High Commissioner Charles Hay hosted a reception at his Residence to welcome home 38 Malaysian Chevening scholars
The cohort of scholars from the 2020/21 academic year completed their post-graduate studies in the UK during the first year of the global Covid-19 pandemic.
In his welcome remarks, Hay congratulated the 38 scholars and said:
The Chevening award is the UK Government’s global scholarship programme, funded and administered by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. This is complemented by generous sponsorships by Malaysian corporate partners including CIMB Group Holdings Berhad, Yayasan Khazanah and the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation. British universities are also providing additional funding in support of the Chevening programme.
The returning batch of Malaysian Chevening scholars from the 2020/21 academic year have graduated from disciplines such as climate change, law, human rights, public policy, arts and journalism. They attended prestigious institutions such as the University of Edinburgh, King’s College London and London School of Economics. They now join the 1,800 strong Malaysian Chevening alumni network.
Scholar Fadlynna Ilyani Zulkarim, who attended University of Westminster to obtain an MA in Media, Campaigning and Social Change said:
Perak scholar Edmund Ross Williams Hunt who completed an MA in Musical Theatre from Goldsmiths, University of London said:
Scholar Tengku Muhd Muzaffar Bin Tengku Muda from Terengganu completed a Master’s in Finance at the Lancaster University said: