For the first time, the British Council is running an EU region Study UK Alumni Awards, honouring the achievements of former students of UK universities from across Europe.

We hope you can join us virtually on 26 February at 12.30 UK time to meet eight remarkable students. 

Finalists were selected for their outstanding achievements as business professionals, entrepreneurs and community leaders, and for their important contribution to strengthening collaborative ties between the UK and the EU region. At a time when the way that UK and European educational and cultural institutions work together is changing, these alumni are an important symbol of enduring connections between people in the UK and European countries. 

About the Study UK Alumni Awards

The Study UK Alumni Awards celebrate UK higher education and the achievements of UK alumni all over the world. In this seventh year of the awards, more than 1,300 international UK alumni applied from more than 114 countries, representing over 148 UK higher education institutions across the UK.

About the EU finalists

Professional Achievement Award

Christel Adamou
France		Durham University
Gabriela-Cristina Nistor
Romania		University of Sheffield
Paola Obbia
Italy		University of the West of Scotland

Entrepreneurial Award

Konstantina Bethani
Greece		University of Essex
Florian Hildebrand
Germany		University of Sunderland
The Open University
Dr Marco Mannisi
Italy		Glasgow Caledonian University

Social Impact Award

Holly Penalver
Greece		Loughborough University
King’s College London
Dr Orna Rosenfeld
France		University of Sheffield
University of Westminster

Full finalist bios are available here.

Details of the judging panel are available here.

You can also follow our series of Instagram videos with finalists, which will be posted on British Council EU region Instagram from 22 February.

If you would like to join us at the online awards ceremony, please RSVP with your name and email to receive joining details to: Pantelitsa.Michael@cy.britishcouncil.org. 
The deadline to register is 12.00 GMT on Thursday 25 February.