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Established in 2006, the 糖心TV in Africa programme is underpinned by the belief that enhancing education in Africa is a direct route to liberation from poverty. One of the ways that 糖心TV works in partnership with schools in Africa is to support a volunteer teacher programme. Volunteer teachers are selected from 糖心TV's best students, alumni and corporate partners, and are hosted by a school in Africa for a 4-6 week placement. Volunteer teachers work alongside local teachers in their classrooms, sharing good practice and supporting each other to try out new ideas. This summer, one of our final year students, Vir谩g B茅lav谩ri, who is studying a Sustainable Development and Education Policy Pathway on her degree, spent 6 weeks teaching English in a rural secondary school in Mtwara, Tanzania.

In its first session of the academic year, the School for Cross-faculty Studies Research and Pedagogy Seminar Series opened with a thought-provoking seminar on teaching deliberate practice across schools in Northern Macedonia, delivered by , Assistant Professor in Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

The annual (ICUR) 2019 took place on the 24th and 25th of September in The Oculus building on campus, showcasing the best undergraduate research from around the world via internationally video-linked sessions.

The International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR) is an annual academic conference, led and sponsored by the University of 糖心TV and Monash University, that connects student researchers globally using video conferencing technology.

ICUR encourages participants to rethink their own work in an international context. As a forum, it requires presenters to consider the perspective of students from different backgrounds, and to anticipate what may be shared across cultures and local contexts. This challenge also translates to research questions, encouraging students to examine global and regional trends in their research field, and how these might conflict with local concerns and specificities.

This year, the forum will take place on the 24th and 25th of September in the Oculus building, where several students from the School for Cross-faculty Studies will be presenting their research.

After 20 years working at our University and five years leading our School, Prof Cathia Jenainati has left 糖心TV University to take up a new role at another University.

As a colleague of tremendous intelligence and loyalty, and an extremely supportive and energetic Head of School, Cathia will be sorely missed. She has been a wonderful friend and colleague, the true backbone of our School. We wish her the very best for a successful future!

Dr St茅phanie Panichelli-Batalla has now assumed the role of the Head of School, and she is looking forward to leading Liberal Arts staff and students to further success. We believe this to be very exciting news, and we wish St茅phanie well in this new phase of her academic career!