Preparing an application for a UK university

Student Recruitment Officer (Southern Europe and Turkey), University of Warwick

Hi! I’m Becci and I look after European Student Recruitment for the University of Surrey, a leading university in South East England well-known for our employability opportunities. As well working extensively in Europe, I also work with our UK team and can support with questions regarding the UCAS application process and Personal Statements. I look forward to meeting you all!

Carolina is head of the Education at the British Council since 2012. Before that she managed the Science and Society Team for nearly 10 years and worked in stock market and manufacturing. Graduated as a maths teacher and has a master in school management (Open University) and internet systems (Complutense). e-mail: Carolina.jimenez@britishcouncil.es

Sam studied History at Cambridge and has worked there since graduating in 2014. His first outreach position involved liaising with schools across the UK on behalf of his College, Corpus Christi. He then moved to the central Cambridge Admissions Office to deliver the University Open Days, before transferring to the International Student Recruitment team in 2018. Sam is now responsible for engaging with students, parents, counsellors and schools from across Europe.

Katerina completed her tertiary education in the UK (holds a BA in Political Economy and MSc in Economics / Business Strategy). She joined the British Council Greece in 1997 and since then she has been dedicated in the promotion of the British education. Areas of her expertise are the British and Greek education markets and related policies, the provision of Trans-National education, the recognition of UK qualifications. Katerina oversees the relationship with the UK education counsellors and alumni associations in Greece.

Hi, my name is Lauren and I’m the International Officer for Europe at Durham University. I studied classics initially. Before joining Durham I worked in the admissions offices of various Cambridge Colleges as the Outreach officer, and taught English in Japan for four years. Please feel free to get in touch!

Pamela.Obrien@britishcouncil.org Pamela is Deputy Head, Pastoral at the British Council School. Before this role, she was Head of Secondary and previously to that Head of Early Years at the school. Her degree is in Mathematics and French and she holds a Higher Diploma in Education, an MBA and the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH).

Lucy Hendry is a Global Recruitment Officer at Oxford Brookes University with a background in modern languages (BA hons French and Italian, University of Exeter). Lucy has worked in the international education sector for over 7 years, including teaching in Italy, work in the English language sector, international admissions and recruitment. She has been working in the global recruitment team at Oxford Brookes since 2018, taking responsibility for Europe and Turkey.

Serving as Deputy Coordinator in the IB Diploma Programme for the past 12 years at CGS, one of Greece’s oldest and most prestigious independent schools, my work encompasses collaborating with the world’s leading universities, institutes and research centers and developing diverse educational projects and outreach activities. With extensive experience in preparing our students’ UK university applications and a comprehensive knowledge of the UK university landscape, I have had the pleasure to write hundreds of reference letters and helped teachers in writing their own, successfully supporting our students in their admission to a UK university. I have also worked at the Canadian Embassy in Athens as Academic Affairs Officer and as Head of Educational Services at the International Organization for Migration in Greece. For more than 30 years, I have collaborated with people from diverse backgrounds in education, diplomacy and humanitarian services.