UEA International Student Ambassadors

This year UEA students have a great opportunity to test their business ideas right on campus. Young entrepreneurs can book a table and display their own products. Eva Rybalova , a second year art history student from Russia started to sell Bubble Waffle for UEA students, and shared her experience of being a student entrepreneur with us. How did you come up with the idea of the Bubble Waffle business? We came up with the idea of this business together with my friend Vilius Balandis . It was quite spontaneous because we were just thinking about our London trip and we were searching where to eat in London. We realised that street food is becoming a very big thing now so we made a bit of a research about contemporary street food and realised that Bubble Waffle can be something that can become quite popular and something that people nowadays can really enjoy. So can you say that it appeared to be a success in UEA? Well, I would say so. By now we have had only two days of ...

Now that we’ve come to the second half of the school year, this must be on many of our minds now and some of us might be curious as to how the entire process is like. I haven’t applied for any graduate jobs (mainly because I’m not graduating anytime soon 😧) but in general, they are similar and the process is roughly the same! Step 1: Application stage This is the part where it’s the most tedious because you have to spend loads of time searching for companies which interests you and are offering positions right now. Generally it’s much easier to find graduate schemes compare to internships and placements because most companies are always on the lookout for fresh talents graduating in the year. Unfortunately, the toughest part isn’t over even when you found a company because now you have to deal with the long long application form which varies between companies. Usually, you will have to create an account with a job portal which works with that company and that’s where ...

Dear readers, This is the very first blog post written by your new Norwegian ambassador! I am Sina, I study MA Media and International Development and recently started working for the International Office, which is wonderful! I did my undergraduate degree here at UEA too, so I am a bit of a veteran by now. I love UEA, I love DEV (school of International Development) and am very happy to talk to anyone who is interested. Feel free to find my facebook page (facebook.com/ueanorway) or drop me an email at norwegianstudents@uea.ac.uk. I wanted to write a little bit about my personal experience with the UK weather – and winter in particular. I am from Hedmark in Norway, a place where January and February can be very cold. On the 10 th  of January, when I flew from Oslo to London to come back to Norwich, we had -18°C back home, whereas the UK had around 7°C. My Christmas holiday consisted of a lot of snow and several layers of clothing.   In contrast, the temperatur...

1) It Is Hard Work! Being an international student who wants to remain in the UK is a lot of hard work.  You actually have to be quite determined and quite relentless.  With the UK government getting stricter with immigration, finding a way to stay is tiring, especially when you are coming from a country you know you can't go back to just yet, or you know your being here is a miracle in itself and staying and making yourself useful is not only crucial, but is your only choice!  Even if you just want to stay because you like the scenery or you have bonded with the weather because you relate to it's unpredictability, it still requires some actual effort which you have to be willing to put in. 2) Visa Requirements YOU HAVE TO BE AWARE OF THE VISA REQUIREMENTS !!!    You cannot afford to be ignorant on government policies that may affect your chances of employment.  The Visas that tend to apply to graduates willing to stay are TIER 2 for Wor...

Looking at the title, you might be wondering, what does she mean and what happened? I'm here to tell you exactly what I mean.  Lost in London is the title of an annual event hosted by the Bruneian  Student Society at University College London (UCL). It is an event hosted every year around November where Bruneian S tudents that are currently studying at the UK and Ire gather together in London for a race. More like run to be honest... By run, I mean literally run. In just a time span of 5 shorts hours, I'm pretty sure I ran enough to cover a week's worth of exercise. But hey, I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's start from the beginning.  What is it about?  It is like an amazing race where a team of 3 are required to use the clues given to venture around London and find specific checkpoints. At the Checkpoints, the teams are required to complete a task and they will be given different tokens (Gold, Silver and Bronze) depending on how they carried out th...

THE MAGDALEN STREET There is no worry about feeling homesick! Why? -Because if you are from different country and you come to Norwich, I'm sure you find your traditional food in any grocery store. -Especially in the Magdalen street. That's right! -The Magdalen street is Norwich's international street market for me 😏😏 - Like Indian, Bangladesh, Chinese, African, Turkish, Romanian etc. etc! What about Restaurants? -In the Magdalen Street there are also international restaurants. I'll give you an advice: The Ali Tandoori is very good. They have Bangladesh food, which I have never tried before. And there is also a Turkish restaurant, which is called the "Mediterranean World Cuisine" or something :) It's very tasty as well! So, when you have never been there, I suggest you go to Magdalen street and explore international foods and drinks. Enjoy! 😊😊

Norwich afternoon tea It is time to introduce some traditional English afternoon tea restaurant in Norwich. The assembly house We must thank Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, for gifting us all the most quintessential of English customs: afternoon tea. Keen to dispel that sinking feeling between breakfast and dinner, the Duchess asked for a tray of tea, bread and butter and cake to be brought to her room in the late afternoon. By 1845, her high-tea tradition had become a fashionable social event attended by friends and family and before long, afternoon tea was all the rage in fashionable society. To book in advance please call: 01603 626402. AFTERNOON TEA SERVED 12:00 - 16:30 Price: £19.95 for one, £38 for two To book in advance please call: 01603 626402. Address : Theatre St, Norwich NR2 1RQ Web: https://www.assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk/dining/afternoon-tea Harriets Café Tearooms If it's breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea, Harriets has...