A blog that gives our Chevening scholars the opportunity to tell us about their Chevening Experience. The opinions presented in this blog are the opinions of the blog author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Chevening Scholarships programme or the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
30th April 2011 Chevening, UK
Graciela Arrieta, a 28 year old lawyer and Chevening scholar from Peru, has been living in Scotland since January 2011, where she is studying for a Masters in Mining Law and Policy at The Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy at the University of Dundee; The Royal Wedding is without doubt the […]
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18th February 2011 Chevening, UK
Mi nombre es Graciela Arrieta Guevara, 28 años, abogada. Desde enero de este año resido en la ciudad de Dundee, Escocia, donde estudio una Maestría en Derecho Minero y Política en el Centro de Legislación y Política de Energía, Petróleo y Minería (Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy – CEPMLP) de la […]
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10th December 2010 Chevening, UK
Adeniyi Egbetade writes about CHIEF GANIYU OYESOLA FAWEHINMI (1938-2009). This eminent Nigerian lived and died for justice for mankind and the rule of law. He never allowed religious or tribal sentiments to taint his fight for human rights. Chief Fawehinmi studied law at Holborn College of Law UK between 1961and 1964. He fought the scourge […]
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10th December 2010 Chevening, UK
My name is Ahmad Nadeem Khan and I am from Pakistan. I was a Chevening fellow in the year 2008 in the University of Birmingham and participated in the course ‘What makes democracy work’. I still cherish those days and the great learning environment. I just wanted to share on the occassion of International Human […]
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10th December 2010 Chevening, UK
Lishia Erza, a recent Chevening alumnus from Indonesia writes; We can be heroes, even just for one day. Great song to ring in my head on human rights day. Anyway… Back to topic. Nobody should be excluded or discriminated against in their effort to access basic rights. That is the general belief. While it is […]
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10th December 2010 Chevening, UK
A blog from Angelina Montserrat Vidal Leon, L.L.M, University of Birmingham 2010-2011. As in many other countries, the role played by human rights defenders in Mexico has proved to be of fundamental importance for the implementation of human rights and consequently, the strengthening of democracy in the national context. Nevertheless, due to the complex reality […]
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10th December 2010 Chevening, UK
My name is Francis Moneke, Chevening Scholar 2010. I have an LLM in International Human Rights Law from SOAS, University of London. As we celebrate this year’s international human rights day, I wish to call the attention of the international community to the massive economic discrimination going on in Nigeria. Increasingly, the poor and the […]
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19th November 2010 Chevening, UK
so much dependsupona great curriculumvitae Sorry, I (Shanon Shah, Chevening scholar from Malaysia) just needed to riff off the famous William Carlos Williams poem, The Red Wheelbarrow, which to me at least is as frustrating as it is deceptive. Yet I wonder how many current Chevening scholars out there felt exactly this way when applying […]
16th November 2010 Chevening, UK
I’m experiencing the best times of my life. The people in Scotland as well as the international students are fantastic. Local people organised a lot of greeting parties and tours outside of Dundee. I already visited some places where Harry Potter was filmed. And of course Edinburgh…Speechless… Oleh Krykavskyy, a Chevening scholar from Ukraine, currently […]
16th November 2010 Chevening, UK
Blog 5 from Catherinne de la Torre from Peru – del 11 al 17 de octubre del 2010; La ultima vez los deje con pánico, no? Esta semana, no sé como describirla, creo que vengo aceptando inconscientemente el hecho que en los últimos 15 días vengo respirando, comiendo y soñando con lecturas. Nuevamente, la cantidad […]
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