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Keele Management School News
Where are they now? ...Continued
Amy Hao, MA Management
Account Manager, International Data Group, Beijing
Keele Management School offers a
special experience with the Student
Consultancy project, which was very
attractive to me. It provides students
with an alternative option between
writing a dissertation and gaining
work experience. I took the latter
option luckily and I found it very
helpful after graduation.
Amy completed her MA
Management with KMS
in 2010. Like Daniel, she
was one of our Student
Consultants and feels that
this experience has helped
her significantly in her
subsequent career.
“To share my story in short, I came
to Keele in 2010 to study for an
MA Management, with a Bachelor
background of Electrical and
Automatic Engineering. I decided to
study in the UK and the location of
Keele for me was a perfect option,
as it is situated in the very middle
of Great Britain with easy access to
other parts of the country. Also, its
location, on top of the hill, means
it is a quiet place to study with
exceptional natural beauty. I think
Keele is ideal for those students who
want to focus on their studies but
also enjoy their spare time with all
the activities Keele has to offer.
poor grammar. With the help of the
English Learning Unit, I found my
English progressed dramatically.
It is normal for Chinese students
to be shy speaking English, so the
English Language Learning Unit can
help remove the barrier of language
difficulties. Robin Bell supported
me in this way very much and it was
she who gave me more confidence.
Because of her motivation and
added value from the English
Learning Unit, I was able to grasp
those future possible opportunities
in the UK after graduation.
For most Chinese students, a
degree itself is not that attractive
anymore; better still, a degree plus
an overseas experience would help
them to be more competitive in their
future career. In my case, because
of my internship
experience, I got an
offer from Olympic
Games which allowed
me to volunteer for
...better still, a degree plus
another 6 months
overseas experience would help
in London and after,
I got a full-time
them to be more competitive in
job opportunity in
their future career.
Heathrow Airport.
The English
Language Learning
Unit at Keele helps
international students with their
English skills. Most Chinese students
can get high marks in the English
examination but still struggle with
spoken and academic English.
When I came to Keele I spoke
English very slowly using basic
words and writing English with
I am now back in China and
working as an Account manager
for an American investment
company called International Data
Group (IDG) in Beijing, and I still
believe Keele started my career
path and gave me my understanding
of Management.”