Graduate Stories

Our graduates

Our students get up to amazing things during their time with us and after they graduate. From setting up their own businesses to gaining competitive graduate schemes, a degree from Aston University prepares you for your unique career journey. Our graduates below talk about their postgraduate degrees and how these have positively impacted their careers.

Read and watch the stories of our graduates' career journeys below and see where a degree from Aston University could take you.

Hear from MSc Strategic Marketing Management graduate, Pakhi Sharma on why she decided to study at Aston University, what she learnt and how it helped her to find a graduate position.

Hear from Aston graduate, Davies Okeowo, and how his degree in MSc Entrepreneurship lead him to his position at GBSLEP as an Access to Finance Manager as well as owning his own companies, PitchHub and Novel Innovations Ltd. Find out more about his experience and career.

Daniel Evans

MSc Entrepreneurship graduate Daniel Evans and CEO of Birmingham Enterprise Community speaks about his journey at Aston University and why it was the best option for him.

Saloni Wadhwa

Saloni Wadhwa studied MSc Business Analytics at Aston University, and is now a Data Surveillance Information Officer at Public Health England.

Jean-Louis Bramwell

After completing his MBA at Aston University with Distinction, Jean-Louis secured his dream job with Total Opening Consultants as Director of Business Development and Consulting.

Lillian Psylla

Lillian talks about how an MSc Strategic Marketing Management from Aston University helped her to prepare for her career by assisting with her professional development.

Millan Chauhan

Millan Chauhan studied both his BSc (Hons) International Business and Economics and MSc Investment Analysis at Aston University. Here he explains why.

Ben Muriuki Maina

Ben explains why he chose Aston University to study MSc International Business. He works as a Investor Relations and Strategy Analyst at Co-operative Bank of Kenya.

Esteri Arungah

After studying BSc (Hons) Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Aston University, Esteri Arungah went on to pursue an MSc Global Operations and Service Management also at Aston.

Piyushi Pawan

Piyushi, an MSc Business and Management graduate, talks about her journey at Aston University.

Alex Chantrell

Alex Chantrell studied MSc Strategic Marketing Management at Aston University before starting on the graduate scheme with L’Oréal in London.

Harki Ranautta

After studying BSc (Hons) Psychology and MSc Work Psychology and Business at Aston University, Harki Ranautta now works as a Research Psychologist at the UK Civil Service.

Monique Farquharson

Digital Marketing Consultant at Accenture Interactive and Founder of Petit Squares Monique Farquharson discusses why she chose to study her Full-time MBA at Aston University.

Safia Noreen

Read about Safia's Aston University journey from her BSc (Hons) Business and Sociology, through to her MSc in Strategic Marketing Management.

Zair Mahmood

Zair Mahmood discusses why he chose to study MSc Global Operations and Service Management at Aston University, and his future ambitions.

Punit Goyal

Punit Goyal discusses how his MSc International Business from Aston University helped him build his own business BluSmart, India’s first 100%-electric taxi service.

Monifa Riley

Monifa Riley talks about how studying an MSc Global Operations and Service Management from Aston University helped her gain the knowledge needed to become an Operations Manager.

Vishnu Mohta

An MSc International Business from Aston University enabled Vishnu to take his business - Hoichoi - to the next level. Here he discusses how.

Davies Okeowo

After completing his MSc in Entrepreneurship Davies Okeowo now works at GBSLEP as an Access to Finance Manager as well as owning his own companies, PitchHub and Novel Innovations Ltd. Find out more about his story.

Ziqi Liu

Hello Team Member at Aston University, Ziqi Liu decided to study both her undergraduate and postgraduate degree at Aston University. Ziqi studied BSc (Hons) Accounting for Management and then progressed to MSc Investment Analysis.

Jack Whittaker

Jack Whittaker progressed to study an MSc in International Business at Aston University after completing his BSc (Hons) International Business and Management.

Brenda Guimaraes

Brenda Guimaraes chose to study BSc International Business and French with Chinese at Aston University before progressing onto MSc Business and Management. Read about her experience here.