Sung Kwan Chun

I applied for the MA course in 'Diversity and the Media' in the first place as I was interested in the issues of diversity because the perspective in my country on issues such as ethnicity, nationalities, gender and so on is very narrow.

Also the study of the media’s responsibilities regarding diversity in our societies is scarce. Therefore, I was intending to study 'media related to diversity' in the centre of diversity itself, London. This is another reason that I chose Westminster. I was surrounded by diversity in my study and stay at Westminster University as throughout the year, I engaged with students from around the world and the environment in my school facilitated exchanges and communication with students from different cultures.

In my lectures, all lecturers emphasised the value of diversity and the reasons that media should focus on the diversity issue in the respect of human nature and value. This was somewhat a shock to me because I had never experienced this sort of teaching in my country and my work place. Moreover the perspective of my classmates from various countries-  six nationalities - led me to a new world of knowledge and understanding of diverse cultures and experiences.

Lastly, after returning to my work as a TV programme director of current affairs, my study in Westminster is very helpful to my programme. My vision of seeing the social issues in my country is widened by my knowledge from lectures and classmates.