International Student Ambassadors: Florence from Ghana

Florence is a Ghanaian student studying MSc Economic Development and Policy Analysis Why did you choose the University of Nottingham? Whenever I am asked this question, I also ask: ‘Why not the university of Nottingham?’ The university has credentials like it is a member of the Russel group universities, among the top 100 universities in …

International Student Ambassadors: Fareeha from Pakistan

Fareeha is a Pakistani student who is studying MSc Marketing Why did you choose the University of Nottingham? I chose UoN because of the accreditations of the business school, the additional certifications available to me through my course, and the cultural diversity the university offers. Additionally, UoN provides many opportunities for students to work part-time …

International Student Ambassadors: Felipe from Colombia

Felipe is a Colombian student studying MSc Finance and Investment Why did you choose the University of Nottingham? I have two main reasons. First, the university is ranked on the top 10 universities in the UK, the business school is ranked on the top 60 business schools by the Financial Times which was one of …

International Student Ambassadors: Burhan from Cyprus

Burhan is a Cypriot student who is studying PGCert Secondary Mathematics Why did you choose the University of Nottingham? The University of Nottingham especially appealed to me due to its stunning campuses and commitment to being environmentally friendly. There are some amazing places to relax and unwind from studying. Another reason was for its consistently …

International Student Ambassadors: Abhimanyu from the United Arab Emirates

Abhimanyu is an Indian student from the United Arab Emirates, who is studying BMBS and BMedSci Medicine Why did you choose the University of Nottingham? I chose UoN because the medicine course seemed to be exactly what I wanted. With the chance to get 2 degrees over 5 years, and be taught in this beautiful …

International Student Ambassadors: Abdulrahman from Turkey

Abdulrahman is a Syrian student from Turkey who is studying MSc Applied Biopharmaceutical Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship Why did you choose the University of Nottingham?  The main reasons behind choosing the University of Nottingham are; first, the repetition of the university as it’s ranked among the best 100 universities around the globe. Second, the programme that …

Sport at the University of Nottingham

By current student, Shrivats Bagaria My experience at the University of Nottingham has been impeccable. Along with studies, I focused on taking advantage of the sports facilities. The university has a £40 million sports village, David Ross Sports Village. It provides students and faculty members with the opportunity to take advantage of the world class …

Life as a Muslim student in Nottingham

Muslims all around the world are celebrating  Eid-ul-Fitr, the end of Ramadan. In this blog post, Aisha, one of our International student Ambassadors, tells us more about what is happening in Nottingham during Ramadan, how Eid is celebrated, and life as a Muslim student at the University of Nottingham. What’s happening in Nottingham? Ramadan in …

Eid in Nottingham

  Muslims all around the world are beginning to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, the end of Ramadan. In this blog post, Eriko, one of our International student Ambassadors from Bangladesh, tells us more about Ramadan, Eid and how she plans to celebrate. What is Ramadan? Ramadan falls on the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, because this …

International Student Ambassadors: María from Chile

Why did you choose to study your specific course and what are your favourite aspects of the course so far? I choose to do the PhD in Education Research because teachers are the key to the education system, and my commitment is to work to have better teachers, prepared to face every eventuality, but especially …