Zaid Amer

One of the biggest challenges in my life, a full year (12 months) course working around the hour individually and within group/team of classmates about all the aspect of business management and international trade and investment. Achieved good grads in my Finance & Accounting Management course, within a group of 3 student, we were asked to create a business and run it (successfully) for 3 years, including all the necessary work from finding the actual location, to registration to finally making profit. I also worked on marketing, customer behavior and strategy projects individual and within groups. And my last year project was based on Mobile Advertising, issues and benefits, which was extremely satisfying for me personally and professionally.

Continuing my first degree in Morocco, I joined a slightly different degree in Sunderland University, UK. Studied and working with groups and learn project management, IT and business aspects. In my first year I worked within a team of 10 students and were asked to win (contact) a real client (local elementary school) and build (deliver) a website for them to use to mark grads and activities of their student. We had to assign tasks to each member and respect deadlines and present it to the client. We did not actually win, but came second place. However, great opportunity in early stage. I was offered an opportunity to work for a fully paid 12 months within a company before I start my final year in University. I contacted Elaph Publishing Limited in London as they needed a web designer. Very interesting job opportunity, especially, when I offered them changing the design of their website; which was delivered within deadline, everyone was satisfied and I received an extra month salary as bonus. The internship was extended to an extra 1 month and job proposal to join them when I finish my study. I went back for my final year to University on Sunderland, worked on my final year project as Elaph my external client to develop a Rich Internet Application (RIA) for their website. And I joined a group of student for a test project of the University as Business Simulation for 3 days to run a business and suggest management decision to keep the business alive.

As part of University of Sunderland in United Kingdom, I joined the overseas institution based in Casablanca, Morocco. The materials and exams were sent from Sunderland University and I did the foundation year and 2 extra year in Business Information Technology. During my study, I joined "Glaxo Smith Kline" marketing department for 4 weeks internship during summer holiday. It was a short yet interesting experience at the start of my study. I decided to continue my course in University of Sunderland, so I transferred my study and started another course, Business Computing.