New Arrivals Programme

Arrive & Thrive

0K
students arrive in the UK on study visas each year
UK Home Office, 2026
0%
of international students feel unsupported in first term
UKCISA, 2025
£0K+
average family investment in a UK university degree
Estimated, 2026
Wk 1
the right foundations in week one change everything that follows
Global Mentors, 2026
#The Reality

Universities give you a degree. Nobody gives you everything else.

Most universities provide excellent academic instruction. What they do not provide is the practical, social and professional support you need in those critical first weeks.

Most international students spend their entire first term just catching up. The ones who arrive supported are already building. Arrive & Thrive exists to make sure you are one of them.

5 Areas
Covered from week one

"By the end of term one, a supported student is already ahead of where most unsupported peers will be at the end of year two."

The Programme

Everything you need.
From week one.

Arrive & Thrive covers every practical, social and professional foundation. Your mentor works with you before you even land — by end of term one you are already ahead.

Banking & Finances UK bank account open and budget understood
NHS & Healthcare GP registered and wellbeing support in place
Transport & Navigation Oyster card, rail cards, getting around independently
Social Integration Genuine connections built from week one
Professional Foundations LinkedIn, UK career culture and first connections
The Process

How Arrive & Thrive works

Four steps — starting before you even land in the UK.

Before Arrival
01
Apply
Contact us 2 to 4 weeks before arrival. We match you with your dedicated mentor straight away.
Pre-Arrival
02
Mentor Session
Your mentor briefs you before you land — what to expect, what to prepare and what to do on day one.
Week One
03
Settle In
Banking, NHS, transport and accommodation — all sorted with your mentor guiding every step.
Term One
04
Build & Connect
LinkedIn live, professional connections made, social integration established — all by end of term one.
Get Started

Ready to arrive and thrive?

Contact us now and we will have everything in place before you land.

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