Last week, we were honoured to welcome Ms Carolyn Leong, South East Asia Regional Manager for the University of East Anglia (UEA), to the Bangkok Patana campus. UEA’s prestigious Creative Writing programme counts among its alumni literary giants such as Kazuo Ishiguro, Ian McEwan and Anne Enright. 

Ms Leong visited Patana to present certificates and gifts to two of our Senior Studies students, Aishu Lingarajan and Ellie Kim, in recognition of their exceptional contributions to UEA’s recent writing competition. The competition invited students to explore the theme of ‘Attention,’ particularly in the context of an increasingly distracted digital world. 

During the presentation, Aishu and Ellie had the opportunity to reflect on their achievements in writing with Ms Leong and Mr Sammons. Ms Leong also met with Mr Andrew Haughton, Head of Careers and Universities Counsellor; Ms Cheryl Rego, Director of Marketing; and Mrs Greener from the English Department. 

We deeply value the opportunity to build this connection with UEA and look forward to future collaborations.