NTU Global Lounges
Find out more about the exciting international opportunities and cultural events happening in the NTU Global Lounges.
The Global Lounges are open to all NTU, NTIC, Confetti students and colleagues. These dedicated on-campus spaces in City and Clifton offer flexible opportunities to enhance your CV and expand your horizons.
In our Global Lounges you can:
- relax and make friends from around the world whilst enjoying free tea and coffee
- celebrate, organise and take part in student-focused cultural events
- enhance employability through international opportunities.
Find out our latest activities on the Current Student Events Calendar and connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
Locations and opening times
Global Lounge - City Campus
The City Global Lounge is located in 23 Goldsmith Street.
- Monday – Thursday: 9 am–7 pm (term-time)
- Friday: 9 am–5 pm (term-time)
- Monday – Friday: 9 am–5 pm (out of term)
Global Lounge - Clifton Campus
The Clifton Global Lounge is located in Mary Ann Evans 019.
- Monday – Friday: 9 am–5 pm (term-time)
- Monday – Friday: 10 am–4 pm (out of term)
Meet new people and try things from different cultures
Games Afternoon
Challenge your friends to board games, quizzes, and enjoy some friendly competition.
- Monday, 3 pm to 5 pm, Clifton & City Global Lounges
Gardening
Discover the joy of nurturing plants and connecting with nature at Clifton Allotment.
- Wednesday, 1 pm to 3 pm, Clifton Global Lounge
Crafternoon
Join us for relaxing craft sessions where creativity meets mindfulness.
- Wednesday, 2 pm to 4 pm, Clifton & City Global Lounges
Find your way with MazeMap.
Learn a new language
Our Global Lounges provide students with an opportunity to learn a new language through a wide range of activities such as the Language Café and Language in Tandem.
Language Café
Learn or practise a language in a friendly environment. All languages and levels are welcome, including English.
You can also volunteer with us to teach a language. More information can be found in the Working and Volunteering section at the bottom of this page.
You do not need to register, just come along to the Language Café sessions on:
- Tuesday, 5 pm to 7 pm, City Global Lounge
- Thursday, 3 pm to 5 pm, Clifton Global Lounge
Language in tandem
Improve your language skills by pairing up with another student to learn a different language every week. The Language in Tandem scheme is open to all students, no matter what language you speak.
Interested? You can sign up for our Language in Tandem.
University Language Programme
The University Language Programme (ULP) provides a range of language courses to all NTU students, including exchange students. You'll have the opportunity to learn a new language or improve your existing foreign language skills.
Choose from Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. There is also Business English and English as a Foreign Language.
Email ulp@ntu.ac.uk if you have any questions.
Get involved in Global Week
Global Week is a week-long celebration of the rich cultural diversity at NTU. It takes place in Term Two and is open to all at NTU, NTIC, and Confetti.
Global Week will take place from 9 February – 13 February 2026. You can get involved and showcase your culture by running a cultural stall, event, performance or highlighting a global issue such as climate change, migration or plastic waste.
NTU Global will donate £1 to a sustainability project on campus for every student attending Global Week. Since 2020, these efforts have resulted in:
- funding the beehives on the Boots Library Roof,
- introducing e-bikes at the Cycle Hub,
- planting of wildflowers at City Campus,
- enhancing the outdoor classroom area at Clifton Campus
- and building hedgehog friendly spaces across campuses.
If you would like to get involved or have any questions about how you can participate in the next Global Week, email ntugloballounge@ntu.ac.uk.
Study abroad
Studying abroad is a fantastic opportunity to enrich your degree by experiencing other cultures and developing skills to add to your CV.
With short and long-term options available through our global network of over 300 partner institutions — and across all of our Schools and subjects — we'll support you in developing personally, professionally and academically.
NTU students can choose from many different travel destinations and it’s easy to apply for scholarships to help with the cost of travelling.
Visit our study abroad webpages to find out where your course could take you. If you're a current NTU student, please email any questions about study abroad to goabroad@ntu.ac.uk
Global Employability Award
This is an exciting award delivered by the Employability team in collaboration with NTU Global to support students in becoming global graduates through meaningful experiences.
The award is open to all students but may appeal to those who are interested in working internationally or improving their international profile, or who want to work with people from diverse communities within the UK.
If you are interested in taking part in this Award, you can register now and start gaining your extracurricular international experience and when the Award commences you can simply add your points to your record.
Working and volunteering
Develop your confidence, make new friends and gain skills and experience to add to your CV by joining our global community. Please email ntugloballounge@ntu.ac.uk if you’re interested in working or volunteering in any of the roles below.
Global Lounge Ambassador
Paid, part-time role to work in the City or Clifton Global Lounge, and on the Virtual Global Lounge. These opportunities are promoted on Unitemps and Futurehub usually in the spring.
Global Week Volunteer
Represent your culture or a global issue you care about during the annual Global Week celebration.
Cultural Ambassador
Organise a cultural event or an event or activity around a global issue you care about online or in the Global Lounges.
Language Café Volunteer
Are you passionate about languages and love to meet new people? Become a volunteer for our weekly Language Café!
Language Café is a weekly event at Global Lounges where students from across the university come together to learn and practice languages in a relaxed and fun setting. Language Café is open to complete beginners or even fluent speakers of different languages to meet and speak with others.
Volunteers for all languages are welcome. Some of the highly requested languages include English, French, German, Arabic, Spanish, Korean, Mandarin, and Japanese. Coffee, tea and hot chocolate is provided at each session so don’t forget to bring your own cup.
Why volunteer with us?
- Great way to meet new friends
- Support other students in their language learning journey
- Develop lesson planning, teaching, interpersonal skills
- Experience of working with culturally diverse groups
- Valuable experience to enhance your CV
Volunteers who complete 20 hours will receive a certificate. The contribution also counts toward your Global Employability Award.
Global Summer School Buddy
Welcome and support international students who are doing a Global Summer School programme at NTU. You’ll also be able to attend a course for free.
Student Exchange Buddy
This role is for students that have travelled as part of an exchange or work placement, and would like to give advice and guidance to other students that are preparing to do the same. You'll also help us support visiting international exchange students at NTU.