Manchester’s Global Graduates programme recently received a ‘Platinum Finalist’ award at the CASE annual conference. This accolade marks Global Graduates out as a world-leading alumni relations programme, and an example of the very best practice in the sector. Its beneficiaries are achieving impressive success in an increasingly competitive jobs market after graduation, in fields including design, Read More…
Third year Geography student Jess Hamilton reflects on last year’s Global Graduates trip to Singapore and its lasting impact on her future career. Thanks to alumni volunteers and donors, the Global Graduates Programme continues to grow in numbers and support, as it completes its fifth summer of international mentoring. Participating in the Global Graduates programme in Read More…
Grace Bullas, third year English Literature student, shares her experience of the Global Graduates programme, Hong Kong, and takes what she’s gained into her final year at Manchester and beyond. Over the summer I was fortunate to take part in what became the most inspiring week of my University career so far; a funded scheme called the Global Read More…
Third-year Physics student Bluebell Drummond prepares for life after Manchester thanks to alumni volunteers on the Global Graduates programme. Spending seven days in San Francisco through the University’s Global Graduates programme taught me far more than I ever expected. While gaining an understanding in the future of urban farming, quantum computing and graphene applications from my peers, the Read More…
Yusuf Molade is a third year Economics and Politics student who recently participated in the Global Graduates Programme in Hong Kong. He shares his experience and what he”s taking back with him after this eye-opening trip. To state that the summer of 2014 was busy would be an understatement. After being whisked halfway across the globe to Hong Read More…
Lopa Patel reflects candidly on her experience as a mentor for Manchester students during the 2014 Global Graduates programme at her office in London. Lopa Patel MBE (Biochemistry, 1986) is a digital entrepreneur, and founder of the online South Asian lifestyle portal Redhotcurry.com, ecommerce site TheRedhotshop.com and equality and inclusion think tank Diversity UK. I recently met four students from The Read More…
Jess Waugh is a third year Politics and International Relations student at Manchester who participated on the Global Graduates programme and reflects on her recent travels to New York City. I applied for the Global Graduates scheme as it seemed like a great experience. When looking further into the programme, I saw that it was Read More…
