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The Chevening Alumni Malaysia

The British Chevening award is the foremost British academic award which enables students from around the world to experience the best of British education. Many recipients of the award describe it as a life changing event, something that inevitably allowed them to achieve more than would have otherwise been possible.

 

The first year of award in Malaysia was 1984 and since then over 1,100 students have been fortunate enough to have been awarded the Chevening scholarships. Since the first year of award, Chevening scholars have graduated and have made marks in their respective fields, ranging from the arts, science, technology, business, government and social to the environment.

 

This privilege and honour of this award is not lost on those of us in Malaysia who received this award. The alumni of the Chevening award have set ourselves up as an organization that brings together awardees for the following primary purposes:

 

  • As an organization that gives something back to society. With the focus theme this year, the key activities are: â€¢  Running a series of public forums with key figures in Malaysian    public life â€¢  Support underprivileged children to provide them with exposure to    areas of the working world that would broaden their horizons 

  • As a social/ networking organization for our members. In this we aim to achieve through: â€¢  Running monthly social events for our members/ friends â€¢  Joint events with supporting organizations (e.g. The British High    Commission) â€¢  An annual Gala Event, with the opportunity to interact with a key figure    in Malaysian society

 

Many of these are ongoing or will be occurring in the near future, please check our events page for more details.

 

This year the alumni committee is focusing attention on the topic of Nation Building. There is much in the news about building a strong Malaysia for all people and races – we feel this is a crucial issue and one which we strongly a strong affinity to. Our talk series and Gala event will have these as a strong component.

 

There has been much background work over the last 6 months within the committee, and many of these plans are now being rolled out. The current committees has vastly different backgrounds, academic and otherwise, but share a strong desire to elevate the profile and impact of the organization to a level all members will be proud of.

 

The efforts of the alumni group can only come to fullest fruition with the support of the members, and to this end we invite you to take a full and active role in the work of your alumni group.

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