“Bridging the gap for non-traditional first-year students in a distance education setting”. That was the title of the presentation given by Dr André Biederbeck and Dr Prue Goredema at the 17th annual European First Year Experience (EFYE) Conference which was held at Abertay University in Dundee, Scotland from 27 – 29 June 2023. Almost 340 delegates from 24 countries attended the top-billed conference this year, where the themes were centred on discovery and design to foster academic and social success for students embarking on their first year of the higher ed journey.
