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Balancing a BA in History with work and home-life, Nick Townsend overcomes an initial panic of returning to education in his 50s to become a secondary school teacher at 59.
A Birkbeck subsidy for international students helped Oghenemine Djebah kick off his dream of studying an MA in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice in London.
While studying for the MSc in Climate Change at Birkbeck, Chevening Scholar Presley Gitari discovered that London is a diverse and – surprisingly – green city.
Latanya Gordon proves there are many routes into education after moving to the UK from the Caribbean in her late teens and going on to win a coveted Law prize at Birkbeck.
Valentina Vlasich moved to the UK from Argentina without ever having visited the UK. But she’s made lots of friends on her BA Film and Media course and has even found an innovative way of making the most of London.
Think it’s too late to change direction? Anna Green left education at 15, but now aged 27 has recently graduated with a First in Psychology. This is her story.
Think there’s only one way? Think again. Entrepreneur Alexander Flint Mitchell gave up studying law to enroll on a master’s in Business Innovation at Birkbeck to kickstart his business, a matchmaking app with a difference.
Aygun Badalova grew up in Azerbaijan with one dream - to study hard and leave her hometown for a better future. She began by teaching English in Baku but now works in neuroscience in London. And Birkbeck helped her get here.
Membership builds on a long-term commitment by the College to support refugee and asylum-seeker communities and expands its activities as a University of Sanctuary.
Global international association, with headquarters in Brussels, comprises international business academics and practitioners, promoting research, global communication, knowledge transfer, lifelong learning and exchanges of ideas.
