Overseas Students Study in Journalism Nominated for Award

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Study abroad students who came to the United Kingdom to pursue their passion for journalism is up for a top media award.

Julija Safronova has been nominated by the NCTJ-accredited De Montfort University for the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ Midlands Student of the Year award.

Julija left her native Lithuania and made a 1,400-mile journey to study for a media, communications and journalism degree at the Leicester campus.

After obtaining a 2:1 joint honours degree, she’s now returned to her home country to work as a public relations assistant for a start-up business project. “Julija is a motivated and highly intelligent student of which any university would be proud,” said Liz Bridgen, programme leader for the MA public relations course at the university. “She has brought a real passion for public relations to the classroom. I am recommending her for this award because she is a hard-working and intelligent student with a strategic and analytical mind and is not afraid of a challenge.”

The awards will be held at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena in November.  Julija, who ultimately plans to come back to the UK to find a PR job or take her master’s degree at De Montfort, said: “Choosing to study abroad could not have been a better idea. “I was given everything required for my studies here – a modern environment, with access to all library services, a student support centre and even free English language courses, which were extremely useful while writing my dissertation.”