Opportunity for UK institutions to provide Chinese alumni to support the British Council’s pre-departure briefings

British Council China is inviting UK alumni from China to join pre-departure briefing events across China for prospective students planning to study in the UK.

An afternoon Study UK: Discover You pre-departure briefing will provide prospective students and current applicants the chance to hear directly from UKVI on visa processes, engage in interactive sessions, receive pre-departure guidance and materials from British Council staff and connect with other future students.

Chinese alumni from the UK are invited to participate in the event, to answer prospective students’ questions on studying abroad and specific questions about their institutions.

The British Council is also inviting UK institutions who are running pre-departure briefings and / or offer holder conversion sessions in China to join these sessions to allow students the opportunity to attend an individual session and the wider British Council session. Further information about this opportunity can be found here.

Audience       

• Students with confirmed UK offers
• Potential students interested in studying in the UK
• General public including; parents, agents, English language learners, alumni etc.

Benefits to the participating institution

• An opportunity to increase their exposure in China and showcase their quality though their alumni
• An opportunity to connect with their alumni

Benefits for Alumni

• Opportunity to share their UK study experience with future students

How to get involved?

Participating institutions should nominate their alumni volunteers to attend this event. Institutions who do not have plans to hold their own pre-departure briefing are also welcome to invite their applicants to this event

Volunteers responsibilities

• Volunteers will offer counselling to incoming and prospective students and their parents at each institution’s information stand.
• Selected volunteers will also be invited to give a 30 minutes speech.

Volunteers must have graduated from a UK institution within the last three years.

Each participating alumni volunteer will receive RMB100 from the British Council to cover transportation costs within China.

*Due to time limitations, not all confirmed volunteers will be invited to be a speaker. Selections will be made on a short telephone interview basis by British Council.