Academic development is a major part of life in the Westridge. We encourage students from first year to consider their professional direction and to form networks that will serve them later in life. To complement academic development, we run a series of lectures on character development, leadership through our monthly virtue lab. We also invite guest speakers to share their professional experiences. To contribute to our cultural programme of activities, we organise for students to participate in an annual international university congress – the UNIV – in Rome, Italy during Easter.