{"id":175,"date":"2013-11-29T10:27:38","date_gmt":"2013-11-29T10:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/alumni\/?p=175"},"modified":"2014-03-24T15:30:19","modified_gmt":"2014-03-24T15:30:19","slug":"inspirational-alumni-in-the-spotlight-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/2013\/11\/29\/inspirational-alumni-in-the-spotlight-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspirational alumni in the spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inspirational alumni took centre stage at the School of Politics and International Relations alumni conference during Employability Week.<\/p>\n

\"BS3R4823\"<\/a> The event featured a host of the School’s alumni, who returned to campus to speak to current students about their experiences at Kent and how they have progressed since graduation. The event was dubbed ‘Inspirational Alumni’ as the successes of this group of graduates and the stories that they shared during the conference will act as an inspiration to students currently studying within the School.<\/p>\n

Many thanks to all of the alumni who took part on the day and gave up their time to make a difference to current students at Kent. They include:<\/p>\n

Will Scobie – Mayor (Labour)<\/p>\n

Matthew Partridge – Organiser, NASUWT<\/p>\n

Tom Vandenkendelarae – Chairman JONGCD&V<\/p>\n

Sully Hanif – THALES Group<\/p>\n

Rebecca Sangster Kelly – Consultant, Chaucer Consulting<\/p>\n

Paul Steinheuer – International Programmes Officer, Peace Direct<\/p>\n

Sirii de Oilviera – Executive Assistant, Christian Aid<\/p>\n

Neva Sadikoglu – Secretary General for the European Conservatives and Reformists Group, Committee of the Regions<\/p>\n

Ghoncheh Tazmini – Political Analyst<\/p>\n

Bryan Cragg – Graduate, MA International Conflict Analysis<\/p>\n

Carl Adams – Big Local representative for Big Lottery Fund<\/p>\n

Tom Spare – Representation and Democracy Coordinator Hertfordshire Students’ Union<\/p>\n

Grant Blowers – Director, N-Gage<\/p>\n

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If you would like to help a current student or a fellow alumnus by offering mentoring or work experience, please check our alumni careers network page<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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