About Me
My name is Kimberley and I am 19. I come from Hong Kong. With a
passion towards language, I am studying English Language and
Linguistics. I will be working as International Students’ Officer this
year under RUSU and I am sure that I will have a great journey working
with the team and working for international students.
What would you like to achieve during your time in office?
I would like to help promote more career opportunities here in the UK
for international students, as I see how frustrating is it for
international students when they reach a stage where they have to make
decisions on their future. Whether they should continue challenging
themselves in the UK or go back to their hometown where they have more
connections and are more familiar with the working environment. I
would like to help students create connections with non-local
employers here in the UK, so international students can learn from the
employers’ experiences and make a better decision for themselves.
Also, I would like to create more opportunities for international
students to communicate with each other and to exchange the cultures
from different countries.
Who is your biggest inspiration?
She is a person I met during my summer holiday when I had a part-time
job in a VIP event of an international brand. She is a PR director in
the brand, and I saw how she communicated with stakeholders of the
event, also how she deals with accidents immediately and to solve the
problems created. I was amazed by how confident she is and how she
leads the team with people from different cultural backgrounds to work
for the company hosting a gorgeous event. Even though accidents
happened during the time because of the weather, she dealt with them
one by one in perfect ways. I want to be like her.
What experience will you bring to the role?
During my time as a secondary school student, I worked in different
teams with different people. Thanks to the experiences I had, I know
how to communicate well with the team and to respect different
people’s ideas as people will see the same issue with different
perspectives. And I am really happy with that as it helps me to see
the world in a new way and to learn more.
Also, I had different identities in different groups, such as leader,
committee member, participants, etc. With numerous identities I had
before in different events, I understand what people need when they
participate an event in different positions. So, I can host a campaign
better.
You can get in touch with Kimberley via her email,
internationalstudents@rusu.co.uk, or via her
Facebook page.
Networks
RUSU have created student-run, peer-support networks for you. This is
your opportunity to meet other students from similar backgrounds,
share common experiences and receive advice and support from each
other. RUSU’s International Students’ Officer will be running a
peer-support network for international students. You can find out when
and where the next meeting is at the
Student Networks
page.