Former Club Doncaster Sports College student and Dons Academy starlet, Kieran Coates has been celebrating in the Netherlands, just one month before the Sports College travel there for the Erasmus+ Tour. After completing his Sports BTEC L3 with the Sports College, Kieran went on to study at York St. John University gaining a 2:1 in BA Business Management where he thrived. He recently picked up his Masters in International Business Management, but his journey was as testing as it was inspiring.

In 2019 Kieran was accepted to the double masters program (Msc, Advanced International Business Management) which would see Kieran study, firstly at Newcastle University and move onto the University of Groningen; founded in 1614 and rated one of the top universities in the world. Sadly, in 2020 the program was suspended due to the pandemic, and Kieran was told it might not run again; he had to be deferred, hoping it would continue in 2021. The course did indeed start in 2021 and in February 2022, Kieran moved to the Netherlands by himself to continue his academic journey. Kieran submitted his final thesis and defended it in January this year, and was awarded his Masters with a Merit earlier this month.

Kieran said, ‘Master’s graduation 1 of 2 completed. A surreal experience, one that will stay with me for life. A boy from Balby who never planned to go to university at all. Forever grateful of the path I chose’.

All the staff at Club Doncaster Sports College would like to congratulate Kieran on his amazing achievements and wish him every success in his career going forward.