UEA International Student Ambassadors

MSc In Development Economics at UEA Sharvari, is one of the International student from South East Asia who is currently doing MSc in Development Economics at UEA. MSc applies economic analyses to real world problems to identify effective policies and this course integrates methods, research findings and new insights from experimental economics Why at UEA? UEA has a very good approach to the course, it provides not only academic knowledge but a wide range of professional and technical competencies and practical skills which is required by the International development sector. Sharvari adds, 'The course is very technical, using computer programmes to analyse data is a helpful skill. There is good outlook on the micro and macro perspective of the development sector'. 'The course module on Impact Evaluation has been an added advantage in understanding different ways to estimate the impact of a project and to see if the project did what it...

Insights into the life of a successful former Econ student -and what he has to say about UEA UEA’s Economic school has a lot to brag about with it being ranked first for academic support and 16th in the UK by the Guardian League Table 2017. To add to their repertoire, they have a 100% employability rate, a rare jewel alluding to the trying time students now have to gain employment (I know the agony as a final year student).  But UEA and Amay Narayan, a UEA alumnus student who studied Economics, both mutually have each other to brag about. Amay received a teaching assistantship through his master’s programme and won 1 st place in the Economics Department essay competition during his time here. Among his list of achievements is a summer placement with Civil Service. As a successful former UEA student, he’s given us insight into what it was like to go here and how it has shaped his career. In his own words, “my degree at UEA is where my interest in Economics...

Being an International student is not the most cost efficient way of living, as you might have already guessed. Some people are lucky enough to go through the entire university experience without having to worry about money, but unfortunately I wasn’t one of them, and I am one among many of us who had to get jobs to supplement our living. Depending where you are from, your visa agreement might or might not dictate a limit to how many hours you can work, for the majority of us, it is now capped at 20 hours per week in term time. This doesn’t sound much at all (or even nearly enough!) but the majority of people in full time education usually stick well below this cut of line anyway, international or not, because believe me, trying to balance university work, employment, a functional social life and also manage to squeeze sleep into the whole schedule can and will be difficult for those of you daring enough to try it! I am currently in my final semester of my undergraduate degree ...

President: Edgar Lungu Zambia is in Southern Africa, with the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique , Zimbabwe , Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west. There are 13.2 million people in Zambia with  7 million of them being under the age of 18 . 85% of the population is Christian, 11%  practices indigenous religions, with the rest identifying as Bahá'í,  Muslim, Agnostic, and Hindu. English is the official language. However, Zambia is home to many different groups, speaking more than 72 local languages/ dialects. Bemba is the most widely-spoken .  There are six other main local languages – Nyanja/Chewa, Kaonde, Luvale and Lunda (in the west), Tonga (in the south) and Lozi (spoken along the Zambezi). Zambia's capital is Lusaka with a population of 2 million people. Zambia gained its in independence from the British in 1964 afte...

   I recently visited Berlin for the first time last weekend with a few friends and it was such an amazing, cultural trip. We explored Berlin's museums, cafes, foods, bars and parks.   A holiday selfie We stayed at the equivalent of an Air BnB and it was very affordable but there are many hostels that are very cheap. We stayed in Kruezberg which is basically the "hipster" neighbourhood of Berlin where there are lots of bars, cafes and things to do. We also stayed right next to the park so it was super convenient to go relax and chill at, when it got very sunny which it did. The entire time we were there it was so sunny and the weather was amazing!     Gorlitzer Park We also spent a day doing touristy things like visiting the Musuem Island, the Brandenburg Gate, as well as the Reichstag. We visited the DDR Museum which was an amazing interactive museum giving visitors the experience of what it was like living in East Germany, so that was very i...