Inside Westminster aims to provide students from all types of courses with a platform where they can not only network with one another but also share their student journeys and experiences. DEN is mainly made up of Politics and International Relations students however, over the recent years, there has been an increase in students from Psychology, Law, English Linguistics, Business Management etc., who are daily contributors to the weekly DEN meetings. As part of the Democratic Education Network (DEN), we not only evolve as students but also embark on our professional journeys under its umbrella. Here is a collection of stories of students who have been part of DEN, sharing their experiences to inspire other students.
In 2020, during the lockdown, I struggled with my own mental health. I knew I was not the only one, so I decided to send daily motivational quotes or extracts from lyrics into our Registration/group tutor channel on MS Teams. All those quotes accidentally had a pattern based on current problems, so at the end...
I stood in front of a blank page for more than six hours looking for an inspiration. I kept thinking that I had to make something creative, something catchy, not boring, something worth to read. But what can I say that will not be repetitive? What words should I use? I thought and thought for...
I am sitting in a taxi, on my flight home from London Heathrow, leaving my student residence while texting to a girl I liked. As we were passing through Bournemouth, I realised that I won’t return to the town I fell in love with because I was going to start University in a city I...
Refugee. To many people; that word brings forth mental images of wind-battered and world-weary groups of minorities arriving on shores by rafts of little seaworthiness. Of adults and children, taken far before their time by the unforgiving wrath of nature’s and man’s harshest elements. And to others; thoughts of loved ones, spouses, cousins, daughters and...
Before coming to Westminster University, I was under the impression that there would be many international students. However, after three weeks of being in the University, it seems evident that the University has students from worldwide. This was one of the key reasons I applied to this University because it is a very diverse place...
Let’s do a quick flashback in time… it is currently the 3rd of March 2020, my 22nd birthday, and COVID-19 is starting to be talked about on the radio and news more frequently here in London. The first case had just made its way to the UK. Still, it was only the beginning of March,...
When I first approached the University, it came across as a place that cares for its students. From the way I contacted the University, they treated me with respect. Both the admin and the academic staff showed that they care and support their students as many ways as possible, which is quite rare these days....
24 years old, I had what I would half-jokingly describe as a quarter-life crisis; it was without a doubt the most stressful time in my life. However, my life was comfortable; I developed a career that I was happy and had close friends and family around me. In addition, I was about to complete buying a flat...
My trajectory to Westminster is unique as I’m currently repeating a second year. I am a transfer student from another university. My experience as a transfer student has been quite different; regardless, so far, it has been interesting and exciting, especially since we now have the opportunity to have in-person lessons, which hasn’t been a...
“Follow your guts” is often the most sincere influence in picking the option that best suit you among the ones that are displayed throughout your lifetime. The gut feeling is the immediate understanding of something, a very personal feeling and the ultimate act of self-trusting as you’re the one making the call. Anna Parakova is...
New Country, new city, new campus, new faces. As I walked into my first class as an abroad student at the University of Westminster, I was asked to write about my journey. No other instructions were given, simply, just to write about how ‘you’ got here. Within five minutes of class, I realized that I...
My journey to studying Politics and International Relations started with my GCSEs, when, along with preparations for the exams, I had to make a choice to study either English or Biology for the A-levels. Biology was the science that I understood the most and performed better in. At the same time, enjoying English literature lessons,...