{"id":4143,"date":"2023-03-08T14:24:36","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T13:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/?p=4143"},"modified":"2023-03-08T14:24:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T13:24:36","slug":"student-case-study-exeter-communities-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2023\/03\/08\/student-case-study-exeter-communities-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Case Study: Exeter Communities Together"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Name of Student: <\/span><\/b>Jian Zhang Poon<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Degree Subject: <\/span><\/b>Bsc Management and Marketing\u00a0WIE<\/p>\n

Job Title:\u00a0 <\/span><\/b>Project Coordinator Intern<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Company Name:<\/span><\/b> Exeter Communities Together<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Description of Organisation:<\/span><\/b> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Exeter Communities Together (ECT) represents the coming together of a partnership of seven grassroots organisations, many of which have been run on a voluntary basis by community members, with the overarching aim of enabling Black, Asian and minority ethnic residents in Exeter to have a voice and increased visibility in the wider community.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ECT will contribute to improving the health and well-being of ethnic minority communities and society as a whole by developing, as a partnership, shared knowledge and understanding, building sympathy and reducing fear between\u202fBlack, Asian and minority ethnic\u202fcommunities and the indigenous population and reducing social isolation.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A key objective for ECT is to improve health and well-being for the City as a whole and to spread this benefit more widely in Devon. In this we are supported by Exeter City Council and Devon County Council.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Type of Internship:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Student Campus Partnership (SCP) | Employer Engagement & Student Employment | University of Exeter<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What were your key duties and responsibilities during your internship?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My key duties and responsibilities were designing posters, emailing partners, organising events, and doing minutes in board meetings.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What was your biggest achievement on your internship?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My biggest achievement was holding 5 events with over 100 attendees, and increasing social media platforms following.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Were there any challenges and how did you overcome these?\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The biggest challenge for me was working for a very small company so my role held more responsibility.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Skills Learnt: <\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n