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Chrome users will need to use browser extensions. Animation Policy from Google will help you set your own preferences. Hide GIFS I am Reading lets you turn animated GIFs on when you want them, and off when you don’t want to get distracted.

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Type about:config in Firefox address bar and hit Enter to open Settings. Search for the image.animation_mode flag and change its value from Normal to None. Once you restart Firefox this will disable animations.

We are a Truly global community

Leeds Beckett University has over 176,000 alumni in over 153 countries.

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stories from our global community

Ayyappadas Vijayakumar | MSc Digital Video & Special Effects

Ayyappadas was working as a freelance visual effects and motion graphics artist even before he graduated in the summer of 2013. He has gone on to work as a video editor and graphics artist at the prestigious Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Banff, Alberta, Canada.

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alumni from India.

868

alumni from

Malaysia

Putri Afzan Maria Zulkifli | MA Development in Global Societies

Putri studied MA Development in Global Societies at Leeds Beckett and graduated in 2006. After returning to Malaysia, she now owns and runs a chain of over 40 early childhood education centres called KinderKaizen.

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alumni from Vietnam.

171

alumni from

Thailand

Dark haired man and woman stood on beach smiling

Rossukon Mahutthanasakul and Di Zhao | MSc International Hospitality Management

Rossukon Mahutthanasakul, originally from Thailand and Di Zhao from China, met at Leeds Beckett when they studied MSc International Hospitality Management, graduating in 2004. Thirteen years later they are now married, with Rossukon living and working in Bangkok and Di working in Beijing, China.

117

alumni from South America.

Le Dinh Thang | MA International Trade & Finance

Whilst studying, Thang was working as a finance analyst at Vietnam Eximbank, one of the largest owner’s equity among the commercial joint stock banks in Vietnam. Our MA in International Trade & Finance course helped him increase his knowledge of trade and finance, and also understand the multinational working environment and culture.

Abstract art in front of James Graham Building on Headingley Campus

Flávio Junger de Oliveira | MA International Communications

Having been born in Brazil, Flávio has been splitting his time between Brazil, France, the UK and the Netherlands since 2000. After graduating in 2013, he has worked on intercultural inductions, training the CEO of Heineken EMEA about Brazilian culture before his transferral to Brazil.

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