Alumni
Every year, Kent students and graduates achieve amazing things. They make a global impact working for international organisations. Our graduates make their mark in business, in the media, in education, and many other sectors.
Reaching your potential at Kent goes beyond getting a great degree. We offer an array of opportunities to develop your skills and confidence, setting you up for success.
Our students do well after graduation, with former students moving on to work in areas such as publishing, publicity, marketing, teaching and speech therapy, translation, journalism, teaching, and finance.
In addition to the University's careers and employability events, we organise 'Life After Your Modern Languages Degree’ – a panel event with Modern Languages and Linguistics alumni.
Alumni profiles
Discover what School of Cultures and Languages graduates did next.
Ellie Carswell
French and Italian
Ellie studied French and Italian and graduated in 2018. She is now working as a Graduate Project Manager in the construction industry.
Tom Colombo
Comparative Literature & English Literature
Tom graduated from Kent in 2015, completing a degree in Comparative Literature and English and American Literature. He trained as a teacher in 2017 and now works at the Lycée Robert-Schuman Luxembourg.
Emily Cook
English Language and Linguistics
Emily Cook studied English Language and Linguistics at Kent, graduating in 2015. She is now a freelance writer and broadcast journalist.
Fanoula Grekos
French and Spanish
Fanoula Grekos studied French and Spanish at Kent, graduating in 2001. She is now Head of Strategy, Planning and Communication at Barclays.
Kate Keehan
Comparative Literature & English Literature
Kate graduated in 2012 with a BA (Hons) in Comparative Literature and English & American Literature and is now Publicity Assistant at publisher Hodder & Stoughton.
Amber Mitchell
Comparative Literature and English Language and Linguistics
Amber graduated in 2019 with a BA (Hons) in Comparative Literature and English Language and Linguistics and is now Assistant Director at Explore Learning.
Barbara Ortner
English and German
Barbara Ortner studied English and German, graduating in 1979. She is now Head of Market Reporting at a major international company.
Carol Palmer
English Language and Linguistics
Carol Palmer is a recent graduate in English Language and Linguistics, now studying for a part-time MEd in Language Literacies and Dyslexia.
Kuba Shand-Baptiste
Comparative Literature
Kuba graduated in 2014 in Comparative Literature and is now commissioning editor at The Independent's Voices desk.
Peter Till
French and Hispanic Studies
After graduating from Kent with a degree in French and Hispanic Studies, Peter went onto complete his Master’s in Interpreting and Translation Studies, before being offered a job at the world’s largest translation company, TransPerfect.
Emma Valdivia
Comparative Literature
Emma Valdivia graduated in 2016 with a BA (Hons) in Comparative Literature. She currently works as a teacher in Gibraltar.
Harry Wilton
Comparative Literature
Harry Wilton graduated in 2017 with a BA (Hons) in Comparative Literature. He now works as a publicist in areas including music comedy, film and publishing.
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Alumni Office
You automatically become part of our alumni community when you leave the University. Please stay in touch!
Careers and Employability Service
As you take your first steps into a career, Kent is here to provide you with help and support.
Employability Points
The Employability Points Scheme rewards students for their active involvement in co-curricular activities by providing experience of work.
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