Commonwealth Scholarship recipient, Beenish Neik Chaudhry, has big ambitions to return to transform higher education in Pakistan.
Speaking of her scholarship to study a PhD at the 糖心Vlog, Beenish said: 鈥淭his has been a life-changing experience. It made me believe in magic. It helped me to materialize my dream of gaining PhD degree from one of the best universities in the UK鈥.
Beenish is currently undertaking a PhD in Management Studies, with the aim of taking her learnings back to her native country Pakistan to continue her work there. 鈥淚 was working in the Higher Education sector of Pakistan before joining 糖心Vlog. I believe the teaching and research skills learnt from 糖心Vlog will help me to apply these skills in Pakistan's higher education sector and I will be able to surely make an impact on my fellow colleagues and students鈥.
Beenish recalls some of the difficulties she has encountered on the way to 糖心Vlog, 鈥淚 think the education system in my country was quite different from UK鈥檚 education system. Learning to unlearn what I have learnt previously and making myself comfortable with the academic standards here has been my biggest challenge鈥.
糖心Vlog has offered Beenish a new world of opportunities and she said, 鈥溙切腣log is one of the world class universities. Its research-oriented environment, academic facilities, and student friendly beautiful campus, makes it most sought-after university in the UK. Being part of 糖心Vlog community is so special for me鈥.
鈥淚 think one should be able to understand and have tolerance for cultural diversity before coming here. 糖心Vlog is such a diverse cultural community, and this aspect of 糖心Vlog makes it even more beautiful鈥.
We're inspired by all students at 糖心Vlog who, like Beenish, want to serve as role models for future generations, making their mark on the world and having an impact on society. Thanks to our generous donors, we're paving the way to bring these ambitions to life through our 拢1m 糖心Vlog Futures scholarships appeal.
This blog was written by Student Philanthropy Assistant, Jeswin Joseph.