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University of East London's Alumni Network Newsletter

September 2023 Edition

Hello ,

Welcome to the September 2023 edition of the University of East London's Alumni Network e-newsletter. We have some great news stories for you, including a round up of our September 2023 Graduation ceremonies!

Our noticeboard section has some interesting updates for you. Find out how you can win £100 vouchers and why we want to hear from our graduate entrepreneurs.

You can also find out more about our latest Alumni of the Month story, and how you can apply to become the next. 

As always, our events section has a variety of events for you to get involved in and this month’s career development section has information on how the Career Zone can help you with your career and employability needs, and as always, we have picked out lots of great job opportunities for you to consider both at the university and further afield.

We hope you enjoy reading the latest edition of the Alumni e-newsletter. If you have any feedback or would like to contribute to a future edition, please get in touch at alumni@uel.ac.uk.

Best wishes
The University of East London Alumni team 

UEL NEWS

We have picked out a few of UEL's top stories, make sure you click through to read the full story and don't forget to visit our website to read lots of other great stories.

ALUMNI OF THE MONTH

Each month we will feature our Alumni of the Month in our E-newsletter and on our website and you will receive an exclusive gift and certificate. Nominations for Alumni of the month will close on the 3rd Monday of each month and will be featured in the following E-newsletter. If you would like to feature as our Alumni of the Month, please complete our short form.

ALUMNI OF THE MONTH

NOTICEBOARD

Our noticeboard section has some interesting updates for you, find out what has been going on at UEL over the past month.

Graduated in the last 2 years & started a Business? We want to hear more!

The Enterprise team are collecting data for the annual Higher Education Business and Community Interaction Survey (HEBCIS) to capture data about the businesses started by current students and recent graduates. 
 
If you graduated in the past 2 years and have started a business, we’d like to hear more about your business and how we can better support you to develop and enhance your business. 
 
Data collected in the survey helps to evaluate the impact of entrepreneurial support at the University of East London and will help us to shape the entrepreneurial offer to provide impactful support and services to budding student and graduate entrepreneurs. 
 
If you have started a business and graduated between August 2021 and July 2023, please complete the survey here: 
The University of East London Annual Entrepreneurship Review 2023. As a special thank you for your time, we are offering all participants a chance to enter a raffle to win 1 of 5 £100 Love to Shop vouchers!  Raffle winners will be contacted by 27th October 2023. 
 
This survey closes on 18th October 2023, so please be sure to complete the survey by then. If you have any questions, please contact enterprise@uel.ac.uk. 

Apply Now for the January 2024 Intake of the Online MA in Special & Additional Learning Needs!

The January 2024 intake of the Online Masters in Special and Additional Learning Needs is now open for application! This programme was developed jointly by the School of Education and Communities, University of East London (UEL), and the Institute of Child Education and Psychology (ICEP) Europe.

This programme is for all those, both in the UK and internationally, who are interested in Special and Additional Learning Needs, and those who have achieved a National Award in Special Educational Needs Coordination (SENCo) and want to progress to an MA qualification. This programme is also particularly suitable for teachers, psychologists, and other allied professionals working in educational settings who wish to deepen and extend their existing knowledge of inclusive education and evidence-based approaches in order to respond effectively to the needs of their students.

The international programme is taught entirely online, and participants will be supported throughout by their experienced programme tutors and expected to participate in class discussions and online tutorials.  It can be completed in 2 years.

The online format of the programme and the flexibility to pay for modules on an individual basis offers busy professionals the opportunity to work around their existing schedule and gain a recognised University qualification regardless of location.

Participants can customise the programme to their needs by choosing the modules which reflect their specific interests and educational contexts. Modules include Inclusive Education, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Applied Behaviour Analysis, Dyslexia and Literacy, Exceptionally Able Learners, and Understanding Behaviour.

For more information about the programme click here.

To join our next webinar click here.

To hear from a previous graduate click here.

Want to turbo charge your career in the exciting fields of AI & Data Science?

