{"id":3731,"date":"2023-02-15T08:58:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T08:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningspaces.dundee.ac.uk\/dundeeuniculture\/?p=3731"},"modified":"2025-09-15T10:46:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T09:46:31","slug":"the-global-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/the-global-room\/","title":{"rendered":"The Global Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University&#8217;s Global Room has something for everyone. Find out more about what they do with this blog by Anya Farnan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3736\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-14-141245-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-14-141245-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-14-141245-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-14-141245-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-14-141245.png 1051w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Global Room is a social space on City Campus for all students to relax, meet new people and celebrate cultural events. The Global Room offers a drop-in zone during the semester with various teams from Student Services including Immigration\u00a0Compliance, International Advice, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dundee.ac.uk\/studyingabroad\/global-room-drop-in\/\">Go Abroad Ambassadors<\/a>\u00a0to name a few. We also have student PCs which are available to\u00a0use and is we are a space for holding social events. We have board games and jigsaws that are available if you need to relax in\u00a0between classes and take some time out of your busy day. Staff can also use the space for informal meetings,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:globalroom@dundee.ac.uk\">contact us<\/a>\u00a0to book a space.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3733\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2023\/02\/Picture2.png\" alt=\"Chinese new year decorations\" width=\"269\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2023\/02\/Picture2.png 269w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2023\/02\/Picture2-204x300.png 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During January we were extremely busy with the new international student intake. 1378 students matriculated over a few weeks. The Global Room was also a venue for some Welcome events. In amongst this we decorated the Global Room to celebrate Chinese New Year. We held a small event on Thursday 26 January giving away traditional red envelopes filled with gold covered chocolate and hosted lantern making. We also gave away apples, grapes and oranges which have different meanings. Apples mean safeness, grapes mean abundance and oranges mean good luck &amp; happiness.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3732\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2023\/02\/Picture3.png\" alt=\"Poster for random acts\" width=\"827\" height=\"875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2023\/02\/Picture3.png 827w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2023\/02\/Picture3-284x300.png 284w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2023\/02\/Picture3-768x813.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW245396607 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245396607 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">For February we have a couple of events planned. The first is Random Acts of Kindness Day which Amber who is the Modern Apprentice in the Global Room is working on. We will host <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245396607 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">crafting, chilling with a mental health podcast, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245396607 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">encourage people to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245396607 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">add some inspirational messages to our pin board and enjoy multiple games of Monopoly \u2013 donated by the Board Games Society for the afternoon<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245396607 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">. <span class=\"TextRun SCXW233896971 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233896971 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">For March we hope to host something for University Mental Health Day on the 9 March. We will also host an event for Holi on the afternoon of the 10 March. Initial plans include Bollywood dancing, colouring rangoli and showing a Bollywood movie.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW233896971 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Find out more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dundee.ac.uk\/facilities\/global-room\">https:\/\/www.dundee.ac.uk\/facilities\/global-room<\/a> or follow us on Instagram at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uodtheglobalroom\/?hl=en\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uodtheglobalroom\/?hl=en<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3735\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2023\/02\/Global-Room-Logo-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Logo of Global Room\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2023\/02\/Global-Room-Logo-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2023\/02\/Global-Room-Logo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2023\/02\/Global-Room-Logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2023\/02\/Global-Room-Logo-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2023\/02\/Global-Room-Logo.jpg 1181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University&#8217;s Global Room has something for everyone. 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