News and blogs

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.

Foreign Secretary and Chevening Alumna join forces to lead girls’ education initiative

Chevening Scholars were invited to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to discuss issues of education and development with the FCO’s Special Envoy for Gender Equality, Joanna Roper, and the Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Education, Amina Mohamed. This roundtable meeting came as the UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson made the case for global leaders to commit to […]

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Brushing up on English language skills in Rwanda

by Robert Kamuratsi, Chevening Officer, Rwanda

Last year, a number of applicants from Rwanda did not meet the English language requirement for Chevening in time, meaning a number of awards could not be taken up. As a result, British High Commission Kigali could not fill its allocation, despite identifying a number of bright and talented candidates during interviews. This was incredibly disappointing, […]

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Meet a POI: Ruth

by Programme team – international, Chevening Secretariat

Meet Programme Officer – International, Ruth. Before joining Chevening, Ruth lived and worked in China and South Korea, where she taught English as a foreign language.   Name: Ruth Dear Countries: Eastern Europe, South and East Asia; Japan, Mongolia, South Korea, Taiwan, Brunei, Singapore, India, and Bhutan. From: Essex, South-East England, but now she lives in Canada Water, London Joined the team: […]

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Strengthening regional networks in Istanbul

As part of our commitment to building capacity, sharing best practice, and strengthening regional networks, the Chevening Secretariat hosted its sixth Chevening officers’ regional conference in Istanbul, Turkey in February 2018. Chevening officers from over 20 countries in the Europe and Central Asia regions were in attendance, along with five representatives from the Chevening Secretariat: Anne-Marie Graham […]

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UK events: May 2018

by Programme team – UK, Chevening Secretariat

Don’t worry if, like us, you didn’t receive an invite to the royal wedding of Price Harry and Meghan Markle, on Saturday, 19 May. We’ve put together a great list of events happening all over the UK this month – including some royal wedding alternatives!  Royal Events Royal wedding street parties Saturday, 19 May Over […]

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My journey to Antarctica: Part Two

by Sandra Leticia Guzmán Luna, Chevening Alumna

Sandra Guzmán is a Chevening Alumna (2012) from Mexico. She was chosen for the Homeward Bound all-female expedition to Antarctica. Read about her experiences leading up to the expedition here. Now Sandra reflects on the trip and what she has learnt. From 18 February to 11 March 2018, I had the great opportunity to live one […]

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My date with the Queen and cups of tea with the ‘beast’ in a lovely month of March

by Martin Asiedu-Dartey, Social Media Ambassador

It is not often that you get the good, the better and the best times of your life happening all in one month. March was so eventful, I could not catch my breath until the last three days of the months. From my first encounter with the British Queen to the worst winter the UK […]

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