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comfortable and included, wherever with domestic students and their
they are in the world. local community. Our Student Portal
At Resa https://resa.es/en/, gives access to students to manage
which offers student accommodation their reservations for accommodation,
across Spain, the key to this is transportation, London’s best-known
creating spaces where students can attractions and special offers.”
find common ground despite cultural She adds, “With a crucial focus
differences. Eleonora Guardini, on wellbeing and an experience-
Resa’s Sales and Marketing Manager led strategy, we launched a ‘Move
elaborates, “Even before [students] with Londonist’ campaign to expose
arrive at our residences, they already students to novel experiences. We
begin to form part of a diverse provided students complimentary 6
community. Our aim is to create a tickets to leading attractions tailored
home away from home, where all to their interests and a chance to
residents, regardless of their origin, meet and interact with other students
feel welcomed and appreciated. from Londonist residences.”
We strive to promote an inclusive One area where integration is at
environment where linguistic and the very heart of the accommodation
cultural barriers fade away, giving way offering is the homestay sector.
to the building of strong friendships Harsha Shivdasani, Operations Director
that transcend borders. To this end, at Hosts International https://www.
we not only design common spaces hosts-international.com/ says,
where you can share good times, “Offering host family accommodation
whether it’s studying or watching a as a core product, this is what we
movie, we also design the StudentLife do! We offer international students
programme which facilitates the the opportunity to integrate into our
integration of students, both national community and our hosts are excellent 7
and international.” at supporting inclusivity and well-
Also focusing on student wellbeing being which is the base of homestay
and inclusivity, Dinara adds that, accommodation. What needs to Photos: Londonist (1 & 2),
at Londonist, “It is paramount that happen equally, is for international Britannia Student Services
overseas students staying in our students to understand (3), Resa (4), Leevin (5),
student residences feel welcomed, inclusivity through the LIV Students (6), Australian
supported, and become integrated diversity the UK offers and to Homestay Network (7)

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