Student Experience

  • Spresense Codefest with Sony

    “Hi everyone! My name is Zoha and I have just completed my second year studying Electrical and Electronic Engineering. I recently had the opportunity to participate in the Sony Codefest which took place on June 9th 2023. I would love to share the experience with everyone! Open to all! Whilst preparing for my second-semester exams…

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  • Nainika: from Mauritius to Manchester

    Meet Nainika Sahye, a fully funded Mauritian state scholar and an aspiring mechatronic engineer. She tells us all about her story and journey as an international student here at The University of Manchester: The 7th of February 2020 – was the day life changed completely for me. I still remember sitting in my living room…

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  • Ashutosh’s international student experience

    Ashutosh Karkare is an alumnus from India and he’s taken the time to tell us how he got inspired to undertake an MSc degree in Advanced Process Integration and Design at the University of Manchester: I can vividly recall here that incident that kick-started my affection for the subject of chemistry. During my high school,…

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  • From China to Manchester: Joya’s international student experience

    Joya Zhou Zhuoya (周卓雅), has just begun studying Electrical and Electronic Engineering. She has taken the time to tell us about her experiences coming from China to her life studying here in Manchester: “Hi guys! My name is Joya Zhou Zhuoya (周卓雅), a Y1 international student studying a BEng (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.…

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  • Charlotte: My experience as a disabled woman in engineering

    Meet Charlotte, an Electric, Electronic, and Mechatronic Engineering student and a Beatrice Shilling Scholarship awardee in her 3rd year of study. She has taken the time to tell us a bit about her story and why she chose engineering: “I am a disabled woman in engineering. An intersection between minority groups, within an industry that…

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  • A year in industry with Laetitia Yitaben

    We spoke to recent graduate Laetitia Yitaben about her year in industry which she took as part of her Mathematics with Placement Year degree. Hi Laetitia, thank you for joining us on the Maths blog! Can you tell us a bit about yourself? Hi there! I am from Dudley in the West Midlands and moved…

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  • Chinmay’s Experience: From India to Manchester

    Chinmay Kulkarni is about to complete an MSc in Subsurface Energy Engineering and has taken the time to tell us about his experiences coming from India to study here in Manchester: “It has truly been one of the most memorable experiences of my life. With my master’s course coming to an end, I thought it…

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