The Right Honourable Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, UK and Rob lynes, director, British Council of India, launched the Education UK Alumni Awards 2016 in New Delhi recently. The platform will honour the outstanding achievements made by business professionals, entrepreneurs and community leaders across the globe who can demonstrate how their UK education has contributed to their subsequent success. UK alumni from 10 participating countries can apply themselves or get nominated for the awards by 31 October 2015. The winners will be announced in March 2016.
The awards are open for the UK alumni from India, China, Brazil, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the USA, who are currently residing in one of the ten countries participating in the awards, and have graduated in the last ten years. Both the finalists and the winners will become a part of a new international UK Alumni Award Network. This recognition will also raise their international profile, expand their networks, and enhance their careers. For more information on the Education UK Alumni Awards 2016, visit: http://www.britishcouncil.org/education-uk-awards.