Our scholarship experience — Developing Solutions scholars from Asia

In this blog post, students from Asia talk about their experiences of studying at the University of Nottingham, and receiving the Developing Solutions Masters Scholarship. Sareena from India — Developing Solutions Masters Scholarship “The University of Nottingham an university of opportunities.I am doing my postgraduate studies at the university of Nottingham. From the day I …

International Alumni Stories: Sameer from Bangladesh

I am Sameer Safwan, born and raised in Dhaka, Bangladesh and had the wonderful opportunity to complete my Undergrad and Postgrad studies in the prestigious University of Nottingham. After completing my O and A levels from Dhaka, while researching Universities amongst the top 10 in the UK for Economics, Nottingham was right up there. I …

International Student Ambassadors: Syed from Bangladesh

Why did you choose to study your specific course and what are your favourite aspects of the course so far? Accounting and finance have been my first love from the age of eighteen and since then I have been loyal, committed and appreciated various perspective of this sector of study. From an academic perspective, I …

International Student Ambassadors: Eriko from Bangladesh

Why did you choose to study your specific course and what are your favourite aspects of the course so far? I have a bit more than 4 years of experience of working with start-ups and innovation, which led me to pursue the MSc in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Management programme. I was working with talented game …

Meet our Student Callers: Mohataz from Bangladesh

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. Mohataz has been speaking to students in his home country Bangladesh and other Asian countries about life at Nottingham. Why did you choose to study at Nottingham? My research interest in architecture …

International student societies: Omani, Sikh, Bengali and Nordic Societies

Joining student societies is a great way to make new friends and settle into student life, so we’re sharing messages from some of Nottingham’s many international and cultural student societies on our blog this week. Find these societies, along with many others, at the Welcome Festival during 21 to 25 September. Omani Society Welcome to the Omani Society …

Enjoy learning and learn to enjoy yourself

How long does it take to travel 30 countries in a row? Or if I ask the same question in a different way, how often do you hear people saying, “I have friends from 30 countries” (I am talking about real people, not Facebook friends)? For me the answer to both questions is The University …

Let the mountains and the sea be your muse

With the vicious circle of this vibrant life grabbing you from every other nook and cranny, it’s often hard to remember that you exist as a separate unique being with your own personal traits and dormant diaries. If you can however get lucky enough and manage to dodge that entire weekend wilderness to escape to …

Escape into the city

After a whole week of gibberish (not the right term for workaholics), as the beloved heart and mind linger swarming with work load and assignments, all we want is to take a break. While many opt for weekends away to countryside or back home, the misfortune that lurks upon my poor fellow students (“I am …