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Welcome to a new academic year! We are thrilled to be welcoming so many students from around the world to the UDA family. We are excited to see what our students will accomplish this term and we can't wait to share those successes with you! As students begin to delve into the semester, they might need some advice along the way. Our support staff on both sides of the pond are here to answer all questions from how to set up a phone plan to the best ways to balance academic and social life. "[We] work directly with students to learn and understand their individual needs. "We view students as people who are working to achieve their goals, and we are here to help them in doing so. The personal approach we take helps us get to know each student so that we can best provide them resources and guidance in studying and living in the UK," stated Justin Karrenberg, Head of Student Recruitment and Advising.  As our second and third year students are beginning to consider where their degree can take them, that's where we come in! Our Dream Maker Program allows second and third year students to connect with companies that match their skills and aspirations in order to aid them in discovering their passions. Our Dream Maker Program allows second and third year students to develop a professional portfolio that showcases their academic interests, passions, and skills. We then share this portfolio with companies that match the student's skills and aspirations in order to aid them in discovering a future career. We want to ensure that our graduating students discover a field they are interested in that then leads to a purposeful life.  While talk of next career steps can be daunting, our partner career coach, Nadia Ibrahim-Taney of Beyond Discovery Coaching makes navigating and leveraging a university degree manageable. Nadia has first-hand personal knowledge and expertise of how to navigate a British degree in the US job market and is here to help our UDA students thrive. Before the new academic year gets into full swing, We'd also like to welcome our student-athletes who have returned to their on-campus abodes or those who are just joining a UDA program and are beginning their studies and training at New Mexico State University, the University of Chester and the University of Gloucestershire. get to know some of our players!As our Academy students are settling in, we wanted to take the opportunity to get to know some of players on a more personal level!
Do you have any hobbies? Playing video games, working out, and listening to music. Favorite pro team/player? My favorite player is Ronaldo. Dream job? Being able to be a pro-soccer player, or traveling and getting to study and/or help those in other cultures. Favorite place you've ever visited? My favorite place I’ve visited was Las Vegas, Nevada. Lots of attractions! If you could event a holiday, what would you pick? I would invent a traditions holiday where you celebrate and get to show off your culture and traditions.
Do you have any hobbies? I love to walk in the forest and enjoy the outdoors. Favorite pro team/player? My favorite team is FC Bayern Munich Favorite place you've ever visited? My favorite place I've visited was Stuttgart, Germany Dream Job? My dream job is to work for Audi. If you could event a holiday, what would you pick? National bacon day!
Do you have any hobbies? I love to cook when I can as well as find and try all sorts of restaurants and cuisines. Favorite pro team/player? Professional team has to be Manchester United and Wayne Rooney. Favorite place you've ever visited? Favorite place I've ever visited would be the Seychelles. Dream Job? Dream Job would either be a lead project manager in any of the top software companies in Europe or back in the US. If you could event a holiday, what would you pick? A mini holiday in the winter to go out and celebrate with friends and family after Christmas and before New Years. Want to learn more?
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university of chesterImmerse yourself in the history and the culture of the City of Chester during your time at the University! There are a lot of sights to see and do for everyone — whether you enjoy typical city life or want to immerse yourself in nature. Check out this guide for a wide range of activities in the Chester area! university of gloucestershireIf you enjoy concerts, literature, or hikes, Gloucestershire has plenty of activities and events throughout the year worth checking out! Find activities you’d enjoy around your university here, and some free events you can attend when you’re on a budget.
Cardiff metropolitan universityThe City of Cardiff in Wales hosts some beautiful architecture, a vibrant city and many naturally beautiful places to visit. Check out this local guide’s recommendations to experience the city in all its glory! falmouth universityCornwall offers many water activities for students to take part in during their time at Falmouth University, but it doesn’t stop there. You can also attend the famous Boardmaster festival, visit a castle, enjoy night life, and more! Check out all that Falmouth has to offer or talk to a student if you’d like to learn more.
university of portsmouthPortsmouth offers a wide variety of activities for students and visitors to take part in, including eateries, beaches, music festivals and more. Find out what you can do to enjoy and recharge by the sea! leeds beckett universityLeeds offers an abundance of historic houses, museums, and arcades to explore. Whether you like walks in the park or would rather take a tour by the bus — or a kayak — Leeds has something to offer! Take a look at this list to find activities that suit your interest.
