Graduate profiles

Hear from our graduates about where they are now and how we helped them get there.

Harriet Cooke

Without the ability to spend a year in Japan immersed in the language and culture, I truly believe I would not be where I am today

Harriet Cooke Japanese Studies BA(Hons) graduate

Since graduating with a BA Japanese Studies in 2016, Harriet has taken on a number of challenges including completing a Master’s at Waseda СŷÊÓƵ in Tokyo and volunteering at the British Chamber of Commerse in Tokyo before moving to London to start at career at Hitachi Rail Europe.

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My exchange year in Korea at Yonsei СŷÊÓƵ was such an experience for a country boy like me

Patrick Ellen Korean Studies BA graduate

Patrick picked up skills during his degree which he still uses every day in his work at Unilever.

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