WHATS COMING UP

Our events section has a variety of events for you to get involved in, both virtual and physical, we hope you can join as at one soon.

Global Faultlines Shifts to the East by Vassilis K. Fouskas & Bulent Gokay

Friday 29th September 2023, 18:30-20:30, Meeting Room 3, Finsbury Park Trust FinSpace, 225-229 Seven Sisters Rd, Finsbury Park, London, N4 2DA

In the post-liberal international order, BRICS both crystallises and channels the call for a fairer and more representative world order. In a serious sense, the geopolitical changes in the promise of BRICS indicate a historic transition away from the neo-colonial and neo-liberal Western model to a more multipolar world, even if, in the short term, it exacerbates the risks of American isolationism and an intensification of trade-tech and financial war that could easily spill over from competitive system rivalry to armed conflict. This talk by Vassilis Fouskas and Bulent Gokay will engage with this topic around a central question of What the future will look like with the increase influence of the BRICS?   

ALL WELCOME!

Vassilis K. Fouskas and Bulent Gokay are the authors of 'The Disintegration of Euro-Atlanticism and New Authoritarianism: Global Power Shift', their third joint monograph, completing a trilogy on the structural decline of the US as global superpower.  

In Conversation with Liam Thomas

Wednesday 4th October 2023, 17:00- 19:00, WB G.02, UEL Docklands Campus, University Way, London, E16 2RD

Liam is an actor, filmmaker, and writer with two recent projects including the BFI funded short “The Tide” and his memoir published by Penguin this summer titled “The Buyer” which documents his experiences as an undercover police detective. 

Most importantly, Liam Thomas is a UEL Alumni! 

We’re very excited to have him join us for a screening of ‘The Tide’ and a presentation of his book!

Liam is very excited to return to UEL and connect with the student body!

Feel free to contact jalexander3@uel.ac.uk with any questions. 

UEL Alumni Advisory Board Masterclass with Samantha Larbi

Thursday 12th October 2023, 18:00- 19:00, Online

Join our inspiring masterclass featuring Samantha Larbi, also known as Lapel, a creative and a woman in Tech. She holds a Master of Laws in Business and Financial Law after graduating from UEL in 2021.

Samantha has 7 years of experience in Retail Banking. Samantha believes that Tech affects us in one way or another and that we should all be involved in Tech in a way that interests us either personally or professionally.

Alumni Webinar Series 

Tuesday 24th October 2023, 18:00-19:00, Online

In the month of October we are joined by UEL Alumni Maria Petnga Wallace who will be discussing: Lessons from Ubuntu for Personal and Workplace Transformation.

Maria Petnga-Wallace is an UeL MSc Business Psychology graduate and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Lead at S-RM, a global intelligence and Cyber Security Consultancy. She has over 15 years’ EDI experience within a variety of sectors including Colorintech, Show Racism the Red Card, Dentsu, and Hogan Lovells. Her previous roles have involved designing and embedding EDI strategic objectives for inclusive culture change to rolling out a national mentoring circle programme for underrepresented women, and co-authoring Colorintech’s Enabler’s research.

Maria is currently enjoying an evidence-based Professional Doctorate in Human Resource Management at Birkbeck College, London. Her research is focussed on transforming organisational EDI practices with cultural intelligence.

The following are among the areas that will be covered:

• In this interactive and musical hour, Maria will explore how the African wisdom of Ubuntu can transform ourselves and the workplaces we’re in. The principles will be based around Little Simz’ beautiful and powerful Introvert video. 
• Starting with an introduction of how history has defined leadership she’ll bring participants through how Ubuntu can be applied to ourselves, our teams and workplace systems. 
• At the end she’ll ask everyone to share an aphorism inspired by the continent of Africa or words that encourage hope, wherever or whatever the source.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Our career development section has information on how the Career Zone can help you with your career and employability needs.

As a valued member of our alumni community, you have unlimited access to our Career Zone platform, formerly the Employment Hub.

Sign up today at Career Zone for everything you need in your graduate jobs search or entrepreneurial journey, from networking events to seminars led by industry experts.
 
