Alumni of the Month - Calin Zamfir
"Hello, my name is Calin Zamfir. I studied Business Travel and Tourism Management at Anglia Ruskin University London where I graduated with First Class Honours in 2019. I am currently enrolled at the same university in an MSc International Project Management course.
I started my undergraduate degree in 2016 after 30 years since I finished high school. It was not easy to come back to school. Fortunately, I had very good teachers who were very helpful and very skilled. They helped me to develop new skills and enhance my existing ones. I am grateful for their dedication. Step by step I learned again how to learn and simultaneously I started to be aware that I need the degree, not just the diploma, but, most importantly, the knowledge.
During my undergraduate degree, along with my lecturers and my tutors, the Employability Team contributed to my development as a candidate to jobs in the industry. Everything culminated with passing all the stages for my Employability Passport.
I was preparing myself for a career in the hospitability industry from my level 5 in the undergraduate degree. I started my employment as a Hotel Receptionist in a Travelodge hotel. I applied for a Travelodge management course and an MSc International Project Management at ARUL. This new course opened, for me, a different perspective and many other industries.
I would advise all students in an undergraduate degree to focus on their learning, focus on developing new skills, and if they do not understand something in the lecture, they should ask questions until that matter is explained properly."