- Aston University graduate wins British Council alumni award
- Eman Al Amri holds a MSc in Business Administration and Management
- Since 2022 she has been the director of the Al Jazeera Media Institute.
An Aston University graduate who now is a senior director for Al Jazeera has won a British Council Study UK Alumni award 2025.
Eman Al Amri won the culture and creativity award in the largest celebration of success globally for UK educated international students. The category celebrates those who have carved a career for themselves in arts and culture and can demonstrate their artistic ingenuity, influence and creativity. The award is open to those who work in the arts, design, humanities, traditional media, music, video, TV, sports and online content.
Eman joined Al Jazeera in 2007 as a media research and marketing project supervisor. Since 2022 she has been the director of the Al Jazeera Media Institute which organises specialised media training courses. A year before she took up her current role, she graduated from Aston University with a distinction in MSc in Business Administration and Management.
The Study UK Alumni Awards are open to graduates living anywhere outside of the UK. Winners and finalists are chosen from leaders in their fields who have used their experience of studying at a UK university to make a positive contribution to their communities, industries and countries. The prizes were established to highlight the impact and value of a UK higher education and raise the international profile of graduates and their former universities.
Eman said: “I’m proud to receive the 2025 award for culture and creativity 2025. This achievement means the world to me. I would like to say a huge thanks to everyone who supported and believed in me, including the staff at Aston University.
“Creativity is a journey, and every step is filled with passion and determination!”
Matt Dean executive director of Aston University’s international directorate said “We are delighted that Eman has been recognised by the British Council. Her award illustrates how Aston University enables its students to succeed in work and life and the impact that alumni of UK higher education institutions are making in their chosen fields.”
The awards are open to alumni who live in any country outside the UK, who have within the last 15 years enrolled at a UK higher education institution. The four winners were announced at an awards ceremony in Doha on 25 February. The four award categories are culture and creativity, science and sustainability, social action and business and innovation.
- Notes to editors
The awards are open to alumni currently residing in any country outside the UK, who have within the last 15 years (i.e. 2009 - 2024), enrolled at an officially recognised body or received a recognised award from a UK higher education institution, at degree level or above (degree level is defined as band 9 and above on the UK ENIC band framework), either at a UK university in the UK, for a minimum of one term or semester, OR awarded a full UK degree level qualification (or higher), awarded by a recognised UK HEI, in their home country (Transnational Education - TNE/long distance).
About Aston University
For over 130 years, Aston University has been making our world a better place through education, research and innovation. Our history is intertwined with the remarkable city of Birmingham, once the heartland of the Industrial Revolution and now the thriving base for an innovation ecosystem of global significance, which Aston is co-creating.
Our vision is to be a leading university for science, technology and enterprise, measured by the positive transformational impact we achieve for our people, students, businesses and the communities we serve.
Aston focuses on high-quality, exploitable research that has an impact on society through medical breakthroughs, advancements in engineering, policy and practice in government, and the strategies and performance of business.
The university offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes, as well as continuing professional development solutions.
Thanks to its focus on delivering excellent outcomes for students, Aston University's reputation continues to grow. It was recognised as the Daily Mail University of the Year for Student Success 2025, is second in England for social mobility (2023 HEPI Social Mobility Index), and is top 20 for graduate salaries (2024 Longitudinal Education Outcomes).
Aston University is now defining its place in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (and beyond) within a rapidly changing world.
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