Mitchell's Staying Social at UCLan

I wanted to study Event Management because of the originality of the course. I wanted to do a course that had a hands on approach and constantly tested my skills and knowledge of the industry. Upon my interview for the course I automatically got a warm welcome from the head of the course Rod Train and I made my mind up there and then that this is the course I would like to study at UCLan.

I chose to study at UCLan do to the accessibility of the university. With most universities everything is segregated, meaning that the accommodation and university buildings aren’t in close proximity to each other. This isn’t the case at UCLan, my halls of residence was only a 5 minute walk to most of the buildings. It was extremely close to the train station. The variety of onsite services available were also a deciding factor for me. There is a campus doctors, dentist, 24 hour library, gym and even a Starbucks which is always handy. 

I managed to secure a job a month prior to graduating, working for UCLan themselves. Initially I started out on the Events Team assisting them with the DS16 degree shows and the Lancashire Science Festival. A month into the role a position opened up within the marketing team which I applied for and managed to secure the job.

Thinking ‘outside the box’ finds Jasmine her perfect placement

An engineering company might not initially appear to be the ideal place for an Events student to be on a 48 week placement, but Jasmine Moore has proved that it sometimes pays to think ‘outside the box’.

She is currently working alongside the Global Head of Marketing at AESSEAL which is based in Rotherham. Multi award-winning AESSEAL is one of the world's leading specialists in the design and manufacture of mechanical seals and support systems which are used in a wide range of pumps and rotating equipment worldwide to prevent liquids and gases escaping into the environment.