Mohammed Anil awarded Chevening scholarships by British Council

The British High Commissioner Dr Peter Hayes attended an event at The British Council and the British High Commission awarded the prestigious Chevening scholarships to Mohammed Anil from Maldives and Seshika Fernando and Guruparan Kumaravadivel from Sri Lanka.

The three scholars will take up fully-funded post-graduate studies at the University of Essex, the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford.

The scheme is funded by the UK government and is jointly run by the British High Commission and the British
Council. This year HSBC is jointly funding one of the scholarships.

British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Dr Peter Hayes said the Chevening scheme was a fabulous opportunity for Sri Lankan and Maldivian students “to take advantage of the world-class education on offer at British universities.”

“Scholars will also come back with a deeper understanding of the UK’s culture and values. We hope this
will help us maintain the long-lasting bonds of friendship that already exist between the UK and Sri Lanka and the UK and Maldives,” he said.

“Many of the key challenges facing governments today – resolving conflict, promoting economic prosperity and tackling climate change – are global in nature. We need experts in every country in the world working in their own countries and internationally to address these challenges. We hope that the Chevening scholarship programme will make an important contribution to this.”

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