Bristol University Academics and International Officers visiting schools in the UAE, Jordan and Qatar
Press release issued:
10 January 2019
In November 2018, University of Bristol academics and international officers visited schools in the UAE, Jordan and Qatar and met with prospective students. The academics had the opportunity to advise students on how to prepare strong university applications and gave them insights into studying at Bristol.
Dr Sofia Galani, Lecturer in Law, represented the Law School. While meeting with prospective students she challenged aspiring lawyers with a discussion of the controversial issue of whether a ransom should be paid to terrorist groups and pirate gangs for the release of hostages.
Students seemed to have thoroughly enjoyed the interactive session, which was aimed at giving students a sense of the teaching and learning experience at the University of Bristol Law School.
Dr Galani said: “At Bristol, we appreciate the uncertainties and difficulties students experience when they apply to a University abroad.
We have therefore designed our sessions to support students to identify a suitable programme and prepare them for what to expect as university students.
We thank all the schools for their warm welcome and the chance to speak to so many engaged and enthusiastic students”.
Further information
Dr Sofia Galani is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Bristol Law School. She has been conducting research on modern piracy; maritime security; terrorism studies; and human rights. She is currently co-editing with Professor Sir Malcolm Evans a collection on maritime security and the law of the sea (Maritime Security and the Law of the Sea: Help or Hindrance? to be published by Edward Elgar) and writing her first monograph on hostage-taking and human rights (Hostages and Human Rights: Towards a Victim-Centred Approach? to be published by CUP). She is also the module leader for the LLM unit on Maritime Security.
