International futures

This programme is exclusively for UAL International students and graduates.

International Futures is an employability programme dedicated to UAL international students and recent graduates to support their global career readiness.

Through this 3-day programme there will be a series of workshops, lectures and one-to-one opportunities supporting you to get clear on CVs, Portfolios, networking and interview skills, plus a panel discussion demystifying visa processes.

Our panel guests will be:

Zainab Goriawala

An international student from India, currently working as the CSM College Officer at Arts SU. Zainab graduated in 2024 with a BA in Graphic Communication from CSM.

Since graduating, I have focused on supporting UAL students' professional development. I recently collaboratively hosted an International Students’ Career Forum, where four international UAL graduates from different disciplines and visa backgrounds shared their journeys into employment. I facilitated the Q&A session at the event, helping to open up dialogue around career pathways for international students.

Additionally, I was a speaker at CSM’s professional development event, Flourish, where I highlighted the importance of recognising transferable skills, especially those gained from non-design roles.

Yo Hosoyamada

Yo is a Japanese illustrator currently working and living in London. She graduated from the Bartlett School of Architecture in 2018, worked at design firm Foster and Partners, then pivoted into Illustration, studying MA Illustration at Camberwell College of Art and graduating in 2021. Since then, she has worked as an illustrator for clients such as YouTube, WIRED, Toyota, The Telegraph, The Times and Monocle Magazine. Influenced by her background in Architecture, she describes her work as emotive, immersive and dynamic. Her illustrations often explore stories and moments from daily life through detailed and expressive compositions. She is currently represented by Handsome Frank in the UK and Vision Track in Japan.

Hayley Spicer from Arts Temps:

London boasts a vast pool of creative talent. We support candidates from University of the Arts London, ranked second globally for Art and Design education, to access flexible, paid opportunities across various industries. For over a decade, we’ve built a network of clients that share our values, our mission is simple: connecting creatives with opportunities to elevate their careers whilst ensuring the pipeline of creative talent in the capital continues to thrive.

A detailed schedule of each days events will be shared with those who register closer to the event start date.

Register now to join Careers & Employability at Chelsea College for a career readiness programme shaped for the international student and graduate experience.

If you have any questions or believe there are any barriers to your participation in this event or you have any access requirements you wish to discuss, we would be happy to talk to you. Please contact careers-support@arts.ac.uk in advance.

For more details on the support Careers and Employability offer please visit us arts.ac.uk/students/student-careers or check out our Instagram profile @careers_employability

Image Credit: Aniruddha Sridhar, 2023 BA Illustration and Visual Media, London College of Communication, UAL.