Tag: 2011/12

17th August 2012 Chevening, UK

A Chevening Scholar performing at the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony!

Our latest Chevening Conversations blog has an Olympic theme as Filipino Chevening Scholar Benedict Carandang tells us about how he was selected as a performer for the 2012 London Olympics Opening Ceremony. Now that the London 2012 Olympic Games have sadly ended, I would like to share with you my amazing journey as one of the volunteer performers of the greatest show on […]

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28th May 2012 Chevening, UK

Chevening Scholars meeting Her Majesty the Queen

Benedict Carandang is a Chevening Scholar from the Philippines pursuing his Masters in Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Westminster. He currently resides at Goodenough College located in Bloomsbury, London. In our latest blog Benedict tells us about the time he met Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second. The Diamond Jubilee is coming up, […]

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24th January 2012 Chevening, UK

London is proactive! And best of all, it makes you proactive!

Our new Chevening Conversations blog is by Lebanese Chevening Scholar Leena Ksaifi. Leena is studying for an MSC in Violence, Conflict and Development at the School of Oriental and African Studies. When you first arrive in London, everything is jaw dropping.  Double-decker buses, shiny lights and flashy signs, bikers cycling, pedestrian buttons you press when you want […]

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10th January 2012 Chevening, UK

Chevening Scholarships: How It All Began From Brunei Darussalam

The following article was written by Ms Andrea Yin Cheng Tay, a 2011/12 Chevening Scholar currently studying Masters of Science in Economics at The University of Nottingham. How it all began from Brunei Darussalam Everything feels like a blur image and that time has accelerated without you knowing it. I can still remember my relief […]

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5th December 2011 Chevening, UK

Ethnicity and Nationality: Thoughts from a Chevening Scholar

Our latest blog entry is from one of our Malaysian 2011/12 Chevening Scholars, Niki Cheong. Niki is studying MA in Digital Culture & Society at Kings College London. You can read more posts by Niki on his blog. Ever since my first visit as a 16-year-old teenager, London has remained at the top of my list of […]

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24th November 2011 Chevening, UK

The life and times of a Chevening Officer

Our latest Chevening Conversations blog takes a look at the other side of Chevening – the crucial role that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Chevening Officers’ play in ensuring that Chevening remains one of the world’s most prestigious scholarships programmes. Ritika Kochhar is our Chevening Officer in India, one of the biggest Chevening posts in […]

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10th November 2011 Chevening, UK

Always Bring Your Umbrella!

Monchi Roderos is one of our new 2011/12 Chevening Scholars from the Philippines. He is studying Public Services Policy and Management at University College London. In his week’s Chevening Conversations entry, he tells us about his thoughts just prior to travelling to the UK, and most important of all, whether to bring an umbrella. A Pre-Departure Requirement? By Monchi Roderos One […]

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2nd November 2011 Chevening, UK

Every Chevening Scholar is a Bright Star!

Lishia Erza, one of our 2009-2010 alumnus, completed a Master’s course in Social and Global Justice at the University of Nottingham. Lishia is currently doing a PhD in Edinburgh (Governance for Excluded Communities) and chairs the United Nations Association Edinburgh’s working group for Democracy, Governance and Humanities. In this article, Lishia tells us about the […]

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