Alumni profiles Find out more about the exciting things our students have gone on to achieve after graduation. You are here Home School of Languages and Cultures People Alumni profiles I chose Sheffield because it was one of the more affordable and one of the safest cities to study in. The Student Union was one of the best in the UK Kaishan Kong Associate Professor of Chinese, MA Intercultural Communication After having studied and having enjoyed my time so much at Sheffield, everything has fallen into place in terms of my early career. James Hughes Global Marketing Associate, Pernod Ricard, BA Modern Languages & Cultures During my time at university I found my passion for languages and this was only highlighted to me when the university let me change courses Faridah Salami MFL Teacher Trainee, BA Modern Languages & Cultures The University of Sheffield has a lot to offer. Try to make the full use of the resources you have at the university and be proactive Dan Li PhD student, MA Translation Studies Dare to dream big. Never think yourself as not being good enough. Opportunities are for those who are ambitious Weiqi Zhang Events Coordinator at the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, MA Intercultural Communication I studied Screen Translation and I am now a screen translator – I like to think that says it all Adam Kiddie Freelance Subtitler and Translator, MA Screen Translation Especially for those drawn to careers at international organisations, the importance of gaining fluency in different languages cannot be overstated Coline Schupfer Associate Policy Officer, Open Society Justice Initiative, LLB Law with French Be result-oriented Ziqian Jiang Marketing Project Manager, MA Intercultural Communication The main way that my degree helped me was the internship period. The connections and friendships I made led directly to landing my current role Zoe Jofeh International Admissions, University in Paris, BA Linguistics and Modern Languages & Cultures Leaving home and going far away for university pushed me out of my comfort zone, but it meant I was much better equipped to do what I wanted Florence McClelland Marketing and Publishing Coordinator, French and Russian BA My knowledge in intercultural communication helps me build trust with diverse clients working in different sectors and countries Eri Kikkawa International Sales Executive, MA Intercultural Communication That I found the kind of profession that I can also call my hobby I consider to be a really great achievement Milda Petraityte Cyber-security consultant, MA in Multilingual Information Management There's no reason you can't change course; I came to the university as a geography student. But after taking a couple of Russian classes I was hooked! James Lofthouse Translator, Russian Studies BA, MA Translation Studies (Russian) Teachers, lecturers and professors really care about their students and try to help them as much as possible Alexine Zapf Respect Coach, Kolping Akademie, MA Intercultural Communication Being surrounded by like-minded people who decided to study the same subject is stimulating for the mind Giulia Puppo Translation Coordinator at ZOO Digital, MA Screen Translation
