Working part-time whilst studying: money versus experience

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Christina

Approximately 68 % of students have one (or more) part-time jobs. But students wishing to work alongside their studies face a dilemma: what is more important? Earning money, or practical experience? So, not the right field, but well paid? Or career-relevant but badly paid? In other words: what is more important to you? What you earn? Or what you learn? Generally, working students are highly appreciated, whether within the university as scientific assistants, or in the various sectors outs...

Brave students who pushed boundaries and changed the world

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Farah Khan

As majority of our history lessons are filled with stories of brave men only, we rarely find out about others who played equally important roles in making this world a better place. Many of such stories are of students, who by their simple act of bravery, left a mark on the world forever. In this blog, we pay tribute to these students; to honour them and to take inspiration from them. Malala Yousafzai Youngest Nobel laureate, Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani student who was shot by terrorists i...