Wise Musinguzi
22 years old, attending the University of Surrey. Wise was awarded a Beacon Scholarship in June 2019.
Wise is studying towards an LLB in Law and was on a placement year at Warner Bros last year. He also obtained summer placements at both Goldman Sachs and Stephenson Harwood LLP.
At Warner Bros, he was involved with the marketing strategy for ‘The Batman’ film and market analysis for the new Elvis film. He instigated a weekly get-together with the other interns, through which he networked. He also kept up his contacts in Surrey, visiting regularly, and at London Politica. He attended an open day about internship and graduate opportunities and mentored 11 students in university and internship application skills.
For his CareerXP Project, Wise started recruiting mentors for the Communications & Outreach team, and contacted banks as potential sponsors.
Beacon Workshop Participation
Wise’s 2022 Summer Beacon Citizenship Project involved volunteering for Prostate Cancer UK for eight weeks, assisting in event planning, awareness talks and in sourcing funding.
In Leadership Workshops, Wise led teams effectively, delegating tasks strategically and allowing others to have a chance to speak. He engages well in tasks and give spontaneous feedback.