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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘Help shape the future by taking it seriously, and by taking responsibility for it.’ – Colin Smith, Head of Projects Task Force at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 130 Chevening Scholars shared ideas and insights on leadership at the University of Bristol on Friday, 6 April at the fifth annual Chevening Conference. Chevening Conference is […]
Colombian Chevening Scholar Giovanny Vega-Barbosa, studying Law LLM at University College London, has coached a team of law students from UCL to reach the finals of a prestigious international legal competition. The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition is the world’s largest moot court competition, with participants from over 645 law schools in 95 countries. […]
This March, five years after the first regional conference in Buenos Aires, alumni from 12 Latin American countries gathered in Bogotá for the second Chevening LATAM regional conference. The conference was an initiative of the British Embassies Brasilia, La Paz, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, and Bogotá, as well as Chevening Alumni Colombia (CAC), and funded by the Chevening […]
For the past three years, Chevening Alumni in Brunei have been running a highly successful youth forum to engage young people in their country with ideas such as social entrepreneurship, innovation, and the creative industries. This year, they have joined forces with Chevening Alumni Malaysia to host a forum for young people across the ASEAN. […]
When Obakeng Sethamo got in touch with the Chevening Alumni team in London, he was excited about helping to launch an alumni association in Botswana, but was unsure where to start. After giving him a few tips, we recommended that he reach out to Emmanuel Sanyi, President of CAMCHEV (Cameroon Chevening Alumni Association) for some […]
Chevening Partners, Scholars, and Alumni gathered at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Wednesday, 21 March to share stories about the ‘life-changing’ Chevening programme, in an evening held to thank partners for their support. Guests were welcomed to the FCO’s Durbar Court by the Rt Hon Mark Field MP, Minister of State, who said: ‘On […]