Many of you may be experiencing uncertainty in these unprecedented times having witnessed the effects of COVID-19 on graduate employment. However, once you’ve signed in and completed your profile, we are here to support you. 
As part of your profile, you will be able to select a statement to help you understand where you are in terms of your career readiness. You will be able to access careers resources tailored to your needs, to help you move on to the next stage in your career journey.

Career Zone will give you access to our jobs board to help in your search, as well as volunteering opportunities with our community partners. 

Career Zone features upcoming employability and industry events, which you can register for.
Follow our social media channels to hear about upcoming events and new initiatives:

Facebook: UEL Career Zone
Twitter: @UEL_Careers
Instagram: @uelcareerzone

Please note that if you are unable to access the UEL Career Zone and for any other questions, please email the Careers Team: careerzone@uel.ac.uk

Your Alumni Career Coach

Andrea Popeau-Thomas is an experienced Career Coach who now supports UEL Alumni and graduate students, with over 8 years of experience in higher education. 

Individual Career Coaching Appointments
30-minute Individual alumni coaching appointments are available to discuss a variety of career development topics. 
Sample topics have been listed below, however; you are welcome to make an appointment without a career development topic in mind:- 
•    Explore Careers and Graduate School Programmes
•    Identify Career Skills & Interests
•    Review CV’s, Cover Letters & Personal Statements
•    Review Job Searching Strategies
•    Review PhD, MD, or graduate school applications
•    Create a Job Search Action Plan
•    Conduct a Mock Interview
•    Review Career Resources
•    Review Networking Strategies
•    Review Salary Negotiation Strategies

Scheduling a Career Coaching Appointment
30-minute coaching appointments are now available via the UEL Career Zone. UEL Alumni can book an appointment throughout the academic year and beyond. To register with Career Zone & book your appointment please check out the schedule of appointments by clicking here.

Career Mentoring Programme

Are you an experienced professional with a desire to make a meaningful impact?  Your wealth of knowledge and expertise could shape the career journeys of ambitious University of East London students. If you are passionate about nurturing the next generation of career achievers and boosting their employability skills, we would love for you to join our Professional Mentor community!

Our cutting-edge Professional Mentoring Programme spans over six weeks and is designed to bridge the gap between experienced professionals and future career trailblazers at the University of East London. Your guidance and mentorship will be pivotal in shaping their journeys toward becoming future industry leaders.
As a Mentor, you will:
•    Guide students in developing their employability skills
•    Assist students in crafting well-defined career objectives and exploring viable career pathways
•    Support students in establishing invaluable professional networks to excel in their chosen industries
•    Instil confidence in students, helping them to gain a deeper understanding od the career landscape
If this opportunity resonates with you and your aspirations, we would love to hear from you. Take a moment to apply via the link provided and embark on this rewarding journey of mentorship.
For further information and to apply for this programme, please click here.

If you have any questions about the Professional Mentoring Programme, contact the Mentoring team via email at careermentoring@uel.ac.uk. 

Job opportunity for Graduates who studied Education

JOBS BOARD

Below we have picked out lots of great job opportunities for you to consider both at the university and further afield.

University of East London, Head of Department for Engineering & Construction, London, £70,913 pa

The successful candidate will lead and manage academic staff in the subject area of Engineering & Construction. You will have responsibility for budget, for operational matters, and for the development of staff and the subject area. 

University of East London, Assessment Services Officer, London, £51,030 pa

You will provide agile administrative support within the Assessment Services under the direction of the Registry School Assessment Manager and Head of Registry School Assessment Services.

Lead Events Producer, How To Academy, London, £42,100 pa

We are looking for a driven, organised, and confident self-starter with a passion for big ideas and live entertainment to take on the position of Head of Events Production.  

Building Safety Data Analyst, The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, London, £35,223-£38,934 pa

The purpose of the role is to support the building safety function within The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. You’ll do this by inputting data, reviewing evidence, and formally raising requests for data where it is missing.

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