Cass Alumnus recognised by British Fashion Council
A recent alumnus, Dominic Jones from The Cass (The Sir John Cass Department of Art, Media and Design) has been selected by the British Fashion Council to show at London Fashion Week in February 2010 in a showcase of leading designers.
Dominic Jones, who studied BA Jewellery, was one of 19 companies selected by the British Fashion Council (BFC) to receive BFC NEWGEN sponsorship, supported by Topshop.
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Critical acclaim for Nicholas Tye Architects
A London Met alumnus has received wide spread critical acclaim for the innovative design of his practice’s new studio building.
Committed to creating high-quality, healthy environments, Nicholas Tye Architects have worked on projects from £50,000 - £19 million across a variety of sectors including commercial office developments, residential works, retail outlets, hospitals, restaurants and bars, the arts and educational projects.
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Cass alumna focuses on the future of film
London Met graduate Sandra Kazlauskaite has landed a top role coordinating the 3rd Future Film Festival at the British Film Institute.
London Met graduate Sandra Kazlauskaite has landed a top role at the Future Film Festival. Sandra, who studied BA Music Technology (Sound for Media) at The Cass (The Sir John Cass Department of Art, Media and Design), is responsible for coordinating the festival which takes in February.
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Forthcoming Events

Alumni Key Skills Seminar:
Wednesday 10 March– So you think you are a budding entrepreneur? Venue:  HTR, Tower Building, Holloway Road, London N7 8 DB.  Speaker:  Matt Smith, National Consortium of University Entrepreneurs 
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Events from Student Services
Voluntary Work Experience Fair 2010 
Wednesday 24 February, Atrium, 16 Goulston Street, City Campus
Voluntary work
Career skills training information
Gap year and one-off activities
No obligation to get involved and FREE entry.
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Free workshops for employability and business skills
Upturn is a new project aiming to support individuals, employers and businesses based in London who have been affected by the recession.

The project connects and promotes all existing activity and support in this area, whilst offering a selection of free workshops for employability and business skills such as interview techniques, CV and application writing and business language communication.
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Tango for Export:  Agentine Emigrants and the Globalisation of Dance
Friday 26 March 6.30pm.  Henry Thomas Room, Tower Building, 166-220 Holloway Road, London N7 8DB
The new Vice Chancellor, Professor Malcolm Gillies, will introduce the speaker, Anahi Viladrich, Assocition Professor at Hunter College, City University of New York and Director of the Immigration and Health Initiative (IAHI).   
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Do you like/love design? 
If so you can attend our design research seminar series with regular talks by top designers. 
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London Met announces Polish scholarship programme
London Metropolitan University today announced a major scholarship programme for outstanding Polish students.
The scholarship programme, which will start from 2010, will offer full and partial scholarships for outstanding Polish graduates to study for a range of masters degrees at the University.
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Invitation to participate in a study concerning older students
Were you an older undergraduate student? If so you are invited to participate in a study to identify what helps or hinders the progress of older students. To express your interest and for more information please contact Anne Massey

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