Hi there!
My name is Catrinel, a final year student in the BA Interior Design course who, as your Activities Officer next year, will create more job opportunities and networking events at UAL. Having been the Part-Time Chelsea Officer and the Events Coordinator for the Drama Society, I realized our link with industry professionals and other creatives outside UAL is neglected, and so my here’s what I’ll do:
If you’ve been looking for an internship or a job on Creative Opportunities, chances are few job openings were posted and many creative sectors were completely ignored. I will increase the number of postings and expand the Careers & Employability support, ensuring that students from all creative sectors are equally represented and that everyone has a much wider range of choices.
Integrating the societies and sports clubs at UAL, I will organize thematic events with clubs from other art and design universities from across London. We need more meetups and collaborative events outside UAL.
I will create a networking fair (hopefully in person) where industry professionals from all creative sectors would have open discussions and professionally connect with students. Using the university’s industry connections, I will support students through a collaborative model. Pushing further, I will create smaller course-specific online networking events where you will establish relationships with professionals from outside the UK.
Regardless of online or in-person attendance, I guarantee that students from all backgrounds and with any accessibility requirements will have equal opportunities to access events and connect with both students and industry professionals. Let’s push funding towards inclusivity.
I will ensure that you will have the best time at university, and that after the graduation you will get that amazing job!
If you want this UAL: Vote Catrinel!