Studying in the UK: where do I start?

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

Hi, I’m Vaiva, originally from Lithuania, currently studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Leeds. For the past year, I have been on an industry year as a Campaigns Coordinator at the Leeds International Piano Competition. My main motivation for doing a placement was to discover myself try out a field I was interested in working as a graduate.

Melda Kelemcisoy is a postgraduate student at Newcastle University, studying MSc International Business Management. She completed her undergraduate degree in Politics and Sociology at Durham University. In her free time, she enjoys reading classic literature and political philosophy, advocating for animal rights, and cooking delicious plant-based meals.

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

Caroline is the Country Manager for EU, EEA & Eurasian markets at The University of Manchester. With over 10 years’ experience of working in Higher Education and recruitment in a range of organisations, Caroline is passionate about the benefits studying in the UK can offer. Having lived and worked abroad, Caroline has a particular focus on employability and the co-curriculum/activities outside of the classroom when advising students.

Mikaela studied at an international school in Sweden before moving to England in 2007 to study an undergraduate degree in Event Management. She started her career in higher education in 2010, and has covered several duties including student support, study abroad and exchange, partnerships, recruitment, and admissions. She is now in charge of student recruitment for Europe and North America at the University of Derby.

Dai Evans is Regional Manager for Europe at Cardiff University, leading on institutional marketing and engagement. Dai has held a number of recruitment, marketing and admissions roles across the UK higher education sector beginning his career in the International Office at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan. Dai is an LLB Law and French graduate, an avid singer and guitarist, and a Japanese speaker.

Jennifer is a Modern Languages graduate from UCLan (long before it was UCLan!) with 20 years’ experience working in European exports, sales, marketing and PR for global corporations in the private sector. She has worked at Swansea University for 11 years with the last 7 years specifically in international student recruitment for North America and the EU. Originally from Northern Ireland, Jennifer made Swansea her home in 2003 and enjoys all that the beautiful coastal location offers for cycling and hiking and she’s just recently taken up sea rowing as a new challenge!

Emma is an International Officer at Edinburgh Napier University and looks after EU students as part of the wider Europe and Americas team. Emma can help with any questions about studying in Scotland, the course options and student life at Edinburgh Napier. Emma really believes Edinburgh is one of the best places to live.

My name is Adri Hortobagyi and I work as an International Officer for EU at the University of Glasgow. I am originally from Hungary, but I have been living, studying and working in Scotland since 2015. I joined the International Recruitment team at University of Glasgow in 2019.

Hi! I'm Pablo, a current BEng Software Engineering student at Edinburgh Napier University. I chose my degree because I am passionate about computing in general. I guess I am the kind of person that is spellbound by every technological innovation. I also love how well connected my university is to industry!

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Jonathan is Senior Global Officer at University of Portsmouth. I've been in this role since 2013 and previous to that my background is in English language teaching. I taught at the University of Liverpool, but also overseas in Costa Rica, Italy, and Spain. In my role at Portsmouth, I am responsible for the EU, but have also worked in the MENA region.

Ffion is the Regional Manager (Europe) at the University of St Andrews. She supports students who are interested in finding out more about the University, and as a graduate of St Andrews herself, she is happy to share her own experiences of the academic and student life.

My name is Isabel, I am a Mathematics and Philosophy student from Germany and about to enter my third year of studies at the University of St. Andrews. I took a gap year after graduating from high school, love travelling and exploring other cultures and am now a student ambassador for the university and on the committees of the German and the Philosophy Society.

My name is João Santos, an undergraduate student from Portugal. I'm studying Computer Science and had the opportunity to do a placement year and experienced working with an established company like BAE Systems. Coming to the UK to study was the best decision I made.