Being an International Ambassador

As an international student, being an International Ambassador of Aston University is a really great chance to work with university and sharing your experience with others who need your help.

I applied to an International Ambassador middle of Term 1. After an interview and a couple of sessions of group working for introducing Aston University and training for campus tour, I could work as an ambassador.

I think an International Ambassador’s role is quite important that there’s limited way to approach University’s information in detail by a potential student who lives out of UK. Most students and their parents might want to know ‘real student’s life’ instead of information by reading text on a brochure or a website. 

International Ambassador’s work is mainly guiding for a campus tour and working for open day session Q & A which is role for undergraduate students. Attending an international event such as agents conference could be extra.

I have done 5 sessions of campus tour for visitors recently. It seems like these days are campus tour season for a student and their parents who are looking for best university for them. I introduce Main Building which is used for lecture rooms and offices, Student Guild Building, three accommodations and Woodcock Sport Centre to them. Most of them impressed by modern buildings on the campus, new accommodation buildings and sports facilities which includes swimming pool. During a campus tour, I share my experience about studying in Aston University and living in Birmingham. Each tour is interesting for me because every each team of visitors is from different countries and has different point of view for the University. Whenever finish a campus tour, I feel a sense of satisfaction and pride for helping them.

Every student study and live as a student but not all of them have chance to share the experience. For me, owning that experience by my-self is meaningful, but sharing it with others is more than something.