JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (ADV) – The United Kingdom (UK) government is celebrating 35 years of its flagship, Chevening Scholarship Programme in South Africa.
This programme offers financial support to study for a Master’s degree at any of the UK’s leading universities.
As part of the celebrations, the British High Commissioner to South Africa, Nigel Casey will host a welcome home event for the 43 South African scholars who successfully completed the Chevening Scholarship in the last academic year.
This group includes doctors, engineers, journalists, financial specialists and entrepreneurs. The High Commissioner has described these scholars as the country’s future leaders, in their chosen fields.
“We look forward to working with them as they help build a brighter future for this country. As we celebrate the 35th Birthday of the Chevening Scholarships Programme, I’m delighted to welcome back this group of talented young South Africans from their year in the UK,
“I trust that you had a good experience and will be using your skills back home to develop South Africa. We look forward to working with you to strengthen the relationships between the UK and South Africa,” added Casey.
The programme also offers an opportunity to become part of an influential global network of 50 000 alumni, of which 700 are from South Africa.
The number of scholarships offered to South Africans has tripled with 55 scholarships on offer for 2019 since 2014.
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