hey friends welcome to chine coaching rob here in this video we have a student who's going to share
why they chose to do a masters in management at the university of manchester in the uk grab some
chai and join us friends thanks so much for tuning in really excited about this video in akangsha
she's done some other videos for us as well so be sure to check those out about how to study in
the uk and different challenges that international students face but in this video she's specifically
going to tell us why she chose her degree and her college so akon should go ahead and
introduce yourself again hi rob i'm akansha i'm a student of university of manchester
and i'm pursuing msc management i'm a student from delhi india i've done my graduation from
delhi university in commerce in management only and i pursued my masters in the same field so
wonderful i'm excited to get more specific about the university and the program so first let's go
ahead and just talk about some of the pros and cons about the university of manchester because
i don't know anything about that so university of manchester is located in manchester it's one of
the it's i think the second biggest city in the uk and it's famous for football matches and cricket
matches so yeah the pros and cons of studying in university of manchester i think would be i mean
it is a highly ranked university so especially in my course so it's like top five university in uk
so that is the thing so university of manchester is itself a very student-friendly university and
has almost uh students from all the nationalities be it british american chinese indian so i think
it's a good mix of different backgrounds and yes it provides with great international exposure
also there are a lot of people from my home country and i feel very
homely there so that is the major point which is a plus point for university of manchester
also the university of manchester has this career service department which helps student
in guiding them on their cvs resumes linkedin and they conduct various webinars also like
how to build great communication skills how to uh build your cv uh it also helps to improve
your linkedin profile so it helps in basically getting a job and preparing you for the future
also it helps you in getting the part-time job so the career service is quite uh great in manchester
also they have the student support service which helps international students to settle down
and if you have any problem like from physical to mental being or any kind of you're feeling like
depressed or sad student service is there to help you so this is why university of manchester has
been the most friendliest university so it sounds like there's lots of pros to the university of
manchester what is life like there in that city as an international student okay so before going to
manchester i was really scared because it was my first time going abroad alone so i was very much
petrified but let me tell you when when just i entered manchester oh my god it was so beautiful
it was so different to be there the university helped me from day one till now they are helping
even in this pandemic so the life has been really amazing uh they also like in the starting weeks
they helped us with almost various activities and obviously we were feeling homesick the university
conducted various events like freshers week uh in the starting like organizing different kind of
dance classes or career events or just informal tea or tea time meetups so they organize lots of
key events which definitely help us to settle down it's good to join indian society if you are coming
from india i mean they organize various events on indian festivals like diwali holi the shera
so i would highly recommend that also international society i think you need
to join it i mean they have international day trips so you can you can just go alone and you
know meet different people there people are so friendly and you know just click pictures visit
new places with them so you should definitely join indian society and you do get to meet different
people from different countries so it helps you when global explosion also builds your network
so you can never feel lonely in manchester i mean i can say that that's so great to hear yeah sounds
like there's fun stuff to do great ways to get involved and a lot of things to help you from
feeling homesick as an international student let's now talk more specifically about your degree the
masters of science and management what are some of the pros and cons you've experienced with this
program there at the university and for people who are considering this program okay so masters
in management is like mba i won't say it's like equal to mba but it's kind of similar to mba
like for freshly graduates or for people having less than two years of work experience
i think they should go for msc management if they are looking for mba or such kind of program so
masters in management comes there and as i told i have done my graduation in management only
so before entering into the market i was i wanted to just you know uh prepare myself
uh so that's why i went for this degree uh the core structure is really interesting like it
covers almost all the aspects of business that is accounting finance marketing economics or
human resource management entrepreneurship which is i think essential for any uh management student
and you need to study that so that is why i chose this course plus it gives you a broad range of
options as a career-wise also i mean we go for consultancy firms like apmg deloitte do hire
a master's and management students or in marketing like l'oreal or pngi can say or even finance
banks like lloyd's hsbc for these students also the startups are actually hiring masters and
management students so this course has actually helped many students in getting good consultancy
or finance jobs at an entry level without having much private work experience moreover
the course provides you to indulge deeply into the market and you get to study how the companies
work like personally i have uh studied emirates business model linkedin's marketing strategies
or the startups like barcelona i'm currently doing my research on that so i think it has helped me
gain insights about how actually companies work even without entering into the market
so the course has been really very beneficial for me has there been a subject or topic that you've
really enjoyed and has there been a subject or topic that's been really difficult for you
i think accountancy is what i have loved like from the start and it's it's easy i mean i love it so
it's quite interesting me and the subject that i don't like much is i think i think marketing
yeah i think marketing is something which i you have to learn a lot
i mean it's it's very interesting let me tell you but when you have to write the paper
you have to learn a lot for example of you it's not that easy but studying or just researching
it's really interesting yeah so these two have been the most my favorite and the least ones
yes sounds like a challenging course definitely it is actually thinking or research work
then yeah i mean in india it's more theoretical so the core structure and the study structure
basically is quite different so that is most impressed so you get lots of practical experience
yes definitely awesome well our chai question for this video is if you're considering the uk
which university in the uk are you interested in studying in go ahead and let us know in the
comments you know conscious you study at the university of manchester but let us know which
universities you guys are considering in the comments and we can dialogue more there but
lastly akamcha a big question everyone wants to know about you know studying abroad is what's the
job scope the career scope for certain degrees so this master's in management what's kind of the job
scope for you know internships and jobs while you study and then full-time jobs for after graduation
during my course i am allowed to uh work for like 20 hours a week uh under the student visa the part
time i can work like 20 hours uh but in holidays i can work full time that is 40 hours per week and
the hourly rate would be like six to seven pounds so i think you can definitely uh manage your
monthly expenses so that is the thing also with internships you have to look for yourself i mean
the university do provide you with great support in terms of career events or organizing webinars
and talks or networking events but you have to go and you have to be proactive you have to go
and talk to them connect on linkedin and then talk obviously the job prospects due to the visa
rules are uh quite narrower but after 2020 after the brexit it has been quite flexible now like the
students who will be graduating in 2021 or after that will get a plus two years work poster visa
uh for me it's only six months so it's just quite disheartening as of now but yeah for the
students who will be graduating in 2021 will get a plus two post study visa so i think the job uh
opportunities will um will be will broaden and uh they will definitely get more chances to get hired
it's all about sponsorship so and the course also it's very much interesting and it's high
in demand so i think you should definitely go for this course but yeah also looking in terms of the
sponsorship rules and the brexit the it's easier for international students to get paced now
awesome well that's encouraging to hear that it's a brighter future ahead so okancha thanks
so much for sharing i learned a ton um makes me want to come visit manchester now and come visit
this university sounds like a lot of fun things going on for students and incredible programs
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