{"id":5535,"date":"2024-07-09T11:31:56","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T11:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/?p=5535"},"modified":"2024-07-09T11:32:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T11:32:11","slug":"student-case-study-university-of-exeter-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2024\/07\/09\/student-case-study-university-of-exeter-42\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Case Study: University of Exeter\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Name of Student: <\/strong>Maisie Jepson\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Job Title: <\/strong>Education Support Assistant&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> University of Exeter&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Description of Organisation:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Exeter is a public research university located in Exeter, Devon, South West England. It is one of the top 150 universities in the world and ranked among the top 15 universities in the United Kingdom. The university offers exciting courses in beautiful and historic surroundings. It is a member of the UK\u2019s prestigious Russell Group of leading research universities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What was your biggest achievement on your internship?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Probably getting the role in the first place! But I would say the role has provided me with many opportunities for development in university admin-based roles. It made me feel great to know how much my contribution was valued by the team, and I was able to secure permanent employment in the role following my contract ending, which I have just started this week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Were there any challenges during your internship and if so, how did you overcome these?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wouldn&#8217;t say there were any specific challenges, but the sheer amount of things I&#8217;ve learnt have been a positive challenge for me. 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