14th December 2011
Chevening, UK
This week, rather than a blog from one of our Chevening alumni, we are delighted to be able to share with you all the news that Philippine Chevening scholar Maria Antonia “Maoi” Arroyo has recently been recognised in the prestigious annual TOYM (Ten Outstanding Young Men) awards that recognise selected young individuals and their achievements that have […]
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14th December 2011
Islamabad, Pakistan
Young Pakistanis never fail to inspire me. I have the privilege of a couple of weeks ago of helping to select one graduate to go on a scholarship to one of Britain’s leading Universities. How interesting and how tough it was! Nearly two hundred application forms had to be sifted, giving a wonderful glimpse into […]
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5th December 2011
Chevening, UK
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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29th November 2011
Chevening, UK
Our latest Chevening Conversations blog is by Canadian alumnus Shahreen Reza, who studied for an MPHIL in Modern Society and Global Transformations at the University of Cambridge. Shahreen blogs about the initial Cambridge experience from a Canadian perspective. When we first arrive we’re all terribly homesick. Suddenly the grit and grime of the city of Toronto felt divine. […]
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24th November 2011
Chevening, UK
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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17th November 2011
Chevening, UK
Ajay Gupta is one of our new 2011-12 Chevening scholars. He is studying for an MSc in Advanced Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London. In this weeks entry, he gives us his first impressions of London life. “Vegetable Malay curry with rice, please.” “Here. Thanks!” – 3rd October 2011, 1:11 pm; I sit in the dining hall […]
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10th November 2011
Chevening, UK
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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4th November 2011
Windhoek, Namibia
I thought it was well worth highlighting a couple of key events in turn (over a series of blogs), which really helped round out the heavy commercial focus of the programme and highlight the breadth of our activities here. The photos also help illustrate the tremendous warmth of the reception that the minister received from […]
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2nd November 2011
Chevening, UK
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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27th October 2011
Chevening, UK
This is the second blog in series of blogs by our new 2012/12 Chevening scholars from Pakistan. In this edition, Zameer Abbas, who is studying at the University of Sussex, tells us about his first time in the UK. My first time in UK! I landed at London Heathrow Airport on Sunday 25th September 2011, […]
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