Our aims
Our Aims
By implementing a model of student/staff collaboration based on mutual support and the co-sharing of responsibilities, DEN has, as its main aim, releasing students’ enthusiasm and creativity to facilitate their engagement with their community, ensuring that they feel supported and inspired to realise their potential and develop their skills.
DEN aims to be a platform that builds on the diversity of students of the University of Westminster to further encourage democratic engagement through a collective approach to their education, helping students to recognise and communicate their own achievements through collaborative working
Building on
the University of Westminster’s 2023-29 strategy,
DEN’s main aims are
DEN’s main aims are
Encouragement
To encourage students from different backgrounds and facilitating the process of realising their own potential to contribute to an education that allows them to fulfil their career and personal goals.
Diversity
To celebrate the diversity of the University of Westminster in a way that allows building on differences to enhance students’ global awareness and to develop their skills.
Skills
To contribute to developing students’ transferable skills and democratic values, that enhance their employability and career prospects.
Community
To build a bridge between higher education and local and international communities, and facilitating international student mobility and the development of a global mindset through strong relationships with international higher education institutions.
Employability
To provide students with internships, to engage in different projects, to develop their employability skills and knowledge by integrating into different courses, modules, including research methods and international field trip modules.
DEN approaches the relationship between students and staff as one of facilitation, collaboration and co-creation. Members of staff act as facilitators of the building of student communities that remain mutually supportive, pursuing their own goals as well as reaching out to common objectives.
Along the process, students are provided with holistic guidance, as well as with support and feedback from the members of staff, who oversee the whole process of co-creation, ensuring that they are able to recognise and communicate their achievements.
University of Westminster
309 Regent Street, London W1B 2UW
General enquiries: +44 (0)20 7911 5000
Course enquiries: +44 (0)20 7915 5511
The University of Westminster is a charity and a company limited by guarantee. Registration number: 977818 England