The British Council is offering Thielaa Alodie Prihutama a once-in-a-lifetime experience to visit and explore the University of St Andrews in Scotland. She won the trip in a prize draw held at the British Council’s annual Education UK Exhibition in Doha in March 2014. The exhibition highlighted the growing educational ties between Qatar and the UK, showcasing 21 of the leading British higher education institutions. Visiting students had the chance to enter a draw to win one of two trips to visit either the University of Central Lancashire or the University of St Andrews, both in the UK.
In April the British Council flew Alodie, a 6th former at Doha British School, to the historic University of St Andrews located in a beautiful part of Scotland and ranked no. 3 in the UK in the Guardian University Guide. Alodie spent six days at the six hundred year-old university, getting a taste for university life. She attended lectures, met students from different courses and stayed in St Salvator’s Hall, as well as exploring the beautiful surroundings, including windswept beaches and Scotland’s capital city of Edinburgh.
Alodie Prihutama (pictured), winner of the student trip to St Andrews, Scotland said: “The Education UK Exhibition, organised by the British Council Qatar, was the perfect way for many prospective students, like myself, to get to know the potential university and its surroundings better, just as we are deciding which university to go to. I attended the exhibition to get additional information on the British universities I had previously applied to. I felt this opportunity would also give me a good understanding of what a psychologist’s career would entail.”
Martin Hope, Director of the British Council Qatar said: “The renowned quality and value of the British education system, empowering students with the skills, qualifications and connections they need to launch a successful career, is well respected by both employers in Qatar as well as globally. The Education UK Exhibition was an integral part of the British Festival 2014, a festival working towards an ongoing exchange between Qatar and the UK in the areas of education, culture, science and sport.”
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