The High Commissioner of Great Britain to Cameroon, Bharat Suresh Joshi yesterday, September 28, organised a sendoff ceremony to two Cameroonians who are recipients of the 2011/2012 Chevening Scholars. The beneficiaries, Emmanuel Sanyi Sanyi and Ambo Ayangwe will be travelling to the UK to study Development Studies at the University of East Anglia and Master in Public Health at the University of Sheffield respectively.
During the symbolic ceremony that gathered family members and former Chevening Scholars, Bharat Joshi said the Chevening Scholarship programme which is funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the British government identify and support the development of people (future leaders) who are likely to make a difference in their various countries. The Chevening Scholarship permits young future leaders to travel to the UK to enhance their skills so that when they go back to their various countries they can make a change depending on their field of study. The scholarship seeks to support Britain foreign policy priorities while achieving FCO objectives of creating lasting positive relationships with future leaders, influencers and decision makers.
Unlike before, when Chevening Scholars were fully sponsored by the British government, this year, the scholars will take care of their feeding and housing while their tuition fee is fully paid by the British government. The British High Commissioner said this strategy aims at increasing the number of people who could likely benefit from the scholarship. The Chevening Scholarship programme was established in 1983 as the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Scholarships and Awards Scheme and took its current name in 1994. So far 32,000 potential leaders from 130 countries have been given an opportunity to study in the UK in the past 27 years.
