Meet our Student Callers: Alberto from Spain

If you hold an offer to study at The University of Nottingham, you might be lucky enough to receive a call from one of our international students. Alberto has been speaking to students in Latin America and his native Spain about life at Nottingham. Why did you choose to study at Nottingham? After studying a BSc in Archaeology here …

Meet our Student Callers: Usanee from Thailand

If you hold an offer to study at The University of Nottingham, you might be lucky enough to receive a call from one of our international students. Thai student Usanee is studying a PhD in Pharmacy.  Why did you choose to study at Nottingham? I decided to pursue a PhD degree at The University of Nottingham because the University …

Meet our Student Callers: John from USA

If you hold an offer to study at The University of Nottingham, you might be lucky enough to receive a call from one of our international students. In addition to being a student caller, John has been creating vlogs (video blogs) of his time at Nottingham – you can watch him on YouTube. Why did you choose to study …

Meet our Student Callers: Shruti from India

If you hold an offer to study at The University of Nottingham, you might be lucky enough to receive a call from one of our international students. Indian student Shruti has been speaking to lots of students in her home country to let them know what life at Nottingham is really like.   In her role as an International …

Meet our Student Callers: Rebecca from Italy

If you hold an offer to study at The University of Nottingham, you might be lucky enough to receive a call from one of our student callers. Italian student Rebecca shares her favourite things about studying at Nottingham. Why did you choose to study at Nottingham? I chose to study at Nottingham because it was the only …

Meet our Student Callers: Wei from China

If you hold an offer to study at The University of Nottingham, you might be lucky enough to receive a call from one of our international students. Chinese student Wei is studying a PhD in Interpreting and Translation. Over the past few months, she has been talking to lots of Chinese students and giving them advice about life at Nottingham. …

Meet our Student Callers: Frida from Indonesia

If you hold an offer to study at The University of Nottingham, you might be lucky enough to receive a call from one of our international students. Indonesian student Frida is in her final year of an undergraduate degree in Biology. Why did you choose to study at Nottingham? I’m lucky enough to have a brother that’s also …

Meet our Student Callers: Hazel from Malaysia

If you hold an offer to study at The University of Nottingham, you might be lucky enough to receive a call from one of our international students. Undergraduate Law student Hazel has been speaking to students in China and her native Malaysia in the hope of letting them know what life in Nottingham is really like.  In her …

We do need work experience, a degree is not enough!

I have always been told how important an internship is for undergraduate students. That was why I worked my socks off in my second year.  In the increasingly competitive global job market, everyone has a degree, extracurricular activities, some volunteering experience and of course, an internship. For me, an internship is not replaceable by anything …

What I learned from the Nottingham Advantage Award IT Consultancy Project

As I said in my previous blog post, before I came to the UK, I had never taken part in any volunteer programmes. Why? Because my background is in IT, while the main problems in my home country (Indonesia) are related to social issues, health, education, and the economy. I did not know how to …