Alumni profiles

"We were continuously encouraged to have a different viewpoint"

"I am a project manager in a social enterprise intermediary organisation called Social Enterprise Insights in Taiwan, which has a great impact on our country’s social enterprise development."

"Studying at Goldsmiths was a supremely inspiring experience and one that I highly recommend."

"After completing my MA in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy at Goldsmiths, I felt that I finally had the tools to pursue my dream career."

"This programme proved to be a vital asset in my  involvement in the field of Events Management as well as Music Business"

" After completing my MA in Social Entrepreneurship I took a job in my church to build up and enlarge their social sector."

"My personal highlights were the open-mindedness in contents and non-dogmatic approaches from both staff and fellow students as well as the diversity of my cohort"

"It’s one of the most fulfilling things I have done and a lot of the research from my MA CCE project has flown back into my work for TEDx."

"The ICCE Department equipped me with the business understanding that made me stand out from other candidates throughout my early career."

"I was grateful to find a major that suits my aspirations, studying MA in Social Entrepreneurship was a turning point in my life."

"The classroom is embedded into your life as a creative worker, not the other way around."

"Goldsmiths taught me to drive safely on this fast-paced road."

"Without my tutors and friends from Goldsmiths I couldn’t have tapped into the boundless magic of creativity and find the necessary courage to be my creative self."

" Goldsmith's MA opened my eyes to the artist's mindset and the need to mix business with empathy."

"I learned to continuously observe and pay attention to market behaviours so our brand can be more tuned to the audience we want to speak to."

"The knowledge I acquired during my time at Goldsmiths has been indispensable to my development as an entrepreneurial professional."

"Studying with ICCE has allowed Amira to build upon her design experience and gain new strategic and business skills."

"Since leaving Goldsmiths, I have been really lucky to continue projects worked on during my MA in Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship"

"Our mentors guided us through this course wonderfully and I will be eternally grateful for their role in my journey."

"I developed the ideas and the foundations for my business, Nucco Brain, during my MA at Goldsmiths."

"MA in Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship, Music pathway lead me to the world of service design and understand the concept of start-up and business."

After studying her MA at Goldsmiths, Paulina co-founded Schiev, an eclectic music festival based in Brussels, Belgium.

"I am currently working on two books for Math Paper Press, a study on the music industry, as well as the launch of Artophilers, a global arts journal."

"The MA at Goldsmiths tremendously inspired me to work between sports and business" 

"Since graduating with a MA in Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship in 2013, I had the amazing opportunity to work with the Ministry Of Culture in Barbados toward having the First ever Cultural Industries Development Bill passed in Barbados."

“The MA Social Entrepreneurship course enabled me to effectively and efficiently pivot my professional focus to support social enterprises and the entrepreneurs building them.”

"Studying with bright minds from all over the world and enjoying great arts in London made the year in Goldsmiths unforgettable."

"Since completing my MA, I have led the development of 11 programmes in seven countries in the Middle East and Africa that blend social entrepreneurship and market systems development - with a focus on women and youth - to advance self-reliance, peace, civic engagement and recovery in crisis-affected communities."

"I now have an even greater passion for social innovation and am inspired to cultivate social entrepreneurial spirit within my current organization to create greater social impacts for society."

" My current roles involve being part of so many different worlds, but they all come together and Goldsmiths provided invaluable industry mentorship towards this end."

"Since completing my masters in social entrepreneurship, I have been working as mentor and a trainer in the social enterprise sector in Pakistan."

" Studying at Goldsmiths was a very inspiring time, not only because of the course content, but also because of being in a class full of (aspiring) change makers from all over the world. It helped me immensely to build my global network."

"The Goldsmiths MA has been an absolutely indispensable degree!"

" The Entrepreneurial Modelling course I took as part of my degree helped me develop my business planning skills which I use daily when producing project business plans and fundraising strategies."

"My MA introduced me to such a broad range of industry professionals. Those contacts, along with the academic learning from the course, still inform my practice today – some 15 years later!" 

