British Council fetes students off to UK
Karachi: British Council and UK Alumni organised Saturday a pre-departure event for more than 100 postgraduate and undergraduate students who are going to universities and colleges in Great Britain for the September/October 2008 session.
British Council Education UK Manager Hina Baloch gave a presentation in which she gave useful tips for students while they stay in the United Kingdom for their studies.
She said that the event provided an opportunity for students to prepare for what they can expect once they start their lives as students in the UK, as it provided helpful advice on travel plans, visa formalities, accommodation, things to carry, opening bank accounts and other such necessary things.
She said that all of them will leave for UK in the second week of September as most of them now have their IELTS results, visa and unconditional offers from their universities.
Three UK alumni, including Mariam Reza from Cambridge University and two others from the Brunel University and the Manchester University also shared their experiences, and answered many questions that were posed by the students.
Baloch said similar events were organised at Lahore and Islamabad for students at the same time, while another one will be held in Peshawar on August 20.
She said that the event is a good exercise to build relations with students while they are in the UK rather than do it after they complete their studies. ppi
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