Webinar opportunity to share with your students and graduates: Exploring the paths into green careers: accounts from East Asia.

UK institutions are invited to share the below opportunity with relevant students.

Exploring the paths into green careers: accounts from East Asia.

There are many routes to finding work in the green economy. Explore the different paths into environmental work in this webinar where we will hear from East Asian UK alumni who have gone on to successful careers in the green industries, as well as information from the University of Exeter on climate change-related courses and the careers such courses can lead to.

Event date and time: Thursday 25 February 2021, 8:00 – 9:30am UK time

Event page and registration: https://study-uk.britishcouncil.org/events/green-careers-webinar-east-asia

Panel:

• Wilson Ang (Singapore): General Manager at Association of Singapore Marine Industries
• Nguyen Phuong Thao (Vietnam):  Co-Founder & COO of Nguyen Khoi Farm
• Jhud Mikhail Aberilla (Philippines): Educator and researcher (Assistant Professor at University of the Philippines) working in sustainable production and consumption, with a focus on developing communities
• Prof Lars Johanning: Professor of Ocean Technology at the University of Exeter

Target audience:

• East Asian prospective international students (undergraduate and postgraduate) considering climate change related/science courses
• East Asian students already studying at UK higher education institutions and looking ahead to the world of work – likely to be climate change /science students
• East Asian graduates of UK higher education institutions who are interested in working in the green industries
• Young professionals in East Asia who are interested in working in the green industries

UK institutions can also download the attached promotional poster to share with relevant students. The poster contains information on the whole series of Green Careers webinars.