International Office Team

We travel overseas to meet prospective students and alumni, visit foreign schools and universities, keep in contact with foreign embassies in the UK and make sure that our international students enjoy their studies and life whilst they are in Southampton. We can also advise current students who would like to participate in any of our exchange programmes with overseas institutions.

Learn more below about the International Office Team and how to contact them.

Are you an overseas visitor interested in studying with us? Find out more about our courses, entry requirements and support for international students in our university life section.

International student recruitment 

Africa, Middle East and UK International 

Melissa Gibson Regional Head of International Recruitment and Partnerships 

Rami Al-Mousa International Recruitment Manager 
Responsible for Middle Eastern countries

Nadia Gabr International Recruitment Manager 
Responsible for Africa 

Elodie Sprenger International Recruitment Manager 
Responsible for UK International 

Ada Kelechi-Ahuche International Partnerships Manager
Responsible for Africa and Middle East

Americas, Europe and Australasia

Tom Quante Regional Head of International Recruitment and Partnerships 

Joshua Koster International Recruitment Manager 
Responsible for Europe 

Mubarik Ibrahim International Recruitment Manager 
Responsible for the USA (based in the USA) 

Jeff Lambrecht International Partnerships Manager
Responsible for Americas, Europe and Australasia

East Asia Team

Zoe Yao Regional Head of International Recruitment and Partnerships 

Tiefu Zhao International Recruitment Manager 
Responsible for East Asia (based in China)

Ria Awan International Recruitment Manager

Amber Lou International Partnerships Manager
Responsible for East Asia

South and Southeast Asia

Donna Haynes Regional Head of International Recruitment and Partnerships  

Jason Ong Jit Sim International Recruitment Manager 
Responsible for Southeast Asia (based in Malaysia) 

Nadeem Ansari International Recruitment Manager 
Responsible for South Asia (based in India) 

Sejal Gandhi International Recruitment Manager 
Responsible for South Asia (based in India)

International Operations Team

Lauren Tancock Head of International Office Operations

Kim Fernandez International Project Coordinator

Global Recruitment, Admissions and Marketing Operations Team

Julia Furse GRA Operations Manager 

Kieron Benstead GRA Administrator 

Nadine Nowe-Andrews GRA Administrator 
 
Graadmin@soton.ac.uk

International Relations and Scholarships Team 

Sarah Morss International Relations and Scholarships Manager  

Ellen McDonald International Scholarships Coordinator 

Jasmine Powell International Scholarships Administrator 

Christina Marshall International Partnerships Administrator  
 
International-scholarships@soton.ac.uk
partnerships@southampton.ac.uk