Seven Filipinos have been awarded the prestigious Chevening Scholarships by the UK Government this year.
British Ambassador Stephen Lillie congratulated the scholars during a send-off reception at his home on 25 August. ?Britain is a centre of global excellence in education, and the Chevening Scholarships are our flagship programme. The quality of applicants from the Philippines has been consistently high. I?m delighted that we?ve been able to increase the number of scholarships this year, reflecting our commitment to a strong and dynamic UK-Philippine relationship. Still, competition for the scholarships remains intense, so my warm congratulations to our seven successful scholars on making the grade. You can look forward to a world-class British education at some of our top institutions,? he said.
This year?s recipients are Benedict Carandang, Anna Melissa Guerrero, Karen Ann Hipol, Aaron Julius M. Lecciones, Irwin Gabriel Lopez, Ana Gella Opong and Ray Simon Roderos. They will pursue Masters Degrees at different educational institutions in the UK in the fields of health, business, bioscience, public service, sustainable development and climate change.
Guerrero will utilise the innovative British education she will gain to contribute to the Philippines? health policy making and health service delivery. ?The UK National Health Service (NHS) has been a global model for providing quality and cost-effective healthcare for all of its citizens grounded on the principles of fairness and equity. This is the kind of expertise that we need in the Philippines to ensure that health care is improved for all of our people,? she said. A medical doctor and Program Director at the Department of Health, Guerrero is pursuing a Master of Public Health at the University of Birmingham.
Lecciones is excited to learn from professors and lecturers who are at the forefront of their fields. ?UK universities are known to have world leading research quality and I will benefit from the international linkages they have with research institutions all over the world,? he said. A Project Manager at the Society for the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands, Lecciones is pursuing a Master of Science in Practising Sustainable Development at the University of London.
?The Chevening Scholarship allows me and my fellow awardees to contribute in achieving this dream of a better Philippines,? concluded Roderos, Executive Assistant to the Secretary of the National Economic Development Authority. He is attending King?s College London to pursue a Master of Science in Public Service Policy and Management.
Carandang, a consultant for the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), is attending the University of Westminster in London to pursue a Master of Business Administration.
Hipol, Chief Operating Officer at Hybridigm Consulting, is pursuing a Master of Philosophy in Bioscience Enterprise at the University of Cambridge to pursue. A former consultant at the House of Representatives,
Lopez is attending the University of London to pursue a Master of Arts in Adaptation and Development. Opong, Akbayan campaign and media officer, is pursuing a Master of Science in International Public Health, Planning and Management at the University of Liverpool.
Chevening Scholarships are granted by the UK Government to young individuals in the early stage of their careers who have the potential to become leaders, decision makers and opinion formers in their chosen field. The scholarships were named after the Chevening House in Kent, the UK Foreign Secretary?s country residence.
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