Hello, my name is Timea and I am from Romania.
I am proud of being a third year student at Kingston University studying Business Economics.
After doing my Erasmus scholarship here, I just fell in love with this place
and in December I was thinking what should I do to stay here more.
Instead of going home I decided to stay here and to study here
and to apply for the next year and try to get in my third year.
I was successfully accepted so now I’m happy to know that
starting with the next year I can go on with my studies here at Kingston University.
Er, what I love the most about Kingston is that it’s not that busy as a capital,
but whenever I want to, to, to go in a different town I could say,
I just take the train and in half an hour I am in Central London.
I love the thing that it is on the riverside; that we can organise with my friends,
some come and lunch meetings on the riverside,
just have a day when we are doing nothing or just go to shop.
Kingston is, is the place of my dreams I could say.
Beside of the lecturers and the seminars we do at the University,
there is a range of societies you can join and,
which give you the possibility to network with people;
to meet different people who might become your employer in the future.
Also the LRC, the learning centre, can help you to get a deeper understanding in your
field
and to try to find a different approaching your subjects.
During my first months of starting at Kingston, I attended the English Development Scheme,
which was a credit module which helped me to get a better understanding
about the English educational system and also helped me to write an essay in a British way.
The life in Kingston is just great.
I love here everything and like approve,
I’ve decided to change my short term plans and move to Kingston University
when I had other plans to go on with my studies in Romania.
I like the most here that time passes so quickly and that you’re involved in so many things
that you cannot think about the fact that you’re bored or you don’t have anything
to do.
I like the fact that instead of feeling outside the circle,
you give the colour to London that you’re a multi-cultural background.
I felt really supported by the University with the different events
and the introduction week which was organised by them.
Also I should add that they had the pick-up service
which helped me to get from the airport into a place I have never been.
I really enjoyed the two weeks and I think it was a really good idea
that they made these two weeks be, er, before the courses started;
that they catered for just international students
because in this way we got familiarised with the place;
we met different people and we had the chance to meet
and to make some friendships which ever lasted until now.
My experience is, from Kingston University changed completely my life.
I’ve just decided from one day to another that I want to go on with my life in UK so
I moved here.
Now I’m happy to know that at least a couple of years I must stay here,
far away from home, but surrounded with many people who are in the same place as me,
so this makes me more confident about staying here.
I feel that my greatest achievement being at Kingston University is that I got on my
own feet;
even though I was quite independent all of my life,
I just felt here that I rely just on myself and what I do,
how I do my bed, I will sleep in it.
I am really positive about the fact that I would recommend Kingston University
to anybody who loves a multi-cultural environment; who loves a nice town with a riverside;
who loves to go out but also to do a good job at the University.
Kingston University is really appreciated at a National level and it’s also appreciated
by me.