30th June 2011
Nineteen young men and women stand in a semi-circle as various luminaries (including me) give short speeches about them and their plans. They then sign a contract under which, in return for financial assistance to study at one of the world’s top 200 universities, they undertake to return to Ukraine and work in their area […]
22nd June 2011
For two consecutive Fridays I have had an opportunity to get a glimpse of how British universities are making their mark in India. On the first occasion I attended the launch of an initiative by Glasgow Caledonian University with the Deccan Education Society at Fergusson College, part of Pune University. Held at the College’s […]
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10th June 2011
It’s a good feeling to speak first and have not one but two people speaking after you say something which dovetails perfectly with your opening remarks. This happens on my first day back in Kyiv after a stay in the UK, when I host an event at the residence to mark the planned opening of […]
14th March 2011
I hold many events at the residence to promote educational providers or organisations, such as the Business Link Education Agency, which help to match up education providers in the UK with customers in Ukraine. We have also been able to host some valuable charity events. But it’s unusual to have an event which combines the […]
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7th February 2011
A guest blog from Margaret Jack, Director, British Council Ukraine Sixty Education Ministers developing policies for half a billion young people to help ensure that progress beyond the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals will improve the competitiveness of nations. This was the World Education Forum in London last month. Education Ministers on the steps of […]
15th November 2010
I often host events in Kyiv highlighting and promoting the growing number of young Ukrainians who are obtaining top quality academic degrees through studying in UK universities or through distance programmes, including MBAs which are delivered through UK-Ukrainian partnerships. But we recently hosted a British Council event designed to promote the equally important area of […]
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18th October 2010
It’s autumn. As temperatures plummet and the new academic year gets under way, students and parents across Ukraineare thinking about 2011-2012. So it’s good to welcome to the residence on different nights two bodies promoting British educational excellence. The first is the Edinburgh Business School, whose internationally recognised distance learning MBA programme is one of […]
18th October 2010
It’s autumn. As temperatures plummet and the new academic year gets under way, students and parents across Ukraineare thinking about 2011-2012. So it’s good to welcome to the residence on different nights two bodies promoting British educational excellence. The first is the Edinburgh Business School, whose internationally recognised distance learning MBA programme is one of […]
20th January 2010
Tuesday night at the residence and another great British export to promote. We’re here with a group of students, education experts and business people to mark the launch of the EdinburghBusinessSchool’s MBA programme in Ukraine. It’s always great to meet students, and this is no exception: the inaugural group includes lawyers, bankers, business people and […]