THE 30th ANNIVERSARY OF CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIPS
This week I hosted former Ethiopian scholars at the British Residence to mark the 30th Anniversary of the #British Government’s flagship #Chevening Scholarship programme. The Chevening Scholarships are...
View ArticleJoin our Chevening network, study in the UK!
Some of you that are reading this blog post might be young professionals, public servants, leading or working in civil society organisations, enthusiasts about business and innovation, or maybe you see...
View ArticleUser research on the new Chevening application system
Hello there, I’m Phil Buckley, a Digital Transformation Manager at the Foreign Office, and I wanted to tell you about the unusual and fun challenges faced when testing the new application form for the...
View ArticleChevening Scholarship scheme marks 30th Anniversary
One of the events I always look forward to is our farewell reception to wish good luck to our latest Chevening scholar as he or she sets off for the UK to begin their studies. The Chevening scheme is...
View ArticleFalling in Love Through Chevening
Siti Nurfateha, better known as Teah, is the recipient of the 2014/15 Chevening Scholarship in Brunei. She is currently studying a Masters in Anthropology in Development and Rights at Goldsmiths,...
View ArticleFrom soft power to hard action – the Chevening network
As this year’s application window for Chevening scholarships moves into its final stretch (applications close on 15th November) it seems an appropriate moment to bring Chevening back into Speaker’s...
View ArticleMy experience as a Chevening Scholar
The following is a blog entry from Jóhannes Eiríksson, a 2012 Chevening Scholar from Iceland. When I received the news of having been selected the 2012 Chevening Scholar in Iceland my first feelings...
View ArticleWorking in Jamaica while studying in the UK? Yes , you can!
Ever so often your private life and your public life collide – thankfully this time it’s for the better! In July, I will attend my graduation at the University of Leicester, where I will be given my...
View Article‘El Cubano de la Uni’
This is the third in a series of blogs by Cubans who received Chevening scholarships and have studied or are studying in the UK. This week, Carlos Rangel Irola writes about his experiences, studying an...
View ArticleMagna Carta and the ‘Mother of Laws’
This week is the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. This was celebrated in the UK as the moment when the barons imposed on the monarch an agreement for greater liberties and rights, a milestone on...
View ArticleStill Here
Manuel Barcia Paz was a Chevening scholar 14 years’ ago. He is now Professor of Latin American History at the University of Leeds. A big thanks to Manuel for sending me his story. It seems like ages...
View ArticleAún aquí
Manuel Barcia Paz fue becario Chevening hace 14 años. Es ahora profesor de Historia de América Latina en la Universidad de Leeds. Un gran gracias a Manuel por enviarme su historia. Parece que hace...
View ArticleJoin our Chevening network, study in the UK!
Some of you that are reading this blog post might be young professionals, public servants, leading or working in civil society organisations, enthusiasts about business and innovation, or maybe you see...
View ArticleChevening Scholarships in Cuba – our 23rd year
Around this time of year, I get to work on one of my favourite parts of the job – Chevening Scholarships. These provide fantastic opportunities for professionals from over 160 countries and...
View ArticleHasta la vista, Cuba!
That’s it. I’m off. It’s been four years. Four fascinating, complicated, frustrating, perplexing, wonderful years. Is Cuba the only country in the world where it’s simultaneously fast and furious and...
View ArticleJoin our Chevening network, study in the UK!
Some of you that are reading this blog post might be young professionals, public servants, leading or working in civil society organisations, enthusiasts about business and innovation, or maybe you see...
View ArticleUser research on the new Chevening application system
Hello there, I’m Phil Buckley, a Digital Transformation Manager at the Foreign Office, and I wanted to tell you about the unusual and fun challenges faced when testing the new application form for the...
View ArticleInherited Identities, New Futures
Diaspora – from Greek, “scattering, dispersion” Identity can be a complicated thing. What does it mean to be part of a diaspora? Do people always carry the old country with them or do they gradually...
View ArticleTHE 30th ANNIVERSARY OF CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIPS
This week I hosted former Ethiopian scholars at the British Residence to mark the 30th Anniversary of the #British Government’s flagship #Chevening Scholarship programme. The Chevening Scholarships are...
View ArticleBack in Sudan Again
The first question almost everybody has asked me since I arrived back in Sudan after a gap of over 30 years is ‘has Sudan changed?’ I was last here in the early 1980s teaching English in a Secondary...
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