REUNIONS
Let’s get together Every year, hundreds of alumni meet up to talk about old times and how things have changed since their day! WLV Life catches up with some of the reunions that have taken place over the past year.
Reflecting on why they meet up annually, Jacques Abeng Essamba, from France, who is now an agency recruiter in the online gaming industry, said: “It gives us the opportunity to take a step back and think about how we have moved on in our lives, what we have learned and how things have changed.”
David Wedge, Alumni Relations Manager, said: “We are always delighted to welcome back our alumni to have a look around the University to see how it has changed.”
Erasmus students’ 10-year reunion A group of former Erasmus students enjoyed a trip down memory lane when they returned to Wolverhampton a decade after studying at the University. The students from Italy, France and the Czech Republic have remained friends since first arriving in the West Midlands in 2009. And although they hold a reunion every year, they decided to return to the place where their friendship started to mark their 10th anniversary. During their visit, they enjoyed a tour of the University’s new
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facilities, including the impressive Rosalind Franklin Building, and visited familiar sites from their days in the city. Former law student Pavla Ladova, from the Czech Republic, said: “The University has changed so much. It’s very modern and very nice now, and the students are very lucky to study here. Coming to the University was life-changing and shaped my future life. Every day was memorable – there were no boring days! We had fun, we travelled a lot, we learned the language and made amazing friendships.”
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