University welcomes cohort of international scholars

The Global Opportunities office launched the first official International Scholarship Ceremony to officially welcome international students in receipt of prestigious scholarships which this year included recipients of the British Council Women in STEM Scholarship, Commonwealth Shared Scholarships and the Global Opportunities Regional Scholarship.

Nine students celebrated the start of their journey at the University of Wolverhampton in September and joined a celebratory event at Chancellor’s Hall at the University’s City Campus attended by academics from their respective faculties, colleagues from the Global Opportunities Office and Tim Steele, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Global Opportunities. 

Two students from Nigeria and Tanzania, were funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships enable talented and motivated individuals to gain the knowledge and skills required for sustainable development, and are aimed at those who could not otherwise afford to study in the UK.

Six students from Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil and Peru were successful in securing their scholarships through the British Council Scholarships for Women in STEM after going through a very competitive process. The aim of those scholarships is to help address the under-representation of women in STEM benefiting women from Latin America.

The ninth scholar is from Nigeria and was awarded the Global Opportunities Regional Scholarship.

Each student has graduated in their chosen fields at universities in their home countries and has now been successful to further their education at Master’s level at the University of Wolverhampton.

Students will study the following MSc courses; Artificial Intelligence, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Advanced Technology Management (Sustainability), Programme and Project Management, International Master’s of Business Administration with Professional Placement.