On behalf of the Careers and Employability Service, we are pleased to announce this year’s winners at the UoW Employability Awards Celebration 2025!
Please note that all winners will be contacted with further instructions within 7 working days. Winner details are taken from the Engage platform. If you notice any spelling issues with your name, please contact employabilityaward@westminster.ac.uk.
Congratulations to our 2025 winners!
TALENT BANK
*Talent Bank Student of the Year(s)*
IMAAN NAVAZ
HAMZA KHAN
HAMEEM HOQUE
WORK-BASED AND PLACEMENT LEARNING (WBPL)
*WBPL Student of the Year*
DEBORAH ADEJOBI
VOLUNTEERING
VOLUNTEERING
*Volunteer of the Year*
MIHAELA TITOV
EXPLORE TEACHING
*Explore Teaching Student of the Year*
JADE MIDGLEY
COLLEGE OF DESIGN, CREATIVE AND DIGITAL INDUSTRIES (DCDI) – placements
*DCDI Placement Student of the Year (Long-Term)*
MEGHA MARUCA
*DCDI Placement Student of the Year (Short-Term)*
ZAINAB TINUKE AKINBULUMO
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES (LAS) – placements
*LAS Placement Student of the Year (Long-Term)*
GIULIA CAVALLO
*LAS Placement Student of the Year (Short-Term)*
GEORGE DAVIS
WESTMINSTER BUSINESS SCHOOL (WBS) – placements
*WBS Placement Student of the Year (Long-Term)*
KALUM PATEL
*WBS Placement Student of the Year (Short-Term)*
ANA PATASHURI
FUTURE READY MENTORING / CAREER MENTORING
*Mentee of the Year (cycle 1) – 2024/25*
KHADIJA RAHMAN
*Mentee of the Year (cycle 2) – 2024/25*
PRERNA ARORA
*Mentee of the Year Finalist(s) – 2024/25*
DERRICK DAS
LAIBA KHAN
*Mentee of the Year Shortlisted Nominee – 2024/25*
STELA BOTNARI
SARA BRIOUIL
CEREN KALFA
FELIX LAGERS
AMIRA MOHAMED
LIAM CARROLL
*Mentoring Ambassador of the Year 2024/25 (returning)*
MUHAMMAD SAAD FAISAL
*Mentoring Ambassador of the Year 2024/25 (current student)*
YING ZHANG
*Mentoring Ambassador of the Year 2024/25 (graduate)*
RUBAMA SULTANA
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
*SDG Prize Winners*
MUHAMMAD ROHAIL
ASHISH PRASAD
ANSHUL YADAV
DRILENA UKPERAJ
THEA BOGOEVSKA
FARIA MAHMUD
DANYAL-KHAN RAOOF
SARA LOUISE HOVELSEN OLSVOLD
PAMINDU GALLEHEWA
WENETWORK
*WeNetwork ‘Most Engaged Programme Participant’*
RAGHAV GOYAL
TALA ABDULJAWAD
SARA LOUISE HOVELSEN OLSVOLD
TIMUR MARTINEZ-MUKIMOV
MAGDALENA CHUDY
ESHA WADHWANI
GILLIAN MELO
LEO KELLY
MAHJURAH BEGUM
HASSAN AHMED
CHIAMAKA (AMAKA) CYRIL-NWOKEKE
KAREEM MAHFOUZ
SHAKIRA PORCO
WESTMINSTER EMPLOYABILITY AWARDS
*WEA Bronze Overall Winner Award*
ZAINAB SAEED
ELANIE BIELDT
LIBAN MAHDI
KIRTHI DURGAPERSAD
GILLIAN MELO
XAV MALIK
HAIFA MOHAMMED
RHEA DA COSTA
CLARISSA TOSHA
