Chevening awards event held at PU

Tribune News Service 

Chandigarh, August 20 

The British Deputy High Commission, Chandigarh, and Panjab University jointly organised an event on “Chevening Awards in India”. 

Chevening is a UK Government international awards scheme that helps develop global leaders. The Chevening India programme is the largest in the world, offering up to 120 fully-funded scholarships and fellowships. Andrew Ayre, British Deputy High Commissioner, highlighted the role of education as a key to strengthening the UK-India ties and also spoke on various fellowships and scholarships on offer. 

Speaking at the event, he said: “As 30 per cent more Indians discovered in 2017, education in the UK is the route to a world class university and a great career. A Chevening scholarship is the way to access it for free – so apply today!”

The event also saw participation from the British Council. Tom Birtwistle, Director, North India, conducted a session on “Higher education opportunities in the UK”. 

He said: “The UK universities have been enriched by Indian students, academics and their research for many decades. During our 70 years working in India, we too have been inspired by India and the chance to work with these people every day.” 

Dr Mahesh Devnani, Chevening alumni, shared his experiences of studying science, innovation and leadership at Oxford University as a Chevening fellow.