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Prize-winning Victoria鈥檚 transatlantic life

The searing heat of America鈥檚 Deep South and the world of stockbrokers; Victoria Brooks explored these and more during her studies at the University of 海角直播. Victoria has now graduated from the University with a BA (Hons) degree in Business Studies, and also achieved the Insurance Institute of Middlesbrough Prize, awarded for her final year dissertation.

Victoria, 22, of Hornby Grange, Great Smeaton, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, is now working as a Business Manager for GB Solo Limited, who are based in Scunthorpe and North Yorkshire. The company鈥檚 diverse range includes award-winning safety products. In January she is going to New York for six months on company business, to help set up a distribution network. Victoria came to the University with four 鈥楢鈥� levels in Business Studies, Economics, Geography and General Studies from Polam Hall School, Darlington. She said: 鈥淭he University had good facilities on offer, and other opportunities, such as a year in industry and a student exchange scheme.鈥�

In her second year Victoria spent six months studying at the University of South Carolina in America鈥檚 Deep South, as part of an established student exchange scheme. Victoria said: 鈥淚t was a fantastic experience and a great way to see American student life. The University has a football arena, which holds 80,000 and everyone goes to the college football match on a Friday. I also saw both extremes of the weather; to overpowering heat when I arrived to snow a few months later.鈥�

Victoria also spent a year in industry, working for Greig Midleton stockbrokers, and sat the first half of stockbrokers鈥� exams in London. She is the daughter of Gordon and Lyn Brooks.

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