British Council Qatar held their Summer Recruitment Campaign on July 5th 2015. It offered an opportunity for students, parents, teachers and others in the education field to meet representatives of 8 UK institutions in person to find out what the UK has to offer and available funding opportunities. The main target audiences were primarily Thanaweya (high school) graduates interested in higher education in the UK in Fall 2015; professionals seeking to advance their careers; parents and key influencers.

The morning session focused on giving guidance on how to prepare for your journey to the UK. It took the form of presentations and talks delivered by representatives from the British Council (Amanda Ingram and Rawan Khir), Two representatives from the College and Career Counselling office at the Supreme Education Council, Qatar Cultural Attaché in London (Dr. Mohammed Al-Kaabi) and the UK Visas and Immigration. A UK alumni from the University of Manchester, who is also an SEC scholar, was also present to share his exciting experience with the audience. The final hour of the session was open for on-spot admission interviews with 8 UK institutions.

We had 115 visitors, 80% of which were potential students and the remaining balance were parents. The evening session was dedicated to on-spot admission interviews. 8 UK institutions were present offering on-spot admission opportunities. We had more than 130 visitors at the evening session, 95% of which were potential students and the remaining balance were parents.

In total of the 245 total attendees, some 60 students managed to get an offer letter (both conditional & non-conditional) from the participating institutions. The rest were very close to getting an offer; however, they missed out mainly because of their IELTS result.