An-Najah Holds an Introductory Session on Chevening Scholarships
On Monday, August 8th, 2016, the International Development and External Affairs Office at An-Najah held an introductory session on Chevening scholarships.
The session was moderated by Dr. Alastair McPhail, British Council General Jerusalem and Ms. Laurie Hunter, Consul Political of the British Consulate General Jerusalem.
Dr. McPhail talked about An-Najah as a prominent leading institution of higher education in Palestine and its academic links with British universities. He also talked about the role of Chevening scholars in developing their homelands and bridging cultures among nations.
Ms. Iman Amad, Chevening Alumni from Nablus talked about her experience as a student and gave pieces of advice to those who are interested to apply on how to overcome the difficulties they might encounter while studying abroad and how the Chevening administration is always open to offer help.
In turn, Ms. Hunter gave an introductory presentation where she briefed the attendees on Chevening history and the scholarships’ objectives, academic and non-academic offers, financial coverage and the application process. She also introduced a number of Palestinian Chevening alumni and others from other parts of the world.
At the end of the session, Ms. Hunter answered the attendees’ questions on the topic.
Notes:
The session was also attended by Ms. Manal Abdallah, Communications Assistant of the British Consulate General Jerusalem; Dr. Mohammad El-Amleh, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Ms. Dalal Radwan, Karam Abu Ghazaleh and Christen Phaneuf from the International Office and Ms Shatha Jararaa from the Public Relations Department at An-Najah.
Chevening is the UK government’s international awards scheme aimed at developing global leaders since 1983. Chevening offers a unique opportunity for future leaders, influencers, and decision-makers from all over the world to develop professionally and academically, network extensively, experience UK culture and build lasting positive relationships with the UK.