The British Council China will run a series of career development workshops in the UK in November 2015 aimed at Chinese students who are currently studying in the UK. UK institutions are invited to submit expressions of interest to host the workshops.

About the workshops

We plan to run a series of career development workshops in the UK aimed at Chinese students. The workshops will be hosted by selected universities, with preference given to universities with a large number of Chinese students. The target areas are Scotland, the Midlands, South West England, and London.

We will invite HR executives from major employers in China to give presentations and hold Q&A sessions to help students improve their understanding of the job market in China and employers’ needs. In addition, we will also invite employers to participate in a mini job fair and provide information about recruitment opportunities in China for graduates. Each workshop will last for a duration of about three hours.

Aims

  • To give Chinese students an overview of the current job market in China
  • To give Chinese students advice on their career development
  • To introduce current job opportunities in China to Chinese students.


Dates

The workshops will take place between 6 November and 13 November 2015*, with weekday sessions ideally taking place in the evening and weekend sessions in the afternoon.

*These are provisional dates and subject to change.

How to get involved

UK institutions interested in hosting a workshop should fill in the attached application form and email it to xu.xun@britishcouncil.org.cn by 13 September 2015, 23.59pm (GMT).

Please include a selection of photos of the venue when submitting the application form.**

**Please note, emails with attachments of more than 10MB in size may be blocked by our server. In this case, we recommend either compressing the photos or sending them through a file-sharing website.


Institutions will be selected based on:

  • venue and services offered (minimum capacity of 300 students)
  • ability to promote the event to Chinese students in the region
  • ability to provide on-site support
  • geographic location and accessibility for Chinese students from surrounding institutions
  • ease of access via public transport.


For further information please contact:

Isabel Xu
Education Manager
British Council China
xu.xun@britishcouncil.org.cn

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application form.docx