“I can say, without any doubt, that the experience of having studied in the UK thanks to a Chevening scholarship represented – and indeed represents – a turning point both in my personal and professional life.
 
I say this because I am still experiencing and enjoying the results of the training I received. I can say that I am not the same person or the same professional that travelled to London in 2001. And, at the same time, with each memory, each visit from the friends I made, each new e-mail message from them, each textbook I reread, the knowledge I apply every day, that change, that turning point is nurtured again and again and keeps growing and enriching my life with the best personal and professional experience I have ever had.”
 
María Raquel Tarullo
Master in Communication, Culture and Society (2001-2002)
Goldsmiths College, University of London

 
“I have been studying for six months now in the UK thanks to a Chevening scholarship and I am very pleased with the experience. During this period, I have learnt a lot in the Master’s course in Media and Communications I am doing at the LSE. I have also met students from all over the world with similar concerns to mine: what is the role of the media – and of journalists – in a democratic society? Can the TV contribute to the education of active citizens? How can a public TV channel establish itself as independent in developing countries such as Argentina? Before travelling to the UK, I had worked in the media for four years, but this scholarship now allows me to look at my job from a different, broader perspective. Besides, living in London is a fascinating experience. From the Film Festival to a journalists’ conference at university, from an exhibition at the national gallery to a class by Anthony Giddens, there is always something interesting to do.
 
Social life is incredible. Since I arrived, I have been sharing a flat with five students from different parts of the world. Living with Aditi (US), Felix (Germany), Jing-Iu (China), Mozem (Pakistan) and Suhaan (India) is a constant invitation to learn about new traditions and try new dishes that do not seem so exotic any more. Besides, I have become friends with my classmates and we share academic talks, lunches and drinks at the pub.
 
When I return to Argentina, in a few months’ time, I know I will be able to put into practice everything I have learnt, both in college and outside. The Chevening scholarship is an experience to recommend.”
 
Eugenia Mitchelstein
Master in Communication and Media (2004-2005)
London School of Economics & Political Science

“The fact of knowing which Master’s course I wished to pursue and that this course would complement my previous education helped me to make a qualitative leap in my professional career on my return to Argentina. Another no less important element of studying in the UK was the network of international contacts I developed during the whole year I spent there. The Chevening scholarship enabled me to live this incredible experience and the programme organisers always stood by so that I would make the most of it.”
 
Valeria Iglesias
MA in International Political Economy (2002-2003)
University of Warwick


“My experience in the UK thanks to the Chevening scholarship has marked my life for ever. The decision to leave the country for a year was not easy, but time flies and the people I met made me feel at home at all times. The Master’s course in Finance has enhanced my professional career and helped me to quickly resettle upon my return to Argentina.”
 
Marco Spirandelli
MSc in Finance (2003-2004)
University of Strathclyde


“My stay in the UK was very useful. First, the experience of living abroad for a just over a year enabled me to distance myself from the everyday problems we face in this country. I think being away compels us to look more objectively at the difficulties being faced by Argentina, which in turn lets us see our virtues and defects more objectively. One could say that, to a certain extent, the stay abroad enables us to rid ourselves of the typical egocentric approach we all have inside to experience a more global vision of the problems, successes and failures existing in the current world.
 
Secondly, from a professional point of view, my stay in the UK provided endless opportunities which, to some extent, are associated with what I described above. As an economist, having had the chance to attend courses with students from different countries (though mostly Latin Americans) and having been taught by professors with vast experience and high professional stature such as V. Bulmer Thomas has enabled me to improve my knowledge of Latin American problems. Finally, the Chevening scholarship award gave me the chance to experience a long period that has deeply changed my life”.
 
Leonardo E. Stanley
MSc in Economics (with special reference to Latin America) (1994.1995)
Queen Mary & Westfield, University of London

“The excellent opportunity of having been awarded the Chevening Scholarship by the British Government has been an unforgettable experience in my life. The scholarship not only gave me the chance to study in one of England’s most modern and prestigious universities but also the chance to learn in detail about customs and lifestyle in the UK, both in the capital and in the rest of the country. Since my return to Argentina, once the scholarship period was concluded, I have had two essential principles as objectives: keeping alive all that I experienced and learnt during the scholarship period and developing in my academic and professional life in Argentina all the knowledge I acquired during my Master’s course in the UK.”
 
Rodolfo G. Papa
Master in International Economic Law
University of Warwick