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Ace Intern Review

at De Montfort University

Internship (1 Month+)

Project Management

Birmingham

Review Submitted: October 2025

Overall Rating

5 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Lead and directed a international project involving universities from Asia and Middle east
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
yes , was given full control but also flexible and enough guidance provided to succeed and grow
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
learnt 1.project management, 2.Leadership, 3.research and development, 4.legal documents and other, 5.cross border communication
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
received constance guidance from internship team, very quick reply to queries, full training before starting the internship, training included , health and safety training, safeguarding, EDI. this itself is a skill development alongside the internship
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
really supportive and welcoming as i am an intern who had not worked before, all the training was really helpful to understand work etiquette and way of interacting with others, it was remote but everyone was really proffesional and supportive.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed it as a Law student who is interested in commercial/cooperate sector of Law, i could work on the legal documents needed for the cross border project, across middle east and asia. tjis immensely helped my career and gave me some experience to talk about to my future employers and increased my passion for these subject even more
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend De Montfort University to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to De Montfort University
De Montfort university is just not an institution providing theoretical knowledge but provides practical knowledge, Development and Experience! Law students have three dedicated Mock court rooms to practice, film and media students have studios to practice with investment on equipment higher than average university, lecturer and tutors who actually have love and passion for the subject they teach. you can just feel it in the atmosphere here!

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at De Montfort University
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
No
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