This year, university and post-graduate students are offered exciting opportunities for higher education abroad. From January thru March, the British Council opens its doors to higher education in the United Kingdom through Education UK. The campaign highlights Education UK’s message of “Your Future on Track” and provides interested Filipinos a venue to explore educational possibilities in the United Kingdom. For the first quarter of 2010, three (3) key activities will be held in support of British Council’s Education UK, namely: an Alumni Counselling Session, Funding Options Seminar, and the Education UK Exhibition. The various activities taking place at each event are designed to arm visitors with the necessary information they would need from gathering information on UK schools to application and visa preparation.

The first of a series of Education UK events is the Alumni Counselling Session taking place at the Makati Shangri-la on January 29, 2010.  The Alumni Education Exhibition will showcase alumni from the top universities in the UK, including Oxford University and Cambridge University. Each alumnus will talk about the schools they attended and their experiences as students to give interested parties a chance to glean insider information about what life in the United Kingdom is truly like. Following the Exhibit is a Funding Options Seminar on February 19, 2010 at Top Shelf, Fully Booked in Bonifacio High Street. The Seminar is slated to cover financial possibilities and scholarships for interested students. The culmination of the Education UK Campaign is the Education UK Exhibition on March 5-6, 2010. Taking place at the ballroom of the EDSA Shangri-la Hotel, representatives from UK universities will be in attendance to speak directly to students about the schools they represent and specific courses available.

“We believe that the United Kingdom has a lot of opportunities to offer in terms of education and overall personal growth,” said Amanda Burrell, Country Director of British Council Philippines. “The location of the United Kingdom on Europe’s map offers students a unique opportunity to both travel and learn. The three events we have mapped out for 2010 are designed to address the queries of interested students as well as provide them an easy way to explore higher education abroad.”

Admission to all events is FREE. For more information, log on to www.britishcouncil.org.ph

Media Reference:

Mel Garrovillo/Fatima Salonga

Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide

E-mail: mel.garrovillo@ogilvy.com/ fatima.salonga@ogilvy.com

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