Sometimes you may find that in the rare circumstance (and we stress this is a very rare occurrence at our fantastic South Coast universities and language colleges) that you encounter a crisis, unlooked for emergency, or your university or college
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We have provided some information on this important topic in our Diversity section, but also want to stress how important it is to learn and experience as much of the host country/British culture, and especially that of the locality you
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Introduction: ‘Diversity’ is the word used to describe individuality, including at a group/collective level: it signifies different communities, sub-population groups, ethnicities, traditions, religions [‘conservative,’ ‘liberal,’ ‘orthodox,’ ‘non-orthodox,’ ‘esoteric,’ ‘exoteric,’ ‘dogmatic,’ etc.], both religious and non-religious faiths and belief systems, minorities
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This important subject concerns personal safety and property/possessions safety, and protecting against ID theft.  It certainly crosses over into other subjects, such as accommodation, found in this booklet/information resource. The UK, especially the Bournemouth Christchurch Poole (BCP), and Dorset area
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Introduction: The main duty and function of your university or college is to provide you with academic services that you have successfully applied for and you are registered to undertake across a specified period of time, ending with your course
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Your students’ union (or for colleges, students support officer) will have information on these, particularly though those who will be able to connect you or introduce you to faith and religion groups will be official student union societies for these
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Very rarely you may, potentially, possibly find that you experience racial discrimination or prejudice (more extreme incidents and experiences of prejudice in the UK may be described as ‘hate crimes’). You may also on equally rare occasions (the UK is
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Introduction, and about the ‘UKVI’: As with every country, including the home countries of overseas/international students, immigration control agencies exist to protect against illegal immigration, criminal activity that crosses borders, and to regulate immigration for those coming to the UK. 
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