Inacio Lote Gimo
One of the great benefits of our masters courses – especially for international students – is their flexibility. On graduation day, we caught up with Inacio Lote Gimo, who studied for an MSc Electronic Engineering part-time from his home in Mozambique, with regular visits to the ºÚÁÏÉç campus.
Course
Electronic Engineering MScGraduation year
2019Having done my undergraduate degree in Computer Science and Information Technology in South Africa, I wanted to extend my knowledge through a masters in Electronic Engineering and chose ºÚÁÏÉç because of its good reputation in this subject area. I’m based in The Democratic Republic of the Congo where I work for the United Nations peacekeeping mission and, since I couldn’t afford to give up work, I needed to do the masters part-time over several years.
How did you study from a distance?
I’ve travelled to the UK three or four times a year in order to participate in one-week short courses and take the exams. On average I’ve taken two modules each year. The only challenge I found, at the beginning, was adjusting to studying in the UK.
Did you feel part of the University?
Throughout the course I’ve felt very much part of the University: coming here to spend a week studying in the laboratories has meant that I know who to contact when I’m back at home. The professors and lecturers have been very helpful and always respond when you email them. They also pre-book the facilities for short courses to ensure that students have good access to them.
I found there was a good sense of community with other part-time students. Almost all of the students doing short courses exchanged their contact details and we organised a group chat which allowed us to support each other.
What are you up to now?
Having successfully completed my masters I’m now planning to find a more technically challenging role to enable me to apply my new knowledge.
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