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		<title>Chevening: An all-inclusive approach to post graduate studies</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/ukinsrilanka/2020/10/27/chevening-an-all-inclusive-approach-to-post-graduate-studies/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[UK in Sri Lanka]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 05:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I have a post-it note pinned to my corkboard. It has the line “You seem to choose safe paths, avoiding any challenging, provoking arguments” scrawled on it. It’s a comment by one of my university professors at SOAS on the first assignment I submitted as a postgraduate student and Chevening Scholar. It’s not one of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From applicant, scholar to panellist: A nervous Chevening journey</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/ukinsrilanka/2020/10/15/from-applicant-scholar-to-panellist-a-nervous-chevening-journey/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[UK in Sri Lanka]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nerves, nerves, and more nerves aptly describes my entire Chevening application experience. I was a bundle of nerves from the point of filling out the lengthy application online to that heart-racing moment I clicked open the acceptance email from the Chevening Secretariat. And this year – as I sat on the interview panel, grading the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Greening the Macedonian environmental behaviour: Let’s try a proven approach</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/ukinnorthmacedonia/2019/12/03/greening-the-macedonian-environmental-behaviour-lets-try-a-proven-approach/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[UK in North Macedonia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2019 13:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It is that time of the year again. The air gets foggy and our vision blurry, but ironically, this is the time when we can clearly see (and smell) our most critical issue. According to the World Health Organization, around 2,574 deaths annually can be attributed to the air pollution. In addition, the World Bank [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Greening Western Balkans&#8217; Environmental Behaviour</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/ukinnorthmacedonia/2019/11/28/greening-western-balkans-environmental-behaviour/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[UK in North Macedonia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2019 13:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When it comes to tackling any of the environmental threats that humanity is faced with today, the first key challenge is to raise the awareness of the problem and the need for change of behaviour. This is a worldwide quest, and definitely not unique to the Western Balkan region. However, it is evident that Western [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Disability inclusion begins with You and I</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/ukinnigeria/2018/02/22/disability-inclusion-begins-with-you-and-i/</link>
					<comments>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/ukinnigeria/2018/02/22/disability-inclusion-begins-with-you-and-i/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[UK in Nigeria]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 13:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I recently organised a targeted Chevening Scholarship application workshop for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). Chevening is a holistic UK government funded scheme that prepares talented individuals for the future leadership of Nigeria, through a cultural exchange and master’s degree programme in the UK. The workshop was hosted in collaboration with the Christian Blind Mission (CBM) [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The 10 Downing Street impressions of a Chevening scholar from Macedonia</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/ukinnorthmacedonia/2017/10/23/the-10-downing-street-impressions-of-a-chevening-scholar-from-macedonia/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[UK in North Macedonia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2017 11:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Chevening programme does not only help its scholars complete their dreams &#8211; it offers them the possibility to experience the undreamed. More than financial support, this scholarship gave me a prestigious identity along with many privileges and opportunities. One of them was definitely the exclusive chance to visit 10 Downing Street, the residence and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Chevening in Nigeria &#8211; A Programme Officer’s Perspective</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/ukinnigeria/2017/09/07/chevening-in-nigeria-a-programme-officers-perspective/</link>
					<comments>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/ukinnigeria/2017/09/07/chevening-in-nigeria-a-programme-officers-perspective/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[UK in Nigeria]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2017 12:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I took up the Chevening portfolio in September 2015, a decision I have never regretted making. My passion for Chevening is so intense; I’m often asked if I’m an alumnus. Saddled with the task of administering and promoting this programme year-round in Nigeria, I find myself selling an opportunity that I know is absolutely priceless [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Interviews for an education</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/brucebucknell/2017/04/13/interviews-for-an-education/</link>
					<comments>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/brucebucknell/2017/04/13/interviews-for-an-education/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce Bucknell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2017 11:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There are many ways of gaining an education. Apart from the usual places like school, college and university, I’m a fan of travel and seeing new places (which partly explains why I became a diplomat). Meeting people who have very different lives can teach you a lot. And for a lucky few, there is all [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Gold Standard support for scholars</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/ukinaustralia/2016/12/22/gold-standard-support-for-scholars/</link>
					<comments>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/ukinaustralia/2016/12/22/gold-standard-support-for-scholars/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[UK in Australia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2016 01:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At the beginning of this month, I was honoured to accept, on behalf of the British High Commission, the Public Affairs Asia Gold Standard Award for Diplomatic Engagement for our work supporting scholarships for Indigenous Australian students. We have been supporting the Charlie Perkins Scholarship Trust since 2010 through the FCO’s Chevening programme, and recently extended [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Visas made easy&#8230;</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/lauradavies/2016/08/18/visas-made-easy/</link>
					<comments>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/lauradavies/2016/08/18/visas-made-easy/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Davies]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2016 06:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Since arriving in Sri Lanka, I have become a bit of an expert on visas.  In fact, when my phone rings, there’s almost a one in two chance that someone is calling about their visa. Getting a visa can be complex, frustrating and time-consuming.  My colleagues in UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) work really hard [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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