Successful International Students

Student Profiles

• Srijana Gurung, India - BA (Hons) in Service Sector Management
• Wan Pin Chu, Hong Kong - 'AS' Levels

Student Videos

• English as a Foreign Language Class

  Students talk about their English as a Foreign Language course. (5.3MB)

• English Language Teaching

  Student talks about the English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) course. (9.2MB)

• High Pavement Sixth Form College

  International students talk about their courses at ncn High Pavement Sixth Form College. (6.5MB)

• Fashion Interpretation and Practice

  Vivian talks about coming from Ghana to ncn to study on the Foundation Degree in Fashion Interpretation and Practice. (5.3MB)

• Hospitality Mangagement

  Mariana, from Portugal, talks about studying on the HND in Hospitality Management at ncn (4.59 MB)

Keiichiro Hori, Japan - Foundation Music

I believe that the UK has a good education system and studying Music Foundation at ncn allows me to improve my English too. I'm enjoying studying a variety of practical and theoretical classes and my tutor, Andy Wolfe, is great. Studying with British students makes it easy to make friends and people in Nottingham are so kind to international students. I made the right choice when I decided to study at ncn.

So-hee Yim, South Korea - Foundation Music

My ambition is to study Music at university and this course will really help me. The classes are interesting and Nottingham is a lively student city – it is everything I hoped for.

Lucy Penama, Malawi - Foundation International Business

Lucy joined the Business Foundation course as a mature student. Before coming to the College she was worried that her hopes of going to university were fading, but she says:

“ncn has opened a new window for me.”

She really enjoys studying finance, economics, and also marketing, and says the tutors get actively involved in helping the students achieve their goals:

“The tutors and staff are very friendly and always ready to help.”

“ncn is a wonderful place to study, and the Foundation course is a great route to accessing university-level courses.”

Isabel Seip, Germany - Foundation International Business

Isabel is originally from Thailand and is a student on the Business Foundation course. She believes it will be an excellent preparation course for her future university study in Business. Her favourite aspects of the course are the management and marketing modules. She has also improved her English language skills on the course, and believes the eight hours of the course devoted to learning English have proved extremely useful for her university preparations.

Isabel would encourage students thinking of joining the course to attend an open day. She believes the great support from tutors and from the International Office staff make ncn a great place to prepare for university study:

“I have found my time studying at ncn very enjoyable; I have made many friends from all over the world, broadened my horizons, and gained invaluable experience for my future.”

Aishat Isiaq, Foundation Degree Law

Aishat joined the Foundation Degree course in Law at ncn to be able to progress to University and to become a barrister after graduating. To anyone thinking about studying at ncn, Aishat says:

“ncn is a golden path towards achieving a career. You are going to achieve more than you anticipate!”

As a part of the course, Aishat has done a work placement at a law firm based in Nottingham. She thinks that working in a professional environment was an invaluable experience. Aishat says:

“I enjoyed basically everything about the course.”

Bakili Nazombe, EFL

Bakili’s ambition is to improve his English in order to get better career prospects. Ever since enrolling on the course, he has learned new vocabulary and grammar:

“ncn is a nice place to study and, also, the teachers have got a lot of experience – I have learned a lot.”

Nkafu Derick, EFL

Nkafu joined our one year full-time English course to improve his vocabulary and to be able to use it on a daily basis. His favourite aspect of the course is the teaching. Nkafu comments:

“I feel so inspired.”

Li He, EFL

Li hoped to learn more about the UK and improve his speaking and listening skills when starting his English course. He believes that enrolling on the course was the right decision.