Category: City St George’s Alumni Stories

At the 2025 Women of the Year Lunch and Awards in October, Jaz Rabadia MBE (BEng Mechanical Engineering, 2006, and MSc Energy, Environmental Technology and Economics, 2009) was announced as Linklaters Pioneering Woman of the Year. Jaz has built an impressive career working for well-known brands such as Starbucks, WeWork, and JustEat, with a mission…Continue Reading Jaz Rabadia MBE: From a penny drop moment to an award-winning career

City St George’s Alumni Ambassador Denys Volkov (BA Business Studies, 2003) recently received a King Charles III Coronation Medal for his contributions to life in Canada. We last interviewed Denys in 2017, and much has happened since then: a promotion to Executive Director of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM), the impact of world politics and…Continue Reading Medal Recipient Denys Volkov: “I think the world is too small not to care about what’s happening in Ukraine”

Blacklisted from her home country, Cuba, Nora Gámez Torres (PhD Sociology, 2012), has spent over a decade covering Cuba and the Cuban American community for the Miami Herald. Some of Nora’s recent work exposed the expansion of the economic and political power of the Cuban military. This summer, Nora was announced a winner of the…Continue Reading Nora Gámez Torres – Breaking Cuban stories from outside the island’s borders

Isabella Cota (MA, Erasmus Mundus Journalism & Media, 2010) has dedicated much of her journalism career to understanding how business, finance and abuse of power impact society. Her investigative work has revealed criminal practices and corruption that persist in her home country, Mexico, and elsewhere. This summer, Isabella was announced a winner of the prestigious…Continue Reading Isabella Cota – Award Winning Investigative Journalist Taking on Corruption and Crime

Luke Bellingham (BA Journalism, 2024) is about to run from Nordkapp, the most Northern tip of Norway, to London, UK. Covering a distance of around 4,000km, Luke will need to run an average of 60km per day for over 70 days to see him back in London on time. According to Luke, he would be…Continue Reading Luke Bellingham – Attempting a World Record for Charity

Lylay Ung’s academic CV is a testament to his longstanding, game-inspired, interest in finance and economics. It includes an Advanced Diploma in Banking and Finance, a BA in International Banking and Finance, an MS in Financial Technology, and an MSc in Financial Economics, which he completed at City St George’s in 2021. Having studied in…Continue Reading “I want to keep building things that matter” – Q&A with award-winning founder Lylay Ung (MSc Financial Economics, 2021)

Maryam Farooqi (LLB, 2016) completed her law degree knowing she wanted to help people and communities on a global scale. Since 2019, Maryam has worked in the humanitarian sector at Save the Children and the International Rescue Committee, cultivating philanthropic relationships and creating transformational impact. This spring, Maryam won the Social Impact Award at the…Continue Reading Maryam Farooqi: Relationship building for a cause

Miles Barrow (National Diploma in Musical Theatre and Dance, 2014) started as a dancer, felt passionate about the storytelling aspect of physical theatre, and began to pursue acting. Ten years after his graduation from Urdang, Miles’ work can be viewed on Netflix, Disney+, and the BBC, and he has acted on stages like the Old…Continue Reading Miles Barrow – “First, I’d say, do you love it enough?”

Safraz Ali (BA Journalism, 2017) was determined to find a graduate job straight out of university and, thinking outside the box, has built a career in PR and communications. Safraz now helps current students envision their own career paths, and he is one of the first journalism alumni to be included in City St George’s…Continue Reading Safraz Ali – Recognised for the career guidance he offers journalism students