want to learn more?On April 25th, UDA held a webinar with Career Coach and founder of Beyond Discovery Coaching, Nadia Ibrahim-Taney. Nadia will be working in part with UDA's Dream Maker Program focused on helping students find and fulfill a productive career. The webinar was aimed at helping students learn how Nadia can be of service aiding students as they navigate their professional career landscape. With experience in higher education and working with American students in the United States and the United Kingdom for over fifteen years, Nadia is equipped to help UDA students. "Having worked with students for most of my career, having been a student myself for most of my career and doing my second master's abroad int he UK, all gave me the skills, empathy, and life experience to best help UDA students." Through every aspect of career building, Nadia is there to help students. "From building brand presence on LinkIn, networking and having a strong resume, there are a lot of simple, yet highly effective manageable action steps you can start taking as early as your first year of study" she stated.  Nadia helps students design happy and fulfilling dream careers and mentors students through the transition university to the professional workplace. Students find her unique insights on resume writing, interview prep and LinkedIn optimization particularly helpful in their job search. As a university student, Nadia emphasizes that considering your next career moves are key. "It;s never too early to start designing and building a happy and fulfilling career that makes you want to get out of bed every single day." When searching for a career coach, Nadia recommends "Use your networks and if you can get a personal recommendation for a coach or an endorsement from a trusted compant such as UDA, then that is gold!" Students are welcome to contact Nadia directly via her email in order to learn more about working with her: nadia@beyonddiscoverycoaching.com Want to learn more about our dream maker program?Cardiff Metropolitan university
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Leeds Beckett University
In line with our mission to provide international students with an opportunity to affordably pursue degrees that aim to prepare students for a successful and productive career, UDA is pleased to announce our partnership with Falmouth University in Cornwall, England.  The university offers undergraduate as well as postgraduate mater's and research degrees, specializing in several fields including computer science, business, marketing, art, design, media, and photography. Falmouth also offers Ph.D. and master's in Philosophy programs for those interested in engaging in research.  Want to learn more?Introducing Julian Alexander '17Master's of fine arts, leeds beckett universityI attended Leeds Beckett University underneath the UDA program and studied filmmaking. I went to the school because it was very competitive and it was just really nice to be in a place that wasn't New Mexico, where I used to live. Being in the UK gave me a chance to get an understanding of different cultures. My program allowed me to explore my own kind of creative journey, which made me grow so much stronger as a person. I've developed so many skills and met people from all around the world as a result of being [at Leeds Beckett]. I got the chance to go everywhere due to the films that I created in the program. Some of my most successful works, mainly a film named Leo, are the reasons why I am in the position that I am now — that is, being a university professor, which I got hired to teach the same year I graduated. And I've been teaching across different schools since, first at New Mexico State University and also at El Paso Community College. I currently teach at the University of East London as a lecturer, where I'm also completing my PhD.  At Leeds Beckett, I wrote a film about a French man smuggling people from France to England. I'm from the borderlands, so topics like that were something that was very familiar to me, and when I came over here to Europe, this idea of borders had multiplied. The film, Leo, ended up being one of my most successful projects to this day. The movie went to a lot of places — the highlight is probably the fact that we were flown to a festival in Egypt by the film festival. We were nominated for a postgraduate student award at the BFI London Film Festival for the film as well. These are opportunities I never even knew existed for me. Those moments and those things were a direct result of the opportunities that UDA provided.  The brilliant thing about this program is that I wouldn't have been the same if I was somewhere else who knows, that could have been a different trajectory — but I had so much success in my graduate program. It was the best decision I could have made. In the long run, I would like to be making films full-time, but this is such a great intermediary situation I'm in. I get a paycheck for teaching about film and I'm developing my skills at the same time, and as a result that gives me all the time in the world to actually develop other projects." Want to learn more?For the first time since the establishment of UDA, we are proud to announce that some of our undergraduate students will graduate from the University of Chester this year while several of our students have completed their postgraduate studies as well. To celebrate this milestone, we hear from two of our postgraduate students regarding their experiences with UDA and their programs. Hearing from the class of 2021: Nate ShipleyMsc, strength and conditioning, leeds beckett university
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