myblog | Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez | Activity https://myblog.arts.ac.uk/members/20041884/activity/ Activity feed for Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez. Thu, 28 May 2026 06:50:11 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 615977fe57b2c220e0fefff1ca5ed7a6 Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez commented on the post, Arts SU Support, on the site Brenda HeGo http://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2021/12/01/arts-su-support/#comment-9 Tue, 14 Dec 2021 20:20:39 +0000 Hi Lindsey,

This is me! Oh whoa thank you so much! I definitely thought it was gone forever.

If it works for you I would be very thankful to have it back.
My Whatsapp is +14254295815, if it’s easier you could […]

]]> 5d683506555e0fb149890197cd35a7a8 Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=121 Wed, 01 Dec 2021 14:39:44 +0000 On the evening of Monday 29th December, I attended Arts SU’s Annual Members Meeting where important ideas are raised by UAL students and proposed for a vote for Arts SU consideration.

Syahadah, Arts SU’s […]

]]> 0 8483b8d89377949779a0ccb5072306aa Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=110 Sun, 28 Nov 2021 16:26:18 +0000 After three weeks of my survey being up, below are relevant data points my survey has found so far. The survey will continue gathering responses until enough responses have been gathered for […]

]]> 0 40d057355c8ceba3309e7bde81b4eb6c Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=108 Sat, 27 Nov 2021 12:11:47 +0000 Some numbers reflecting the scope of international students and the creative industries.

International students’ population size

In 2019/20, over 20% of the UK student population in higher education […]

]]> 0 d473b4491fbcedd064d4d5f53751c221 Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=107 Sat, 27 Nov 2021 01:41:35 +0000 Last but not least in my SWOT analysis… some threats my project faces.

Unpaid taxes could get international students in trouble

The last intention my project could have is to get any international student […]

]]> 0 902999882aeca5009fb717bad2633715 Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=106 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 19:46:57 +0000 When it comes to the O in the SWOT analysis of my project, I believe there is room for opportunities in various areas. The first ones that came to mind are listed below

Paid tax from international […]

]]> 0 9131426a2646b17f8a5e5cac4d42db14 Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=97 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 13:03:08 +0000 Last week, I went around Central Saint Martins putting up posters. This to create awareness around Inter.work and generate more responses to the survey I’m running regarding freelancing as an international […]

]]> 0 006a176285077f731282beaec0e4bf11 Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=96 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 12:56:29 +0000 Following through with the SWOT analysis for my project, some weaknesses regarding my project have been pointed out below.

Need to educate international students about tax law

A major challenge when […]

]]> 0 92bada92463473fa89b46387a602680c Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=95 Mon, 15 Nov 2021 11:32:39 +0000 So far, my MA project and my campaign has been largely fueled by my personal experience. Of course, I’ve conducted thorough research to back up my statements. But the fact that I’m looking to solve a problem I p […]

]]> 0 cb03400aa5ba4d5cebd35fbf3c56456e Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=91 Thu, 11 Nov 2021 19:40:45 +0000 Through a SWOT analysis and following the order of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, I will begin to conduct the analysis by identifying and listing the strengths of my project (in no particular […]

]]> 0 49560d353b1e87f67bbf1c31876f3429 Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=90 Fri, 05 Nov 2021 11:19:18 +0000 Thus far, my project has been largely based on my personal experience. I’ve gone through my campaign putting myself as someone who would’ve benefited if freelancing was legal for international students. By cha […]

]]> 0 b92aa39016a1c908867b69ad3abd1a95 Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=89 Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:49:07 +0000 Last week I attended a webinar hosted by HEPI and Kaplan Pathways, led by Nick Hillman, HEPI’s Director, Linda Cowan, Kaplan’s Managing Director, Robin Mellors-Bourne, Career Research and Advisory Centre’s Direc […]

]]> 0 2391cacce604ae291f7541fcdf9a79ba Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=88 Mon, 18 Oct 2021 13:00:43 +0000 The week of the 11th was packed with steps that have put me forward and also back in my project. It began with a tutorial that pushed me to further come out of my comfort zone and circle back to my original […]

]]> 0 d83f0ac1b15468a2f11cfbbfefa7b0f8 Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=83 Fri, 15 Oct 2021 10:22:42 +0000 Our question:

How can the UK government foster an environment where international students’ independent careers can grow given student route visa restrictions?

What is Inter.work?

