This year’s Employability Festival saw 26 alumni return to the Canterbury campus to offer current students advice and guidance about their graduate prospects and employability. Graduates from a range of disciplines participated in panels, gave talks and networked with students to share their experience and expertise, and to offer mentoring and insights at events organised by Kent Union, the Development Office, the School of Economics, the School of Anthropology and Conservation, the School of History and the School of Arts.

Kasia Senyszyn, Volunteer Management Officer for the Development Office, said “it is brilliant to see so many members of our talented and diverse alumni community coming back to share their stories and support Kent. They are such a fantastic resource for current students and new graduates and we are so grateful for their time and expertise.”

Kent has over 171,000 alumni worldwide and nearly 300 of them are currently volunteering to support Kent through our international alumni groups, on-campus talks and events, and our online mentoring platform, KEW-NET. Kent alumni also helped to raise over £880,000 last year for the Kent Opportunity Fund, which supports our students through scholarships, hardship bursaries and student project grants.

Find out more about our alumni community and how to get involved on our website.