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Chinese Studies Alumni
Clare Pennington I’ve worked in China as the art editor at Time Out and a researcher/reporter for the New York Times Beijing bureau (Chen Guangcheng, other politics and culture stories). I had a traineeship at Reuters in Beijing, then took an MA at City University, was shortlisted for the Anthony Howard award for my research into privatisation in prisons, worked for the Sunday Times (world news, also writing for business, home news, News Review and Style) for about two years and am now editor at Agri Investor, which is a niche publication focused on finance. We also have a data research team and publish books in private equity, agriculture, finance, etc. |
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Oliver Bentley
Since I am at the mobile gaming department, my work is quite varied. I have had to translate character biographies, localize content for the Western market, and research classic games. This does mean I get to play a lot of them! I work at the campus in Hangzhou, a beautiful city famed for the enchanting West Lake and the surrounding verdant mountains. After the internship finishes I hope to continue to work for NetEase, and at a later stage study a masters’. |
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Sam Smith
In 2014 I trained as a Chinese/English interpreter at the University of Surrey, where I was the first non-native Chinese speaker to do the course - I honestly would not have been accepted without the foundational language training at Oxford. I am currently studying a second Masters in International Affairs at the Graduate Institute in Geneva, with the intention of working for an International Organisation. Studying Chinese has helped me with most of my choices since graduation, and I’m so grateful for the range of experiences it’s afforded me. My former tutors have also continued to be very helpful in giving advice and references. The almost one-to-one tutorial system is unique, and I have very fond memories of both Pembroke and the Chinese department. |
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Leah Russell
Since leaving Oxford, we have moved around a done a variety of wonderful things, including:
Last June we decided to make a career leap, from teaching to videography. Why? For the exciting learning curve (like we had with Chinese, and again with education), and because we felt it would allow us to explore the world in new ways. Neither of us had touched a camera before making the decision; I can only imagine our confidence came from lessons learned at Oxford, and I feel so grateful for that. The best thing I took from Oxford was self-empowerment: the belief that I could teach myself anything I like. |