International Student Advisor Blog

Arrived in Thailand and had meetings with several of our representatives here. GSM London has traditionally had strong links with S.E. Asia and some of our very best students have come from this region.
We're looking forward to this continuing and I have been here explaining all our new programmes and the addition of our new Greenford campus.
The speed of change is such that no sooner than I have arrived home than it is time once again to make people aware of new developments. These are indeed exciting times at GSM London and for our current and future students from all over the world.

I'm now in my country retreat enjoying a few days R& R before returning to Bangkok next week Tuesday for a final round of meetings before my return to UK on the 30th. I thought I'd share my "office" and view with you.

This is my last morning in Kampala, I fly to South East Asia to begin my work in Thailand tomorrow. I have had a terrific welcome in this great country. To all the people that came to visit us in Nakumatt Mall at the weekend, all the staff and students from Kabojja International School, all the staff and students from Rainbow International School and every potential student that came to my hotel or the office I extend grateful thanks. GSM is making strides in East Africa, we have exciting initiatives to pursue and I'm already looking forward to my return early next year or before.

I was up bright and early this morning, making sure that the tent was being erected in the correct spot and supervising decoration and paying for the electricity. Very grateful that the torrential rain of yesterday has given way to a clear and fresh Kampala morning. I hope that the photograph shows that the impact was fantastic. After a slow start we had a steady stream of genuinely interested people asking questions on all aspects of our courses. Many took away literature and we have much work to do in the coming days following up on all the leads. The weather thankfully held out although there were times when we thought that we were going to get very wet. I'm writing this on Sunday morning. Another long day ahead.

This is my last morning in Kampala, I fly to South East Asia to begin my work in Thailand tomorrow. I have had a terrific welcome in this great country. To all the people that came to visit us in Nakumatt Mall at the weekend, all the staff and students from Kabojja International School, all the staff and students from Rainbow International School and every potential student that came to my hotel or the office I extend grateful thanks. GSM is making strides in East Africa, we have exciting initiatives to pursue and I'm already looking forward to my return early next year or before.

Today was a day for outreach into the international school sector of Kampala. We were invited to give a short presentation to year 12/ 13 students at Kabojja School. It’s very important to give students the range of options available to them. I was asked to explain the UCAS system and to give a brief summary of the courses on offer in GSM London. There was obvious interest in our BSc in Oil and Gas Management in light of the recent discovery of oil here in Uganda on the shores of Lake Albert. Geoffrey and I had some lengthy discussions with some very interested students that were keen to learn all about London and the opportunities. Thanks to all those who participated and to staff who made it possible.