Africa - London Metropolitan University

Students from Africa

Hearing from international students who have already studied at London Met is a great way to get a feel for what it would be like to come here. From being away from home for the first time to their favourite modules, here our African students and graduates talk about their experiences of studying at London Met.

What our students say

Denise Morrison

Graduate

"I believe that with education, you can do great things. It doesn't matter where you're from, as long as you have that, you can change the world."

Abayomi Ajala

Food Science MSc

"A golden opportunity to contribute my own quota in making the world a better place".

Dennis Ayureme, Mathematics (including foundation year) BSc mature student

Dennis Ayerume

Mathematics (including foundation year) BSc (Hons)

"I felt bored sitting at home after retirement. I decided it would be a good thing to refresh my brain by coming back to school l and studying something new."

Ruth Baidoo

MBA, Health and Social Care BSc

"The fact my product is featured in the BBC Good Food magazine Christmas edition is a direct result of me going to Accelerator."

Grace Banda

MA Woman and Child Abuse

"My scholarship has provided me with opportunities I never expected."

Sukaina Benzakour

Journalism BA (Hons)

"London Met helped prepare me for a career in the media industry. After graduating I felt confident with all the skills I had learned over the years in my journalism course to break into the industry and here I am!"

Anthony Boateng on a laptop smiling, wearing a suit jacket with African patterns

Dr Anthony Boateng

Pharmaceutical Science MSc

"With help from my supervisory team at London Met, I was successful in synthesising a very pure form of a potential anti-malarial medication."

Mohamed Bouhmid

Conference Interpreting MA

"I like what the city stands for in terms of diversity, history and cultural and gastronomic richness. In addition, the UK is a hub of educational excellence."

Ntuthuko Khanyile

PhD in Measures of nutritional deficit and telomere length as a biomarker of disease in South African children

"The facilities are really world-class in terms of what we have and what they’ve needed to get the best out of us."

Innocent Lubangakene

Phd in Communications Technology, Electronic and Communications Engineering BEng

"I have always wanted to create something or a device that would positively impact humanity. The PhD scholarship is a gateway to this journey and I feel grateful every day as I have a chance to actually do it."

Nyasha Maposa

Women's Studies PhD

"I'm a member of London Met's Postgraduate Research Society and it has been great. It's been really nice to have a group of like-minded individuals to speak to who are going through the same process of getting a PhD."

Favour pictured at our Holloway Road campus

Favour Uzoma Mba

Business Studies PhD

"My partner and I researched London Met and we came to a similar conclusion that London Met was very diverse and most importantly, would provide a good opportunity for my academic and career development."

Wally Shannon Mbassi Elong

Media and Communications PhD, Media and Communications MA

"My PhD research is about a social media account called Man United in Pidgin (MUIP). It provides readers with Manchester United Football Club’s (MUFC) news and commentaries in Pidgin English."

Moses Matayi

MA Human Resource Management

My scholarship has opened a window of opportunity for me to explore academic life beyond the borders of my country

Chipo Muchindu

Pharmaceutical Science BSc

"I received excellent support from the whole team in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science area, they were amazingly supportive. They have played a very vital role and set me on such a good career path in the pharmaceutical industry. Without them, I wouldn’t be working at Johnson & Johnson."

Marie-France Nguo

International Relations, Peace and Conflict Studies BA (Hons)

"The feeling of belonging, a sense of community is the best thing about London Met."

Olajumoke Odumosu

Computer Science BSc

"London Met provided extra support with the success coaches who were incredibly helpful. I don’t think I would have had the same level of confidence when approaching work if it wasn’t for my success coach on my first year."

Dr Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood

International Relations, Peace and Conflict Studies BA (Hons)

"I was selected with two other students to represent London Met at the Hiroshima and Peace program in Japan – funded by the University and the Japan Student Services Organisation (JASSO) the Japanese Government (JASSO). These are experiences I would never forget as they dared me to start believing more in myself."

Adediran Saseyi

Computer Networking and Cyber Security MSc

"The wealth of knowledge displayed by module leaders, as well as my colleagues during our seminars, is phenomenal."

Abdulahi, a Forensic Science graduate, revisiting the Superlab

Abdulahi Sharif

Forensic Science BSc

"I actually formed a society which we called The London Met Circle Society, where we helped each other with ideas and collaborated on group projects, attended scientific talks together and even did fun activities together both in and out of the campus."

Janny Siapata

Business Management BA (Hons)

"I want to thank the University for playing a big part in my growth and development."