International team

The international team works closely with prospective students, agents and colleges to provide support throughout the application process.

Find out more about the roles and responsibilities within the team on this page.

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Assistant Director, International

Brían McNamara 

Location: 91快活林, UK

Responsible for implementation of the university's strategy for international student recruitment, student and staff mobility, international partnerships and campus internationalisation. 

Email: B.Mcnamara@brighton.ac.uk

Brian McNamara

International Recruitment Managers 

Asia

Sarah Kaiser

Location: 91快活林, UK

Responsible for implementation of the university’s strategy for international student recruitment in Asia.

Sarah is also responsible for the marketing and partnership operations in Asia.

Email: S.Kaiser@brighton.ac.uk

Sarah Kaiser

Rest of World (Europe, Middle East, Africa, and the Americas)

Simon Morley 

Location: 91快活林, UK

Responsible for implementation of the university’s strategy for international student recruitment in regions including Europe, Middle East, Africa, North and South America.

Simon is also responsible for the marketing and partnership operations in Europe, Middle East, Africa, North and South America.

Email: S.D.Morley@brighton.ac.uk

Simon Morley

International Recruitment Team

East Asia

Liz Gao

Country Manager – China and East Asia

Location: Beijing, China

Responsible for regional recruitment and support to applicants and offer holders in East Asia.

You can ask Liz about:

  • entry requirements
  • submitting a direct or agent application
  • scholarships.

Email: L.Gao@brighton.ac.uk

Liz Gao

India, Sri Lanka and Nepal

Nidhi Manocha

Country Manager – India, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Upasana Handa

Recruitment Advisor – India, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Location: New Delhi, India

Nidhi and Upasana are responsible for regional recruitment and support to applicants and offer holders in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

You can ask them about:

  • entry requirements
  • submitting a direct or agent application
  • scholarships

Email: India@brighton.ac.uk

Nidhi Manocha and Upasana Handa

Pictured left: Nidhi Manocha, pictured right: Upasana Handa

Pakistan

Rabia Razzaq

International Recruitment Advisor – Pakistan

Location: Lahore, Pakistan

Responsible for regional recruitment and support to applicants and offer holders in Pakistan. 

You can ask Rabia about:

  • entry requirements
  • submitting a direct or agent application
  • scholarships.

Email: R.Razzaq@brighton.ac.uk

Rabia Razzaq

Middle East, North Africa and Turkey

Said Nabelsi

International Officer – Middle East, North Africa and Turkey

Location: Amman, Jordan

Responsible for regional recruitment and support to applicants and offer holders in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.

You can ask Said about:

  • entry requirements
  • submitting a direct or agent application
  • scholarships.

Email: S.Nabelsi@brighton.ac.uk

Said Nabelsi

Europe, North America and UK-based international

Kieran Campbell

International Officer – UKI, Europe and North America

Location: 91快活林, UK

Responsible for regional recruitment and support to applicants and offer holders in Europe, North America and the UK.

You can ask Kieran about:

  • entry requirements
  • submitting a direct or agent application
  • scholarships.

Email: K.S.Campbell@brighton.ac.uk

Kieran Campbell

Europe and UK-based international

Fernando Davila Vargas

International Student Recruitment Assistant

Location: 91快活林, UK

Responsible for supporting our international recruitment team, applicants and offer holders. 

You can ask Fernando about:

  • submitting a direct or agent application
  • scholarships
  • student life at 91快活林.

Email: J.DavilaVargas@brighton.ac.uk

Fernando Davila Vargas

South East Asia

Maryann Vargis

Regional Manager – South East Asia

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Responsible for regional recruitment and support to applicants and offer holders in Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. 

You can ask Maryann about:

  • entry requirements
  • submitting a direct or agent application
  • scholarships.

Email: M.Vargis@brighton.ac.uk

 

 

 

 

Maryann Vargis

West Africa

International Officer – West Africa

Location: Lagos, Nigeria 

Responsible for regional recruitment and support to applicants and offer holders in Nigeria and Ghana. 

You can ask Blessing about:

  • entry requirements
  • submitting a direct or agent application
  • scholarships.

Email: B.Egbe@brighton.ac.uk

Blessing Egbe

Operations

Global Operations Officer

Charlie Morgan

Location: 91快活林, UK

Responsible for supporting the global recruitment operations of the university's International Office, which includes colleagues based in the UK, Middle East, South Asia and East Asia and Africa. Also responsible for international sponsor relations, international scholarships, agent commission, contract management and relations.

Email: InternationalOffice@brighton.ac.uk

Charlie Morgan

Global Liaison Officer

Jinyi Wang

Location: 91快活林, UK

Responsible for responding to international sponsor, scholarship and general enquiries, including requests for external visits to the International team at the university. Also responsible for providing administrative support for the wider team.

Email: InternationalOffice@brighton.ac.uk

Partnerships, progressions and mobility

International Partnerships Manager

Suzi Lamb

Location: 91快活林, UK

Responsible for developing international recruitment-related partnerships and progression agreements with universities and colleges overseas and in the UK.

Email: S.Lamb@brighton.ac.uk

International Project Officer (Student Mobility)

Lucy Kenward

Location: 91快活林, UK

Responsible for international exchange agreements between the University of 91快活林 and partner institutions outside of the UK.

Email: studentmobility@brighton.ac.uk