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Success stories

At Staffordshire University you’ll get real life experiences to make you stand out from the crowd.  

Follow the success stories of our international graduates who have grasped these opportunities to shine in their careers. Their success stems not only from academic achievement but passion, ambition and adventure.

Calvin Ip 

From: Hong Kong
Studied: Advertising and Brand Management 
Career: Battery manufacturing

I’m the fourth generation at my family business and I wanted to study a course that would give me business and marketing skills, as well as involve my hobbies of art and being creative, so I can benefit the company.

Calvin Ip

Georgia Perini  

From: Italy
Studied: Digital Film and Post Production Technology
Career: Freelance filmmaker

Gaining a First Class honours degree from Staffordshire University helped me realise my dream and is important for my CV. The best outcome was getting the real, practical film experience and producing a showreel.

Georgia Perini

Jakub Racinowski 

From: Poland
Studied: Advertising and Brand Management
Career: Senior Display and Affiliate Executive - Dixons Carphone

It’s great to be working in an industry I’m passionate about. I believe I always bring a ‘can do’ attitude to everything I do and part of that was learning to multi-task while at Staffordshire University, balancing work, study and parenting.

Jakub Racinowski

 

Julijanta Gunawan 

From: Indonesia
Studied: Computing
Career: IT business and radio show

Staffordshire’s multi-cultural students provided me with the right connections to tap into Europe and Asia. I found that my year at Staffordshire University gave me exposure to working as a team in a multi-cultural environment and provided a good grounding for my career enhancement.

Julijanta Gunawan

Sophie Piedallu 

From: France
Studied: Film Production Technology
Career: BBC Camera Assistant

One of my favourite memories of Staffordshire University was winning two national television awards. This allowed me to be different when entering in the industry and stand out among the hundreds of applications.

Sophie Piedallu

Yuka Kikumoto 

From: Japan
Studied: Ceramic Design
Career: Ceramic Designer

I got the Future Light award last October, which gave me the opportunity to display my work with others from all over the world. In the past three years I’ve taken part in 18 exhibitions in the UK, Turkey and Japan. I’ve sold many items at the exhibitions and I’ve also had the chance to sell in galleries and shops. I produced bespoke plates and bowls for Japanese restaurant Jidori, in London, who are selling my works and using original pieces for customers.

Yuka Kikumoto