"MA CPRD is a trans-disciplinary programme that addresses the field not only through theory and practice of cultural policy and international cultural relations, but also through art diplomacy."

For the last several years, Nancy has been working in the arts sector as a freelance event organizer as well as a performer.

" The Arts Administration and Cultural Policy course provided me with a great variety of transferable skills which have provided me job opportunities within and beyond art."

"The Arts Administration and Cultural Policy course not only exposed me to a wide variety of practical approaches to managing the arts but also opened my mind to diverse theoretical ideologies within the field."

"The MA introduced me not just to the arts scene in the UK, but the rest of the world, too, and through research I got to explore how our funding system for the arts and the audience development strategies used here compare to that elsewhere."

"I was very fortunate to have wonderful and talented peers around me from all over the world and, therefore, have the chance to exchange ideas and have stimulating discussions with them."

"The course and the atmosphere at Goldsmiths nurtured my entrepreneurial spirit and pushed me to embrace DIY culture that is very beneficial for my current work."

" During the MA I focused my dissertation on the cultural education agenda in place in England. The ability to conduct this research in an institution that encourages lateral thinking and reaching beyond the bounds of societal structures, was truly empowering."

After completing his MA in 2016, Hoo-Ron works at the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority as the Performing Arts officer (Theatre).

"Coming from an amazing undergraduate programme in arts administration from Drury University in the US, I wanted to complete my post-grad work in a city that would allow me to explore ways to merge my passion for cultural policy and urban studies with my background in arts administration - Goldsmiths was the obvious choice for me."

" Since August 2016, I have worked as a Public Relations Assistant at Musée d'Orsay in Paris. "

"During this Master's journey, whilst taking part in respectful debates, critical thoughts, challenges and new ideas, I have learnt from professors, tutors and peers alike."

"The practical focus of the music pathway course pushed me to take my new understanding and form it into a real-life project."

"The MA Administration and Cultural Policy course covers a very wide range of topics, providing me with a multitude of transferable skills and knowledge that allow me to enter a variety of different fields of work."

"The diversity in personal and professional backgrounds and interests made the dialogue rich and stimulating and for that I will be forever grateful to have been able to study at Goldsmiths."

"Goldsmiths helped me realise the need to see beyond formal boundaries"

Annette is a playwright and has had work shown at Soho Theatre, Brockley Jack Studio, Theatre503 and The Feminist Library.

"I am confident that the experience and expertise I gained at Goldsmiths will continue to open doors for me throughout my professional life."

"After graduating, I worked for two years as General Manager at the Bike Shed Theatre, then embarked on a full time career as a freelance theatre maker and writer."

"The course really opened my eyes to the possibilities of what a creative mind (with a love of logistics and organisation, like mine!) could do."

" Serving for Samsung’s in-house advertising agency (Cheil Worldwide) for more than 5 years was the trigger for me to enter this course, because finding the sustainable harmony between the visual art and conventional industries has felt been my vocation since the beginning of my career."

"I would like to say that EVERYTHING that I learned from Goldsmiths was of tremendous help and guidance." 

"During her time on the course, Nadezhda was thrilled to meet so many professionals from every area of the arts and beyond, both among her peers and lecturers." 

" The MA in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy: Music Pathway was eye opening and informative, with visits from a huge number of leading arts professionals and organisations, giving excellent advice and a realistic insight in to the arts as businesses and places to work." 

" After taking the plunge and moving to London, I quickly realised that music was not my only artistic love and I became heavily involved in theatre."

" What attracted me to Goldsmiths was the university's international renown and the unique nature of the course."

 “I knew before arriving in London that Goldsmiths was the right choice for me. It certainly was – it has opened up new pathways and the experience of the MA challenged my artistic practice”.

"The course seemed to offer excellent education by industry professionals, alongside first-hand high-quality internships and the advantage of being in the UK's cultural capital, London." 

"The MA was an incredibly valuable learning experience and a brilliant introduction to working in the arts and cultural industries."

