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Our counselors are a mix of British, or experienced counselors from overseas institiutions. Our knowledge and relations with British Universities will allow you to find the best options available to you and secure your first choice university. Counseling is 100% free, and available both in office or online. British Counselors are usually available, as well as Japanese, Chinese and other nationalities. Our staff look forward to meeting you.

Tadashi Ashida: SI-UK London Manager

After graduating from a top University in Japan Tadashi worked for the ministry of Justice, and then moved to the UK where he opened his own trading company. Ten years later he was recruited to the position of Director for Gio Club London, one of the largest agencies in Japan. Tadashi held this position for over 15 years then joined SI-UK in August 2008. Tadashi manages the London office and team. Tadashi has counselled thousands of student in the UK to enter their preferred university, college, or language school.

Vicki Smith: Senior Partner

Vicki is from Kent, England. She graduated from Loughborough University in Computing and Management and has experience with a top London firm building databases and constructing websites. She has counselled thousands of students in Japan regarding education options in the UK and is extremely well versed in the education sector. She is responsible for company marketing, maintaining and enhancing technology at SI-UK and counselling students. Vicki will be joining the London team from Japan in late 2009.

Radhia Perez-Mazhary: Counsellor

Radhia is from a Spanish/Pakistani background. She studied BA(hon) in Hispanic Studies and Film Studies at Queen Mary, University of London. She is also a qualified interpreter in Spanish/English. Radhia will be dealing with Spanish and Latin American students as well as other UK and international students to find education options in the UK.

Radhia has a professional background in teaching, interpreting and media and is trilingual in English, Spanish and Urdu/Hindi.

Radhia has lived in Spain, Dubai, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Saudi Arabia and the UK.

Vivienne Guo : Counsellor

Vivienne is From Xi’an, China. She gained a LL.B degree from Beijing University in International Politics and a BA degree from Waseda University, Tokyo in International Liberal  Studies. She came to the UK in 2008 and graduated from LSE with a Master’s degree in International Relations. She speaks Mandarin and fluent English.  She has been freelancing in the BBC World Service for more than one year. She is good at writing and currently helps with counselling and editing documents at SI-UK.

Aarthi Balaraman: Counsellor

Aarthi is from India originally.She studied MBA at ICFAI University in India and is fluent in Indian Languages and therefore will be helping international students as well as students from India to find education options in the UK.Aarthi comes with 2 years of experience in IT and Management.

Flora Fang: Counsellor

Flora Fang is from China originally however she grew up in a number of countries. She studied Marketing at University in the UK and is fluent in Chinese and therefore will be helping students from China to find education options in the UK. Flora studied at Study Group in Brighton, also at the University of Aberdeen and business at Regent's College in London and now she is at Regent’s American College London which is a part of Regent's college. She has lived in Hong Kong, Canada and the UK.

Puneet Soin:Business Development Manager - India

Puneet is from India and obtained his Masters in Supply Engineering from one of UK's leading Engineering department at the University of Warwick. While a student there, he acted as the ambassador to prospective Asian students joining the university. He also holds a first-class MBA from India’s leading Business School. Puneet has experience working as an operation’s consultant with India’s top conglomerate group. Having joined SI-UK in 2010, Puneet is now responsible for the business development and management of operations at SI-UK’s India branch, while focusing on the promotion of higher education in the UK

Oxana Valyushok: Russian Counsellor

As a former international student herself, Oxana knows how challenging yet exciting it is to study abroad. Oxana originally comes from St Petersburg, Russia and has graduated from Leeds Metropolitan University, UK with a BA in Business Management. She has over 5 years working experience at international colleges in London, which includes both office management and teaching, and believes that when it comes to studying abroad the most important thing is to choose the right place to study. This is where SI-UK comes in, and Oxana is happy to offer her assistance and advice to all Russian-speaking students who wish to further their career opportunities by studying in the UK

Abyan Janus: Creative Designer SI-UK

Abyan Janus brings to the team more than 5 years of expertise in design and branding with some of the world's leading agencies. As a Multimedia Design graduate of Monash University, Australia, she began her career as a graphic designer, working with major clients in Malaysia and Japan. Working abroad has given her the advantage of being exposed to various cultures and strengthened her communication skills. For 3 years, she was based in Tokyo with one of Japan's leading agencies. As a key member of the creative team, she helped conceptualise and design advertising campaigns for various multi-national clients. A strategic thinker, she is skilled in new media, web design, copywriting and illustration.

Mostafa Elahgil: IT Developer

Mostafa, originally from Yemen, graduated from the University of Essex with a first class honors degree in Computing. His strong interest and lengthy education in technology has allowed him to develop his career and portfolio of successful projects. Mostafa is reponsible for managing database development within SI-UK and has successfully created one of the most highly developed database systems for managing students and applications.

Victor Cheng: Regional Director International Business Development(Taiwan/China/Hong Kong)

Victor is from Taipei, Taiwan, and has studied extensively overseas in the USA, Canada and the UK and graduated from one of the UK's leading graduate schools at University of East Anglia in Marketing, where he acted as the ambassador to prospective Taiwanese’s students. Victor has experience working as a consultant and as a public relations manager for some of the largest UK educational institutions in the UK and Taiwan, with over of four and an half years of experience, and has built a very strong network of companies related to studying in the UK. Victor is responsible for the development and management of an SI-UK network of franchises and institutional links in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan focused on the promotion of higher education in the UK.

Lina Xiong: PA to Regional Director (Middle and South China)

Lina Xiong has over three years experience living and studying in the UK. She graduated from Sunderland University in International Management and is fully bilingual and very knowledgeable in the overseas study industry having previously worked in one of the largest overseas study abroad agencies in China prior to joining our team. She will assist the Regional Director (China / Taiwan / Hong Kong) as his first point of contact with people from both inside and outside the organization in South China and Hong Kong.

Jing Hwa PA to Regional Director (North China)

Jing Hwa is from Beijing, China, and has over 8 years international education and banking experience in China and the UK including teaching at YanJing Overseas Chinese University and Islington Education Business Partnership (UK); she also worked at the China Construction Bank, HuaXia Bank of China, Dragon Wings Capital Ltd. and Sinomax International Trade Development. After graduating from the Royal Masonic School for Girls, London, Jing attended Imperial College London graduating with an Honours BSc. in Mathematics with Statistics for Finance, she went on to gain an MSc. in Human Resources at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. Jing will assist the Regional Director (China / Taiwan / Hong Kong) as his first point of contact with people from both inside and outside the organization in North China.

Hui-Ling LIN: PA to Regional Director (Hong Kong)

After graduating from University of Hertfordshire in Marketing. Hui-Lin was recruited to the position of Office Manager for Ours Travel. The biggest travel agent specialized in travel to far-east countries in London, UK. Hui-Lin held this position for over 5 years then joined SI-UK in 2009. She will assist the Regional Director (China / Taiwan / Hong Kong) as his first point of contact with people from both inside and outside the organization in Hong Kong.

Warren Kolman: Senior Manager for South East Asia

Warren joined SI-UK London, in November 2008, as a Senior Manager for S.E. Asia. Warren has been directly involved in the financial industry for over 15 years. He has worked in small entrepreneurial and large international companies in Canada, Japan and Thailand and maintains long lasting business relationships with firms in Europe. Warren combines an Asian & European business network involving finance with strong strategic insight and a practical understanding of business creation and development.