival celebrates the rich cultural diversity of the staff and students at University of Exeter and brings together a wide variety of societies and networks to do so.   While the University acknowledges that some societies may not represent the personal beliefs of some staff and students, the University is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity and does not segregate societies from each other.  There is no obligation to take part in any activity or visit any stand, however in line with its Value of ‘Community’, the University recognises that all its staff, students, visitors and others associated with the University have a responsibility to ensure that their actions comply with both the requirements and the spirit of its Dignity and Respect policy.

The University of Exeter is an inclusive community, where everyone has the right to be treated with respect. Harassment, bullying, intimidation and discrimination (for example racism, homophobia, sexual discrimination) go against all we stand for and will not be tolerated. If you've experienced or witnessed any of the above we encourage you to report it here and to get the support you might need.

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Student Working Group Members

Name	Details
Daria Botnar	2nd year BSc Business and Management
Jamie Chen	2nd Year Business and Management Jamie's LinkedIn Profile
Emilie Todd	2nd Year Business and Management Emilie's LinkedIn Profile
Misha Seale	2nd year BSc Marketing and Management Misha's LinkedIn Profile
Chiew Qian Tung	2nd Year BSc Marketing and Management Chiew's LinkedIn Profile
Kulrisa (Grace) Woradejmongkol	2nd year BSc Business Analytics Kulrisa's LinkedIn Profile