EMMA CZARNOWSKA
MALAVIKA MANUEL
ZARA ALI
*WEA Silver Overall Winner Award*
ALISHBA NAQVI
DEEYA GOHEL
SAIMA RAHMAN
ALEX VASILIOU
ANIL ALKAN
LAUREL DRAPER
MIRIAM KHAN
ARIANA AHMED
JASPREET HANS
QUEEN DE VILLA
TEODORA AVRAM
NAHIDA KHAN
*WEA Gold Overall Winner Award*
LIDIA SOLTYS
HAMZA KHAN
DINIDHI KOTAWILA VITHANAGE
VARSHINI GANESHA
VAKIL KAGZI
KABIR ANSARI
JAMES KELLY
FJORELA AZIZI
ALLIYAH ZALSOS
ANSHU MALEY
JIHANE AGBOGBODO
KATE KOSTOLNA
BERFIN KOLCAK
ISABEL WESTWOOD
IBRAHIM IFAAF
SARA LOUISE HOVELSEN OLSVOLD
KELLY JORDAN
LEYLA ISHBAEVA
JASRAH HANNAN
RUKAIYA
JAMIE HO
*WEA PGT Gold Overall Winner Award*
ABHINAV
EMIR ONER
JAYASHREE SARAVANAN
SHWE YI LIN LEI
ZACHARY OMITOWOJU
RITHIYA SREU
SOHYEON KANG
SANJANA PULIGUNDALA GIRISH
KISOPIKA PARAMALINGAM
URJA CHAUDHARY
GIRISH PAI PADUBIDRI
RUI PAENTHALE
RAKSHITH THOTATHANDA ASHOK
ALMIRA SEMBIRING
BRIGHT CHINEMEREM OKECHUKWU
ANISA NUUR
ZHITING GAO
NADIM MIAH
AARA BEGUM
MANAH MOHAMED
BEA FERRAZ PORTO
*WEA Platinum Overall Winner Award*
GRISELLE FERNANDES
RIDA KAMAL
EMILY ARIAS
BRENDA OJATAMM OJATAMM
KENDALL REMINGTON
AHLA ARBID GREEN ARBID
NADIA HOSSEINZADEH
ARUN THANESAN
SANA DALAL
NINA WEISSKOPF
FRANZISKA BUSCH
BASIT FOROUGHI
MEGAN MISKELL
MAGDA BIELEC
RIYA MODI
THEODOR-NICOLAE CARP
SAAIMA MOHAMED
AALIYA SHAIKH
ELSA LEUNG
HEMANTH VALLAMKONDA
AMANUEL BEKIT
ELINA BOSHNJAKU
BAQUER MISBAH
KANAKASHREE NARENDRA KUMAR
KATRINE HANSEN
*Pitch of the Year*
ABIGAIL GOMES
CHAVIKA WIMALAGUNA KODITHUWAKKU
*WEA Personal Development*
FARIA MAHMUD
MIA BAUZA MAS BAUZA MAS
MUHAMMAD AREEB
ADAN SULEMAN
MUHAIMIN ALI
ARSHIYA SIDDIQUE
JAY CHANTRE GOMES
ETHAN CRICHI
GAURAV AMIT JAIN
LOU-ANN QUENTIN
AISHA TAHLIIL
SARTHAK KUMAR
CLAIRE HENRIQUES
AHMAD RESHAD IBRAHIMKHEL
DHRUV RAMKHALAWON
LALI LOMIDZE KONOVALOVA
HANNAH BLACKWELL
CLOE O’BRIEN
NAORIN SHAIKH
TOTI VIZZINI
TEUTA ASLLANAJ
DEEPANVITA KOPPADA
IJEOMA HENRIETHA MBAJIAKU
AFEEZ RASAQ
CRISTINA CATANIA FLORES
SIMISOLUWA ABRAHAM
QUANG PHAM
NANDINI PATEL
HASSAN BUSHNAG
MINA CINAR
IQRA AKHTAR
ZOE PARKER
GIGI GOODWIN
ELIZABETH MEE
RAJAA ARNAOUT
DIBA AGHA
MIHAELA ALBU
DAMLA ASLI
ALIZA AZIZ
JADE DHENNIN
AZAM FAROOQUI
KHIM GURUNG
NADIA ISLAM
ASHISH PRASAD
SUMAYA YASIN
LUKAS WOLFF
MONICA CHOWDHURY
KAREEM AL-ALLEM
PAULA DE LA FLOR REY
ESMERALDA ASLLANAJ
*Outstanding contribution*
DENISE NAKACHWA
SALMA ZAMEER
MUHAMMAD SAAD FAISAL
AYUSH SHAH
ANUJAN THAMIL SELVAN
EAMIN KHAN
SUCCESS AJAYI
SHANNON NORONHA
PRABUDH RAGHURAM
KATIE BRUCE
*WEA Leadership Experiences are not included on this list. Winners of these prizes will be contacted separately.
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