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Raluca Bragarea

Head of Communications, Bucharest

Part of Chevening Conversations UK in Romania

20th March 2013 Bucharest, Romania

Restart: Chevening Alumni network

I invited our colleague Ian Saunders to tell us more about our network of Chevening alumni and scholars with whom we reconnected recently. Ian, you have the floor!

Attended by nearly 60 fellows and scholars and hosted by the Ambassador at his residence the gathering was a night of pleasant mix of networking and socialising. Among our valuable scholars we can proudly mention a former Prime Minister, senior economists, state secretaries, businessmen and women, professors, journalists and researchers. We were also privileged to have one of the first Romanian Chevening scholars from 1990 besides us.

We used the gathering to promote British business in Romania. Guests were treated a “taste of Britain” and treats included a British style menu, ciders, beers, cheeses and a very innovative range of British technologies present on the Romanian market as well.

We aim to develop this reborn connection with our alumni and make it more sustainable, so we created a special group on LinkedIn for Romania Chevening Alumni. We invite you to join it and use it as a platform to exchange ideas, strengthen ties and look for business opportunities.

If you benefited from the Chevening programme and you wish to be involved in future events then please e-mail chevening.romania@fco.gov.uk or sign up to the Romania Chevening Alumni page on LinkedIn. We look forward to meeting you – and developing connections with those people we have already met!

Ian Saunders

About Raluca Bragarea

I joined the British Embassy in 2004, and have ever since enjoyed one of the most diverse and challenging jobs as a professional communicator, from partnering up with MTV Romania…

I joined the British Embassy in 2004, and have ever since
enjoyed one of the most diverse and challenging jobs as a professional
communicator, from partnering up with MTV Romania to promote the UN
anti-poverty agenda to handling Prince Charles’ press conference on a
hill top in picturesque Transylvania. One of the highlights working for
the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has been the introduction of an
internship scheme in the Embassy; we bring along students from various
backgrounds to help us deliver our objectives while they get a unique
opportunity to learn hands-on about diplomacy.
I am a former TV journalist, specialising in foreign affairs, and a
Fulbright scholar. I hold a Master of Arts in Information and
Communication Studies with California State University at Chico.
I am a major cafe latte fan and like to collect hand-painted icons.
My other hobbies include travelling and watching movies with friends,
particularly Quentin Tarantino’s. The latest memorable film I watched
was District 9, a superb science fiction with a social twist – anybody
seen it?

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