Inter.work advocates f […]

]]> 0 31db8ca3c7f37fbb46c6d085a2de1b24 Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=82 Wed, 06 Oct 2021 15:25:28 +0000 For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been feeling overwhelmed about the next stages of my project around campaigning. Throughout the past few months during independent study time, I dug deep into research r […]

]]> 0 cf914322a72a14bfedf4bc34625566a1 Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=80 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:10:26 +0000 On the 23th of September, I attended a webinar led by Universities UK International exploring the topic of “enabling international strategies” in order to increase the reach of international students in the UK. […]

]]> 0 a1cc46e5761de4029510bf331ca703c4 Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=61 Tue, 21 Sep 2021 09:42:29 +0000 In order to make the data found through my research more appealing, I’ve created infographics displaying details of statistics and information relating to my campaign.

Each graphic is accompanied by a brief […]

]]> 0 e786f0606046f22a32f54ab262a2bb27 Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=79 Tue, 21 Sep 2021 09:39:40 +0000 Last week I chatted with Syahadah Shahril, Campaigns Officer at UAL’s Student Union.

I reached out to Syahadah as she has experience with campaigning and is currently involved in Pause or Pay, an o […]

]]> 0 70095f08f93a96db3eff4bbdae227ca9 Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=58 Wed, 25 Aug 2021 14:11:13 +0000 Based on Fashion Roundtable’s cycle for influencing policy, I’ve created the cycle for my Inter.work lobbying campaign.

I decided to divide the cycle into two parts – pre- and post-policy being accepted. At […]

]]> 0 42563167cf6729679d02661e14c88cda Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=57 Mon, 23 Aug 2021 14:12:42 +0000 Based on my primary and secondary research so far, I’ve put together a brief hypothesis of the causes, solutions, consequences and long-term effects of not allowing international students to be self-employed in t […]

]]> 0 7079fca6ed42303eb7aa10a786feeb8b Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=52 Tue, 17 Aug 2021 11:45:26 +0000 1. Businesses Want Flexible Options

According to Forbes, research by Upwork found that in the future the demand for freelancing will increase, with almost half of hiring managers becoming more likely to […]

]]> 0 f92a3b14d952a478db1399deb0cca74e Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=50 Fri, 06 Aug 2021 10:41:10 +0000 I’ve been building a contact list of people who could offer valuable insights regarding my project. I’ve looked for experts in the field of immigration, lobbying/litigation, self-employment, and the creative ind […]

]]> 0 1d8d0bf7bd88eee805e174d7d6bc837a Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=47 Mon, 02 Aug 2021 11:29:34 +0000 A major part of gaining momentum for the Inter.work campaign is to spread the word through social media. I’ve been making infographics that communicate data regarding international students and the creative i […]

]]> 0 8d44368e043e081232632c864782b755 Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=45 Sun, 27 Jun 2021 18:53:37 +0000 Image via: https://assets.teenvogue.com/photos/5d23844086bc970008ec76f1/16:9/w_2991,h_1682,c_limit/00-promo-upskirting.jpg

As I expressed my interest to create a campaign around my project grew, a classmate […]

]]> 0 c414fe0cf7ef7e4f7723943d14ff2756 Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=43 Wed, 09 Jun 2021 12:14:53 +0000 A commonly used method of analysis, PESTLE looks at the Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, and Ecological elements that could be potentially faced at any point of a process. Thinking this can be a […]

]]> 0 07ce3c283675ac9a3d339c61d41eda59 Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=42 Sun, 06 Jun 2021 13:52:46 +0000 Continuing with my intervention of asking international student artists if they’d be interested in contributing works for Inter.work’s purpose of selling art in exchange for donations to a charity, I’ve recei […]

]]> 0 45a1d5b81f81801d0ddf90aabd2142d4 Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=38 Mon, 24 May 2021 17:45:24 +0000 WHAT

The field I’m researching is the limitations creative international students (IS’s) face in relation to them becoming self-employed and the IS communities in the US and the UK. In total, the areas con […]

]]> 0 ace4f039682de67eedf057881e90cc10 Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=37 Fri, 21 May 2021 14:36:46 +0000 Last week I attended a town hall organized by University of the Arts London guided toward listening to UAL international student voices. Some students expressed the concern that they were not being given the same […]

]]> 0 d2a734e2747af25b4c33ca6a59dfcca8 Brenda Hernandez Gonzalez wrote a new post on the site Brenda HeGo https://brendahego.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=1 Sun, 11 Apr 2021 14:25:12 +0000 I’ve been formally on a student visa sponsored by a university since 2015, and through the years I’ve explored multiple creative disciplines, never able to solely focus on one. For Applied Imagination I ini […]

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