Amy Lobl
BA Study of Religions, 2013

I completed an internship with United Nations. As you can imagine, they have a lot of applicants ... however they really liked the fact that I had a degree in the Study of Religions
BA Study of Religions, 2013
I completed an internship with United Nations. As you can imagine, they have a lot of applicants ... however they really liked the fact that I had a degree in the Study of Religions
MA International Studies and Diplomacy, 2013
Friendly and welcoming is how MA graduate Nicholas Oniwon remembers SOAS
MA Media and the Middle East
I am the regional spokesperson for UNICEF on the Syria crisis. I am based in Amman, Jordan covering the six countries impacted by the crisis.
MSc Middle East Politics
Since finishing his degree in Middle East Politics, Asad has been working in research and the alumni department of SOAS. His family has close ties with the School as his grandfather was a world authority on South Asia.
BA Politics and Development Studies, 2011
Tresor Chovu is Director at Cactus Venture Capital Limited. He studied BA Politics and Development Studies in 2011.
LLB Law
SOAS is a haven for underrepresented and non-mainstream opinions and ideologies to be aired and developed in educated and informed debate.
The social and cultural opportunities our SOAS community offers aren’t something you can find in every city or at any university you go to.
BA Study of Religions
SOAS will encourage you to be an independent thinker.
PhD Music Research, 2013
I studied for my Master’s degree at the School’s world-renowned Department of Music, with my main subject being African music. It was a great period in my life
MSc International Management (Middle East and North Africa)
SOAS’s established position as the leading institution for Asian, Middle Eastern and African studies, made it the natural choice for me
MA Gender and Sexuality, 2015
I had an interest in gender issues, especially women’s rights, so the programme enabled me to process and challenge westernised understandings of gender.
MA Anthropology of Media, 2011
I chose my postgraduate degree at SOAS because I wanted to better understand how news reporting and culture interact with one another.
MA African Studies, 2011
My time at SOAS, taught me to not shy away from big problems and controversial subjects.
MA International Law, 2014
I currently work for Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), working with local organisations in Lebanon and Palestine to improve the access of Palestinians to healthcare.
MSc Sustainable Development, 2011
My degree from SOAS has provided me with excellent guidance and tuition, which is greatly supporting the work I do today.
MA Critical Media and Cultural Studies, 2013
My dream is to bring together universities, filmmakers and artists from the UK, Andalusia and Senegal in a cultural-academic project, as a real hub of exchange, creation and exhibition.
MA Global Media and Postnational Communication, 2014
The diverse background of students and academics at SOAS was what inspired me to want to find out more.
MA Human Rights Law, 2011
My studies at SOAS helped me to focus my work internationally and also gain a deeper understanding of human rights law.
MSc Political Economy of Development, 2012
I work for a small inter-governmental organisation based in Vanuatu, which provides advice to the governments of 14 Pacific Island Countries.
MSc Research for International Development, 2015
My degree at SOAS focused on debates surrounding modern research methods and this has allowed me to apply more rigorous scientific methodology to my monitoring and evaluation tasks.
MA Human Rights Law, 2013
SOAS really helped shape my understanding of the world; challenged me and pushed boundaries.
MSc International Politics, 2014
SOAS taught me to be curious, cautious and to constantly question the world and be critical.
MA Arabic Literature, 2014
At SOAS, I started an online magazine called ‘The Brutalists’.
MA History of Art and/or Archaeology, 2011
I design three-month long postgraduate courses on the topic of critical thinking in the arts.
BSc Economics, 2010
After I left SOAS I joined several start-up companies.
BA South Asian Studies, 2015
The course at SOAS allowed me to delve deeper into South Asian culture and the arts, take my Hindi to the next level.
BA Politics and Development Studies, 2011
I think the name SOAS is one that rings a bell with many people, employers and academics alike, and definitely has opened doors for me.
BSc Economics, 2010
I have a passion for discovering how the world works.
BA Politics, 2011
My time at SOAS was an overwhelmingly rich experience.
BA Chinese and Korean, 2011
SOAS offered a different kind of university experience.