Graduate Georgios Papagiannis Computer Science BSc (Hons) I believe the placement year is an important part of every student’s experience at Surrey and crucial in discovering your next career goals.
Graduate Enrique Lacal Computer Science BSc (Hons) During my placement I picked up an enormous amount of technical knowledge, but I believe that the soft skills I acquired are even more important. By working in a team on a day-to-day basis, I increased my team-working, communication and presentation skills which were crucial during my final year.
Graduate Emma Jeyarajah Computer Science BSc (Hons) Self-learning is a key skill in growing as a developer and the Final Year Project develops your ability to work independently and produce a result which you then present at a professional standard – which is very similar to how a product is delivered.
Graduate Daniel Cook Computer Science BSc (Hons) The broad scope of my role on placement... showed me that I like to be involved with different stages of development on a number of projects. For this reason, I accepted the role of software engineer with my placement company after graduation.
Student Ishan Patil Data Science MSc The MSc in Data Science has helped me to grow intellectually as well as professionally and reinforced my aspiration to bring positive changes to the lives of people using the power of data."
Student Georgios Bairaktaris Advanced Technology Institute PhD Who said you need expensive equipment to prototype your projects? I have been using development boards, breakout boards and breadboards to prototype and start designing my future projects.
Student Jawad Ahmed Computing and Information Technology BSc (Hons) The best thing about Surrey is the diverse group of people who study here and the close, friendly community. I’ve met people from all over the world which has allowed me to grow a professional network and build strong communication skills.
Student Daisy Shearer Advanced Technology Institute PhD I loved doing experimental research and working with semiconductor devices! I also developed my data analysis and coding skills, and became familiar with how a research team operates in industry.
Student Bowei Li Advanced Technology Institute PhD Bowei Li is a PhD research student at our Advanced Technology Institute who originally studied for his undergraduate and masters degrees in China. At Surrey, he's working on next generation solar power cells and he’s just had his first academic journal paper published.