International Staff

A new website has recently been launched, specifically for international staff who are relocating to the UK to work in a Higher Education Institution.

http://www.internationalstaff.ac.uk/

The site was created by the University of Leeds, but the information is just as relevant to staff joining the University of St Andrews.

The web-site gives advice about almost everything - from registering with a dentist to childcare to culture shock.

The A-Z index is here: http://www.internationalstaff.ac.uk/azinfo.php

If you are looking for information about the University’s relocation policy, you can find that here: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/staff/policy/removalrelocationexpenses/

(If any member of staff wishes to claim removal costs please contact MS Shona Millard, Payroll and Pensions Manager  email sm74@st-andrews.ac.uk before the expenditure is incurred.)

There is also a ‘Talent Scotland’ website which has a lot of information about moving to Scotland: http://www.talentscotland.com/Workers.aspx

Further information about the National Health Service in Fife (NHS) can be found here: Fife info

St Andrews is proud to have staff members from over 50 different countries. These International Staff had to relocate to Scotland too, and some of them are very happy to act as volunteers to provide help and advice and share their experiences with you.

In 2008 the International Staff Register was launched. In the coming months the register should grow and represent more countries. In the meantime, if you wish to contact a fellow National about relocating to Scotland and St Andrews, please send them an e-mail. Whether you want to talk about settling into new surroundings, dealing with cultural differences or creating a social network, they’ll be pleased to hear from you.

Belgium

Kristin De Troyer, kdt@st-and.ac.uk

Ineke De Moortel, ineke@mcs.st-and.ac.uk

Canada

Malcolm McLeod, mm110@st-and.ac.uk

Heather McKiggan-Fee, heather.mckiggan@st-and.ac.uk

Czech Republic

Thomas Lebl, tl12@st-and.ac.uk

France

Vincent Rinterknecht, vr10@st-and.ac.uk

Germany

Birgit Plietzsch, bp10@st-and.ac.uk

Miriam Koschate-Reis, mk81@st-and.ac.uk

Antje Kohnle, ak81@st-and.ac.uk

India

Kaushik Mitra, km91@st-and.ac.uk

Iran

Pedram Khosromejad, pk18@st-and.ac.uk

Italy

Patrizia Sambuco, ps31@st-and.ac.uk

Mario Giardini, mario.giardini@st-and.ac.uk

Arianna Carlini, ac114@st-and.ac.uk

Mexico

Gerardo Olaez, go4@st-and.ac.uk

Netherlands

Wendy van Rijswijk, wendy.vanRijswijk@st-and.ac.uk

New Zealand

Helen Chapman, htc1@st-and.ac.uk

Katherine Meacham, km102@st-and.ac.uk

Mark Robinson, mr39@st-and.ac.uk

Jan Bebbington, kjb10@st-and.ac.uk

Poland

Karolina Kolendo, kkk1@st-and.ac.uk

Portugal

Liliana Martins, lom@st-and.ac.uk

Romania

Christian-Daniel Savaniu, cds2@st-and.ac.uk

Russia

Julie Brooks, jfb9@st-and.ac.uk

Spain

Paloma Gay y Blasco, pgyb@st-and.ac.uk

Sweden

Charlotte Bjuren, chb4@st-and.ac.uk

Switzerland

Klaus Zuberbuhler, kz3@st-and.ac.uk

Renald Schaub, rs51@st-and.ac.uk

Turkey

Oage Senay, os12@st-and.ac.uk

United States

Katherine Meacham, km102@st-and.ac.uk

Tony Lang, al51@st-and.ac.uk

Anne Smith, anne.smith@st-and.ac.uk

Jonathan Ichikawa, ji10@st-and.ac.uk

Julie Brooks, jfb9@st-and.ac.uk

Lisa Parker, lap21@st-and.ac.uk

Finally, ESOL is the organisation for ‘English for Speakers of Other Languages’. It provides support and resources for adults and children learning English.

http://www.esolscotland.com/index.cfm

Fife providers of ESOL courses are listed here: http://www.esolscotland.com/esol/coursenew.cfm