He will lead the student union representing 12,000 MA, M Phil PhD, students studying at Cambridge University. It is a sabbatical position meaning that Arsalan has to intermit his studies and take a full time role as president and head of union offices. This is the first time ever, in the over 800 years history of the Cambridge University that a Pakistani student has been elected as the President of the Graduate Union. Arsalan did his bachelors from National Textile University Faisalabad and then Masters in Belgium. He worked in industry, university and government before proceeding for his PhD in manufacturing policy from Cambridge.