Background

In China, school counsellors play an important role in guiding students through their overseas education decision-making process, including long-term and short-term courses. These counsellors in international schools are the front-line representatives for UK education, supporting the recruitment of quality Chinese students and they are closely in touch with market sentiments.

The British Council provides regular professional development training opportunities for counsellors in China. The training sessions offer accurate and up to date information and resources to support in-country counsellors to develop their knowledge of UK education and build their capacity to support their students who are interested in studying in the UK.

British Council Study UK counsellors’ workshop

The British Council would like to invite one speaker from a UK higher education institution for each subject to deliver a 30-minute presentation, followed by a 5-minute Q&A session at four counsellor workshops in Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu. The workshops are designed to provide professional development training to Chinese school counsellors. The British Council anticipates 170 counsellors from international schools in China to attend. And the sessions in Beijing will be recorded and posted in the Study UK counsellor E-community after the workshops to reach 500+ counsellors virtually in total.  

Date

Location

Venue

 Estimated number of attendees

Tuesday 24 November

 

14:00 - 17:30

Shenzhen

Great China Hilton Hotel Shenzhen

40

Friday 27 November

 

14:00 - 17:30

Beijing

Sanyuanqiao Hilton Hotel

60

Tuesday 01 December

 

14:00-17:30

Shanghai

Hyatt on the Bund Shanghai

50

Friday 04 December

 

14:00-17:30

Chengdu

Grand Hyatt Chengdu

20

Speakers are invited to deliver a session to help build school counsellors’ knowledge of the selected courses.
  • Digital Marketing/New Media/Communications
  • Finance
  • Biomedicine

The suggested format is as follows:

  • Current trends in the subject
  • Course structure
  • Entry requirements
  • What students will learn and what skills they will develop
  • Employment opportunities

We will also invite 3 delegates from the universities to discuss the entry requirement for non-A Level students in our final panel discussion.

Alumni experience sharing session

The British Council will also select alumni in each city to share their study experience, thoughts on the selected degree programmes, and career journey following graduation.

If you have an appropriate candidate, please provide their CV to us.

Benefits to the speaker and institution:

  • Demonstrate your thought-leadership in subject in UK higher education
  • Meet and network with school counsellors in China
  • Raise your institution’s profile amongst school counsellors in China

Due to current travel restrictions as a result of COVID-19, speakers from UK institutions who are based in China may be prioritised. Speakers who are based in the UK will deliver their presentation online.

Action Required

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send the following information to Wu Xinping, Education Marketing officer (Study UK) in China at wu.xinping@britishcouncil.org.cn by Friday 6 November 2020. Any questions about the opportunity can be directed to the same address.

  • A brief biography
  • A brief profile of your institution
  • An overview of your presentation and outline of key topics you would cover, preferably including a few sample presentation slides
  • Optional) Potential alumni speaker’s CV