Recent Alumni articles
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Chevening gave me a ‘front-row seat’ access to career-defining opportunities
Around this time last year, I received a Bronze Award at the annual Chevening Volunteering Awards Ceremony, hosted by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, for committing over 20 hours of voluntary support to UK charitable organisations. What started as a great way to destress from my busy academic schedule…
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If I had to choose again, I would still choose Chevening
A Dream fulfilled When I received that life-changing email at 16:43 on 16th June 2023 confirming I’d been awarded a Chevening Scholarship, my world shifted, not just in location, but in meaning. The University of Exeter, a place I had only envisioned through screens and dreams, had suddenly become a…
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To Be Brave, To Be Human: The Origin Story
Years ago, when I was accepted to Makerere University to pursue my first choice and dream course, a BSc in Industrial Psychology, those closest to me didn’t understand my career choice. And so, they decided that dream had to be closed. But have you met me? I carried a shaky…
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Chevening helped me unlock one of my passions and abilities unbeknownst to me
Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. These are the doors that automatically get opened for you once you clutch the Chevening scholarship, even before taking the first notes in your dream Master’s program. That right there is what this scholarship does best, endlessly opening doors to opportunities for you to…
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A Chevening Year: Lessons, Laughter & Life in the UK
Winning a Chevening Scholarship to study at the University of Warwick was a dream I’d long held, but nothing truly prepares you for swapping Kampala’s bustle for the British Isles. My UK journey became a year of firsts, laughter, lessons, and friendships that changed my perspective forever. Academically, the shift…
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Chevening Alumni launch new initiative on Leadership and Governance
The Chevening Alumni Association of Uganda (CAAU) has launched a new initiative to add to the ever-increasing voices calling for a rethink of leadership and governance in Uganda. The campaign, named ‘Shaping Leadership and Governance in Uganda’ aims to spark conversations around the state-of-affairs of leadership in the country, and…