Student Partnership Ambassadors programme

Rifa Ferzana is currently in her final year, pursuing a BEng (Hons) in Software Engineering at the University of Westminster in London. She is highly passionate about women’s empowerment. During her tenure as the Women Students’ Community Organiser at the University of Westminster Students’ Union, Rifa had the privilege of immersing herself in the critical topics of decolonising women’s empowerment and sociology. This experience served as a platform to showcase her unwavering dedication and commitment to addressing social issues. In 2022, Rifa further expanded her responsibilities by taking on the role of Student Partnership Ambassador and also assuming the leadership of the Google Developer Student Club at the University of Westminster. Additionally, she serves as a Student Panel Advisor (Validation), underlining her dedication to promoting social justice and women’s empowerment within her academic community. recognition of her commitment to positive change, Rifa made contributions to the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) reading list, emphasizing her dedication to advancing global sustainability through education and
collaboration.

Sophie is currently in her final year, pursuing a BA in Marketing Communications at the University of Westminster. Her Lebanese and Irish background has fuelled her passion for
social justice. Sophie champions humanitarian work in her home country, Lebanon, lending a
hand to communities grappling with the ongoing economic crisis. As the President of the
Lebanese Society, Sophie has led charity events after being inspired by seeing communities
rise from the ashes of conflict, their spirit unbroken, rebuilding hope. Additionally, Sophie was a co-founder of the Lebanese, female-founded society. This is one of the ways in which she reflects her passion for women’s empowerment, contributing towards the fight for gender equality

Godfred is in his 1^st year of biomedical science at the University of Westminster. He became a student ambassador because he wanted to ensure that changes are properly implemented when students raise their voices or give feedback to any modules within their course that they are not pleased with. Making sure that changes were implemented was something he enjoyed doing during Sixth form and was very excited and keen on continuing the same work at the University of Westminster. Being a student ambassador has given Godfred the amazing opportunity to learn from different cultures and experience the diverse student environment that is unique to the University of Westminster and by continuing to be a student ambassador, he hopes to learn and experience more cultures to broaden his understanding about different ethnicities and cultures. 

Nour is a second-year student pursuing an Architecture and Environmental Design BSc undergraduate course at the University of Westminster in London. She became a Student Partnership Ambassador to widen her learning experience at Westminster beyond the scope of her course. Coming from a school that did not have much diversity to a university like Westminster with a student body of 20 000 students from 165 countries is a huge change. Therefore, she is genuinely curious and wants to learn and unlearn with student partnership. She strives to help the student partnership project dismantle the hierarchical relationships in the learning environment, tackle social injustices, and embrace diversity. She aims to find creative and innovative ways to learn and collaborate in the university environment as an SP Ambassador. This way, students can feel more included and gain the skills they need to build a better life for themselves. Student partnership is a complex and slow process, but when people collaborate with a shared desire for positive change, great things can happen.