Welcome To Empower

At Empower Lifeskills, we prepare and support international students to thrive from day one, helping them settle into university life with ease and confidence.

We deliver real world essential life skills which enable students to flourish in an unfamiliar environment, covering everything from cultural adjustment, budgeting and time management skills, to personal safety and mental health strategies to keep them safe and happy.

Our founding team brings first hand experience of the cultural and educational challenges faced by international students, providing deep insights into common pitfalls and  the key factors for success abroad. 

Our mission is to help students prepare for the real-life journey ahead, empowering them to achieve the best possible outcome from their education abroad.

We believe that truly thriving at university starts with knowledge and preparation. Empower is here to bridge the gap between home and real life, one student at a time.

The Empower Life Skills Course

Empower’s Life Skills Course is a pre-departure workshop that makes independent living abroad feel achievable, not overwhelming. It equips students with practical knowledge, emotional resilience, and critical thinking skills to help them settle confidently into university life.

The Empower Life Skills course is structured around five key modules

Allow the Empower team to help your child navigate a new social environment

  • Culture, humour, and social etiquette
  • Staying safe in social settings
  • Building friendships, networking and social confidence

Helping your child become self-sufficient and able to navigate domestic tasks

  • Time management and self-organisation
  • Navigating public transport
  • Road safety
  • Laundry basics
  • Food hygiene and simple cooking

Giving your child the basic financial knowledge to budget and avoid costly mistakes

  • Managing budgets and finances
  • Banking, mobile contracts, insurance essentials
  • Avoiding scams and financial traps

Helping your child deal with the stresses and strains of university life


  • Mental health strategies & managing stress
  • Physical wellbeing
  • Navigating health services (GPs, hospitals, emergency services)

Advising your child on where to go and who to contact for help

  • How & where to ask for help (student support, academic advisors, wellbeing centres)
  • Academic culture: what’s different from home?
  • The Empower pre-departure checklist

Our Services

These Empower services are available to UK subscribers of The Empower Life Skills course after registration

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