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I am Anushka Mara,

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and I studied masters in marketing and strategy.

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I would like to define myself as an impact, a purposeful,

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impact driven storyteller,

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and I'm the head of marketing

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for an economic development agency called Tech West

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Midlands, and we essentially help, uh,

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to grow the West Midlands tech sector

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and, uh, establish it

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as the next super tech and digital power.

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The University of Warwick is, uh, one of the,

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the most coveted and globally recognized universities,

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and it has been consistently placed as one

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of the top universities,

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not just in Europe, but globally as well.

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It helped me back or rather pave the path

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to get the global talent visa,

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and that kind of opened a lot of doors of opportunity.

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I met a lot of people, build that sort of a network

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of professional network as well.

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And that has been quite, uh,

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a turning point for me professionally.

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My name is Jessica Smithy

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and I studied cybersecurity management at Warwick.

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Warwick Education helped me understanding the technicality

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of, uh, how the cybersecurity domain works

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and what are the nitty gritty details and information

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and insights about cybersecurity

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and how can we cater to different kind of audiences,

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how we can make people who are from non-technical background

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to understand what cybersecurity is.

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These subjects help me out to prepare for job applications.

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As a result, I had five job offers, uh,

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before even I graduated.

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The University of Warwick calls a quite a diverse culture.

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Uh, there are people from all walks of life, uh,

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high caliber, intensive sort of people who kind

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of encourage you, uh, to outperform yourself

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and outgrow yourself so that that healthy competition, so

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to speak, is something that kind of creates us.

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Uh, and yeah,

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and I take pride in being an alum at,

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of the University of Warwick. When

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I came here, um, it was a cultural shock for me at first

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because, uh, coming from India, you explore the world.

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You explore different cultures,

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different people from different, uh, countries, uh,

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making friends, uh, going out during weekend.

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Uh, we got access to different cities altogether.

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So yeah, it was a very fun, uh, time at Borg Boric.

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I've been here for last four years and I love this country.

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Things are different, places are different.

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The scenic view is different since we have a lot of, um,

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Indian friends over here.

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Uh, they can cook home food,

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so we don't miss our home that much.

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But, uh, home is home.

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You are in England and English is one of the, uh,

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widely spoken languages in India.

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So language barrier was never an issue.

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There are a lot of Indian restaurants, to be honest, so

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that kind of helps and a lot of opportunities

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and avenues to socialize.

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So it is not that hard, but it also isn't that easy.

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I think the best way to deal with those challenges is, um,

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to reach out to peers, build a solid network.

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Don't isolate yourself.

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Stay in touch because that's what the university

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and the different societies are here for,

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to make you feel welcome, to make you feel like you

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belong here and you're a part of it.

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So don't isolate yourself, feel belong

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because there are people around you to help you.

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The favorite memories of, uh, Warwick,

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we had like few social events where we went.

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Uh, since I was a recipient of WMG Excellence Scholarship,

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Warwick organized this event

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where all the scholarship holders were there, were present,

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the professors were present.

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Overall, it was a very good experience.

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I stayed at Lakeside, it was on campus

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and I still remember there's this little dock outside,

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just outside the dorm.

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And, uh, I remember right

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before the exams I used to, uh, face up

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and down the dock just to like, you know,

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get my head in place

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and create that sort of, uh, mind body balance to be able

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to get on with the assignments.

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So that has been, uh, one of my fond memories.

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Um, the other one was definitely the spontaneous road trips,

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but yeah, they've been some good memories.

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The advice that I would give to any incumbent student who

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is considering the University

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of Warwick is definitely exploit the

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resources that you have.

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Ask for help because people

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around here are there to offer it.

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You need to just go and grab onto the opportunities

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and really just make this an experience worth

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everything that you've left to come so far.

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Just come with an open minded, uh, open mind

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and, uh, think that uh, you are exploring the world.

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You will meet people from different culture.

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You will meet people from, from your, your country as well.

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And, uh, try to gel up with people.

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Try to, uh, see the country,

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the beautiful country, which you have.

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Don't be afraid, just come here at Warwick

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and Warwick will welcome you.