What Alumni Say
Want to know what it’s really like to be an international student? We’ve asked students around the world about their time studying abroad at university. Read their honest opinions about subject choices, studying abroad, student life and much more. Here are their stories.
International Student Dinuka’s Degree at University College Dublin
Coming from Sri Lanka, Dinuka Tharangi Jayaweera joined University College Dublin in 2015 and completed her BSc degree in Computer Science in 2017. She...
Mario’s Conference Interpreting Masters at London Met University
Mario Xu arrived in London from China in 2017 in search of a new journey. He started studying for a Masters Degree in Conference...
Pete’s Urban Planning Degrees at the University of New England
Pete Russell is a Manager of International Development for a consultancy based in Canberra, Australia. He graduated from the University of New England (UNE) in...
From India to Australia – Atharva Desai’s Masters at Swinburne University
Atharva Desai was working in a high-level position for an IT firm in India when he decided to go overseas to Australia. To take...
Ayaz Ahmad at Victoria University Melbourne
Ayaz Ahmad completed a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) (Honours), at Victoria University, 2014-2017. We asked him about the course, student life,...
From Japan to New York City: Mika’s Story
Talking to Mika, you quickly get a sense of her: she exudes quiet confidence and it is clear that she is exactly where she...
Mika’s Fulton-Montgomery Community College Profile
Choosing a place to study
I grew up in Tokyo which is an incredible city with so much life and culture. When it came to...
Charlotte’s Travel Stories
My Travels
Charlotte got the travel bug as soon as she started earning enough to get away.
I started off probably how most young people do,...
Charlotte’s University of Essex
Charlotte did a BA in English Literature and United States Literature in the Department for Literature, Film and Theatre Studies. She graduated in 2014...
Charlotte’s Anglia Ruskin University
Charlotte did a Diploma in Nursing and qualified with a Certificate in Applied Health Studies after a three year course in the Department for...
Charlotte Rayment – An unpredictable career path
Charlotte works now as an English teacher (among many roles) in a secondary school in Essex. She arrived at this point via her qualification...
Dominic’s Bath Spa University
After his degree, Dominic spent many years travelling and working abroad. Eventually, he left his life in Granada, Spain, and returned to England to...
Dominic’s time at Oxford Brookes University
Dominic studied at Oxford Brookes University where he did a joint honours degree in English and History on their famous modular degree programme.
My Oxford...
Dominic Jaume – The defiant career path
Dominic has been in and around education all his life. It placed him in the Himalayas for three years, took him to Taiwan, to...
Chris’ Newcastle University
Christopher Jaume is the owner of Cooper-King Distillery which he set up and runs with his partner, Abbie. He went to Newcastle University from...
