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PROFILES

TIMOTHY points in the International Baccalaureate’.
Timothy was also nominated by the
ONAFUWA, 19 University of Cambridge International
Strategy Office – out of the whole of the
School University of Cambridge universit – to represent Cambridge on a
Subject Economics (BA) course at the University of Tokyo during the
Year First summer of 2017.
Grade average First class He studied alongside nominees from
universities including Oxford, Yale, Berkley,
Tim is keen to inspire younger students and Peking, and Copenhagen.
has delivered motivational speeches at his
former secondary school where he spoke to Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
more than 250 students. As an entrepreneur with my own business or
The title of his speech was ‘How to get 45 heading a private equity fund.

JOHN SIGBEKU, 21
School Lancaster University
Subject Economics and Mathematics (BSc)
Year Graduated
Grade First class

John is the Faculty Forums Department
Representative, which sees him share ideas,
discuss student issues and explore best
AYODEJI practices to be shared with the department OPEYEMI SOBITAN, 23
and feed them back to students.
SHETEOLU, 20 He ialso spent a year as a student mentor School Lancaster University
where he conducted weekly ‘MathsHelp’ Subject Business Analytics and
School University of Birmingham sessions for his mentee. Consultancy (BSc)
Subject Economics (BSc) During his time at university, John has Year Graduated
Year Second also founded a Bible study group and has Grade 2:1
Grade average 2:1 led sessions centred on a particular topic or
scripture with the aim to “inspire attendees Opeyemi is a former course representative at
In addition to his Economics degree, Ayodeji is and delve deeper into the Word”. Lancaster University’s Management School
also studying Spanish and spent a term as the John has also completed a teaching and was the conduit for which students could
University of Birmingham’s Spanish Course internship at Barr Beacon School. communicate thoughts and feelings about a
Representative. module, which he would feed back to lecturers
He also spent last summer as a voluntary Where do you see yourself in 10 years? and administrators.
mentor and tutor for TurnAround Charity As a professional data scientist. He completed an internship at BASF, a
where he helped students, some as young chemical construction company , where he
as nine, prepare for exams. He also taught a used his initiative to carve out a role as a
Spanish woman English. student leader. Opeyemi supported students
In addition to his studies and extra- during their placements after noticing there
curricular activities, Ayodeji is also a was a ‘feeling amongst placement students
carer for his two younger sisters who have that, as a minority group within the company,
special needs. their specific needs were not being met’.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Hopefully in a management position in a bank As Chancellor of the Exchequer or finding a
or insurance company. place within corporate banking.

ALEXANDER alumni to help raise money for Nottingham’s
VERISSIMO, 21 Potential Scholarships programme, a
£1,000-a-year scholarship supporting
students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
School University of Nottingham Alexander has also “benefited greatly” from
Subject Economics (BSc) mentoring others within the African Caribbean
Year Graduated Society, where his roles include helping
Grade First class his assigned mentees with university work,
career advice and internship applications.
Throughout his time at university, Alexander Additionally, Alexander completed an
has helped build and maintain relationships internship of his own within Barclays.
between the university and its alumni.
He recently completed a stint as a Student Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Caller for the university’s Impact Campaign, I’m committed to working in finance, and I
which saw him calling on the support of want to learn a foreign language.

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