British alumni attend reception in Santiago
Catching up with old friends and new: British alumni invited to British ambassador鈥檚 residence to meet their alma mater.
Former UK scholars at the British ambassador's residence in Santiago
On Saturday 4 May over 130 Chilean alumni of British universities, including Chevening scholars, attended a reception at the British ambassador鈥檚 residence, allowing them to catch up with old friends and make some new ones!
皇冠体育app event coincided with the Europosgrados education fair 鈥� Chile鈥檚 largest postgraduate fair. 皇冠体育app UK was the best represented nation at the fair, with 18 British universities in attendance. 15 of the universities attended the reception at the Ambassador鈥檚 residence, allowing them to keep up their already strong links with Chilean alumni.
On the occasion of the reception, Jon Benjamin, British Ambassador to Chile said:
Five of the 20 best universities in the world are in the UK and Cambridge University has been named number one in the world by QS rankings. That鈥檚 why education is a key pillar of our GREAT campaign, which explains what the UK has to offer. I鈥檓 pleased that so many Chilean students are taking advantage of the opportunity of studying in the UK 鈥� we鈥檇 like to encourage future students to keep thinking UK, and will continue providing opportunities for students who have returned from the UK to keep in touch with us and each other.
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