British Council to organise Great UK Education seminars

As part of the ‘GREAT BRITAIN’ campaign, the British Council announced the GREAT UK Education Seminars in Bhopal, which will be held here on Wednesday at Jehan Numa Palace Hotel. The seminar will be hosted by the British Council in Bhopal to cover various aspects of studying and living in the UK and an insightful session with alumni who will share their experiences of studying in the UK.

The UK and India share a well-established, broad-ranging and expanding partnership on education. With 401 scholarships this year, and over 750 in the last two years, the GREAT Britain Scholarships — India 2015 is the largest ever scholarships programme offered to Indian students. The scholarships are worth almost 1.51 million pounds (approx. 151 million rupees).

Chevening scholarships are the UK Government’s global scholarship programme. The UK Government will quadruple its funding for Chevening scholarships for Indian students over the next two years, making India the largest recipient in the world. Director - Education & Society, British Council, India Richard Everitt while addressing mediapersons here on Tuesday said, “The UK has the largest scholarships programme for Indian students.  We’re keen to encourage greater student mobility and exchanges between India and UK. The UK welcomes all legitimate international students.  There is no cap on the number of Indian students who can study in the UK and one can work in a graduate level job post completion of their studies for three years with possible extension for a further three.”