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So many Bradford Pharmacy alumni have gone on to make outstanding contributions to the profession, not least Paul Bennett, BPharm 1984, who was appointed as Chief Executive of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) in 2017.
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The Braduate Magazine Issue 11
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"It has been another terrific year of success for us. As you will read in this edition, our alumni are continuing to make names for themselves within the worlds of science and commerce. The University and the City are both making great strides and you are the University's ambassadors with a global reach and influence."
Clinical Sciences graduate Zainab Garba-Sani made the most of her university experience! A student representative in second year and faculty representative in third year, she also took part in the study abroad programme, where she visited Egypt. Zainab was then elected to serve as a Sabbatical Officer for 2017/18 in the role of Academic Affairs Officer. As she prepares for her new role, within the NHS, we got the lowdown from her on her time in Bradford.
For some people an MBA might be their educational summit. Other people find real-life mountains to climb. Occasionally you find remarkable individuals, such as Bradford Alumni Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl, who conquer both.
And her advice is quite simple: “Never give up if you are passionate about something. Find your own Everest to scale and persevere until you get to it.” A motto for life if ever there was one.
Professor Oshita Osang Oshita is one of the notable Braduates making an impact in Africa. He obtained an MA in Peace Studies from Bradford, something he describes as “life changing”, and is now Director General and CEO of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution in Nigeria.
Professor Oshita spoke to the Braduate about his career, the peace challenges in Nigeria, and why he believes Bradford has a unique link with West Africa.
"So much seems to have happened since I took over as Interim Chair of the Alumni Association in December 2016 and, now, I have the great honour to be chosen as permanent Chair for the next three years. The AA has a rich partnership with the University and the Students’ Union. Wherever you are in the world, whatever you are doing, please participate, communicate with us and encourage any fellow Bradford graduates you know to do the same.”
Meet Melih Abdulhayoglu: a Turkish-American entrepreneur and CEO of one of the worlds’ leading internet security companies, Comodo, which he founded 20 years ago. Under Melih’s direction, the Comodo group has grown to a worldwide presence, acclaimed in the cyber security industry for innovation and trust.
That's how the song goes and that’s what Valeria and Veronika Mantziou are now doing, as a result of recently graduating from the University of Bradford. Their Bradford degrees have set the sisters up for prestigious postgraduate study with Veronika being accepted onto a Master’s of Philosophy course at Cambridge, and Valeria heading to University College London to study for a Master’s in Law.