What’s Next Career Day: Shaping the Professional Future of English & ELT Graduates

On May 8th, graduates of the BA (Hons) English & ELT (University of Greenwich) at New York College Thessaloniki took part in What Next — a focused event on career options after graduation.

Organised by the Career Office and the Department of English Language, the event featured professionals from publishing, translation, editing, education, management, testing, and sales: Mona Siksek – ELT Sales Coordinator, National Geographic Learning, Nikos Veletsos – Project Manager, Editorial Work, Kyriaki Papakonstantinou – Certified Translator, Linguist, Founder of Metaphrasis, Anastasia Athanasiadou- Head of Recruitment & HR Development, DEKRA Arbeit Greece, Foteini Malkogeοrgou – Head of English Dept., NYC Thessaloniki

The speakers inspired the students with their personal stories about their professional journeys, offering valuable insight into real-world career paths, current industry needs, and how to take their next step, encouraging them to see their degree as a starting point for many opportunities.

We warmly thank them for their meaningful and practical contribution!