 "The practicality of our MA, and all the connections I was able to make during the course really helped ground my previous experience with a deep knowledge of the UK arts scene."

"I believe the MA Cultural Policy and Tourism is excellent for students of all backgrounds; it approaches many different subjects and aims at giving insight in a plethora of countries' strategies and cultural projects."

" This MA has given me valuable inspiration in working as an accelerator between art and business." 

During her time in the UK she was appointed as an intern to the Development Department of the Historic Royal Palaces

Song is interested in the relationship between art, people and society through creative projects across different art sectors and culture.

 "I put to use things I learned at Goldsmiths on a daily basis."

"My MA program in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy attracted people from many different backgrounds united by a mutual passion and profound interest for the creative industries."

 "This year, I will assist in executing an exhibition project and have my own exhibition project next year."

"This course gave me the drive to learn more, to go further and stay curious."

After completing her MA in 2008, Valerie worked at the charity "Youth Music" as the MusicLeader grants and web officer.

Shakeisha is very thankful that she chose Goldsmiths University to study Arts Administration and Cultural Policy because the department nurtured and broadened her artistic imagination. 

Seo-hwa Roh has always had a passion for the performing arts and love to be involved in the creative process and is looking forward to continuing her work with exciting new artists.

"It's a joy to witness how my degree at Goldsmiths directly correlates to my future." 

Nahum is the Founding Director of KOSMICA, a global institute founded in 2011 with the mission to establish a platform for critical, cultural and poetic discourse on our relationship with outer space and the impact of space activities here on Earth.

She found that the concrete skills offered by the course, such as fundraising and management, are invaluable to making yourself a proactive and employable arts graduate.

In March 2010, Juliana was named one of 50 ‘Women to Watch’ in the UK arts sector by the Cultural Leadership Programme.

"The value of the course at Goldsmiths was its connections to people working in the creative industries."

She is currently working part time for the Royal Opera House Bridge as the programme manager for Arts Award.

Janice currently coordinates the Bachelors degree in Arts Management at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts.

He is currently working as the Outreach Manager for the Hong Kong Arts Festival.

The MA gave her a broader understanding of cultural policy in the UK and the role of culture in diplomacy.

"I am grateful to have been able to learn from all the extremely talented professors Goldsmiths has on its faculty."

"Goldsmiths helped me to see the value of having a business background in the art world by introducing the different perspectives from a range of arts professionals."

Ellie feels that her time at Goldsmiths allowed her to gain invaluable experience and knowledge of the arts and culture sector which continues to inform her day to day working practices. 

"My Goldsmiths year has definitely made a positive impact on me and the way my organisation is now operated."

Heidi works for theatres and film festivals. She thinks that Goldsmiths helped her to get where she is today.

"I undertook the MA in Cultural Policy, Relations, and Diplomacy in the academic year 2013-14, and developed an interest in the way national and regional cuisines can be used as tools of soft power in cultural relations."

"After having worked in Vietnam and Egypt preserving global heritage through the private sector, I was interested in gaining knowledge on how governments use culture to supplement diplomacy. I can now supplement my own personal experience with the academic backing provided through the course."

 Christian enrolled at Goldsmiths especially for the Social Entrepreneurship course, it being one of the few pure and focused Social Entrepreneurship degrees in the world

"Since September 2015, I have worked as a Gallery & Project Manager at Art Basel, working with international art galleries and across our teams and art fairs in Switzerland, Miami Beach and Hong Kong"

Chloe joined Michael Clark Company in 2009 and is currently the company’s Administrative Manager.

After graduating, Caitlin worked as a publicist for a collection of performing comedians in Edinburgh for the Fringe Festival.

 Bona feels that Goldsmiths taught her how to create good collaborations and realise the need to remain open to new ideas.  

Alkistis currently lives in Athens and is involved in the Athenian art festival scene.

"Art is a cultural movement which can inspire and encourage the healthy, earnest and serious elements of our lives."

"The course challenged my thinking and made me re-evaluate my values and my direction."