Tao Xu

Nationality: Chinese
Degree: 3rd Year, Electronic Engineering PhD
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Surrey has an excellent academic reputation in the UK, especially the Electronic Engineering, Tourist Management and Hotel Management courses. My PhD course provides both a rich academic atmosphere and flexible training support after research. The supervisors also have very few students so that everyone can have enough opportunities to talk with their professor.

I joined the biggest Chinese society in Surrey called ‘Chinese Student and Scholars Association’ (CSSA) and became the president. We have organised a lot of activities, such as; a welcome party, an academic conference, a Halloween party, traveling around the UK, Christmas dinner and a Chinese New Year gala (stage show). For myself, I like sports so I joined a lot of activities in our sports park, which is one of the best in the UK.

There are so many attractive things in Surrey so you have to make a good balance between studying and socialising. Open your eyes and heart to enjoy the different culture and people.