Surrey meets Nigeria

This blog covers the highs and lows of living life as a Nigerian student at the University of Surrey!

Nigeria in Surrey

Hello again, Today is one of those days that I have chosen to further reflect on my Surrey Journey and how much of the ‘Nigerian feel’  I have experienced here… As at last September, the Nigerian student population was 164 – the largest population among the other 16 African countries represented here at the University […]


ASK…you could just get a scholarship!

‘Ask and it shall be given’…You must have heard this before right? A.S.K can also be an acronym for Ask, Seek, Knock – all 3 actions express the desire to get something. I remember speaking with a bunch of teenagers at a pre-departure session at my work place. It was organised for Students travelling abroad […]


Class Participation & Engagement

Awesome April to you! Trust you had a good Easter. Right from my MBA Orientation, I had heard that your class participation is highly essential on the MBA program particularly with certain lecturers requiring of it. I am the usual ‘quiet and conservative’ person without wanting to call any attention to myself – in simple […]


Cold, Coffee & Classes

Happy Easter Season to everyone… I’m simply fulfilling my promise to talk about the 3C’s as mentioned in my last post and which I ‘found’ a bit fascinating on my arrival at Surrey and they are… The Cold… It’s not news that a country like the UK is cold. I have come to the UK […]


Summer Body Loading..

Hey guys, So today I’m going to be talking to you about all the different sports that the University of Surrey has to offer. Firstly, did you know that the University of Surrey is home to one of the best sports facilities in the UK? The £36 million Surrey Sports Park offers facilities including: a 50m swimming […]


And I went bowling!

The last 2 weeks has been one of my most eventful weeks being a student. To roll it out quickly, I attended a conference in London which is part of my work (I am an Education consultant by profession).We had back-to-back-business presentations at the Business school for two separate courses; we celebrated International Women’s day […]


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