The Chevening community extends to all corners of the globe. Here is the latest news on what is going on in the Chevening network, and blogs from members of our community.
Whoever said that it’s lonely for women at the top has obviously not heard of Turks and Caicos Islands. In the highest office of its local government sits an eccentric leader. The first female premier, Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, is a beacon in a world where most top public officials are men; a dichotomous member of the ‘boys club’ that is […]
The historic Cambridge Union was the site for the second Chevening Debate for the 2016/2017 academic year. The six debaters came prepared to air their views in the hallowed halls of Cambridge Union, the home of the world’s oldest debating society. The evening was about discussing perspectives on the motion, ‘This house believes that international […]
You’ve heard of digital diplomacy, commercial diplomacy, even panda diplomacy. How about #fićadiplomacy? While discussing how to better promote Chevening during the next application cycle, we thought of emphasising the longevity of diplomatic relations between the UK and Serbia (this year we mark the 180th anniversary). It would be perfect if we somehow married the […]
Name: Yasser M. KhaldiUniversity: University Of EdinburghCourse: MSc Urban Strategies & DesignCountry: Ramallah, Palestine While studying in the UK at the University of Edinburgh, Yasser Khaldi, a Chevening Scholar from Palestine, has been involved with an outreach programme called Solutions Not Sides. The programme aims to raise awareness of the Israel-Palestine conflict and to facilitiate […]
The Wars of the Roses England was in turmoil – the Wars of the Roses were raging between the Houses of York and Lancaster, both led by younger sons who had broken off from the Plantagenet dynasty. The unrest began with Lancastrian King Henry VI’s bout of mental illness in 1453, during which Richard Duke […]
The Tudor dynasty ended upon Elizabeth I’s death in 1603. Elizabeth I, the ‘Virgin Queen’, left no direct heir – therefore, her cousin King James VI of Scotland, also became James I of England and Ireland. After centuries of Scottish resistance to English rule, an accident of birth ended up uniting the countries under one […]
April started off on a high. It’s hard to believe it has been seven months since I packed up my life in two weeks, left the digital and broadcast industry in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and moved to London to pursue an MA in Multimedia Journalism at the University of Westminster. As staff from the Foreign […]
Sam, Chevening’s resident American, gives us the lowdown on working at the Secretariat, her favourite thing about living in the UK, and her superpower of choice… Name: Sam MercadanteJob title: Programme Officer Chevening: Hey Sam, I can detect an American accent. Where are you from? Sam: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA What is your role at […]
As an MBA student of Cambridge Judge Business School (CJBS), I took part in the 27th MBA Tournament at école des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Paris (HEC Paris) – a three-day sporting competition from 4 to 7 May. The competition involved 21 leading business schools (1500+ participants) from around Europe (plus the Stanford Graduate School of […]
Mitchel Naibaho, the winner of the third Scholar Events Competition, and his fabulous team took us on a wonderful tour around the city of Liverpool on the last day of April 2017. It was such an exciting day for everyone, but especially for me as Liverpool was the first UK city that I knew about, […]
