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Chevening scholar Weeraya (Min) Vichayaprasertkul has a plan to drive climate action across Southeast Asia, and studying at the University of York is helping her to get there.

You will be asked about your leadership skills at a job interview, and it’s always a difficult question to answer. Executive Director at the Bseisu Foundation, Jezerca Tigani, shares what leadership means to her: staying true to your values and guiding others with empathy, courage, and integrity.

Today, she is Senior Natural Resources Management Specialist at World Bank Indonesia, proudly helping communities impacted by climate change, mining, and other natural resource-related issues.  

For Chevening alumna Mahapara Sanjana, mentorship is about lifting others as you grow.

Chevening scholar Levan Pavlenishvili is using the skills and networks he gained in the UK to transform education and public policy in Georgia. We find out more.

‘I believe that knowledge holds its greatest value and ability to uplift others when it is shared. Retaining it without passing it on feels like an incomplete use of its potential.’ 

Ahead of COP30, Chevening alumna Maria Esteli Jarquin had the opportunity to share her work championing biodiversity and conservation efforts in Costa Rica with the Prince of Wales.

‘This is proof that when young women show up and participate in community development, they can lead... Women have a place at the table, and we must claim it.’ 

When Chevening alumna Dr Zyneelia Husain shared a message about the Asia Pacific Global Health Innovation Hackathon, she didn’t know she was about to spark a collaboration that would cross borders and change lives. 

The project has resulted in new alliances and a drive for collective action, with several participants already developing joint initiatives inspired by their conversations.