Oxford to host five Jubilee Scholars
Five outstanding Indian postgraduate students will be arriving in Oxford soon having won prestigious Jubilee Scholarships after confirming their offers at Oxford. Three will be undertaking management degrees at Oxford’s Saïd Business School and two will be undertaking an MSc in Clinical Embryology at the University’s Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
The Jubilee Scholarships programme was launched in early March this year to commemorate Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics 2012. A British Council and UK Government funded scholarship programme, it offers financial support to 60 Indian students to undertake a Masters in Management, Science and Technology or Manufacturing at UK institutions. The aim is to encourage applications from deserving students who would not normally have the opportunity to study overseas.
Overall, 60 Indian scholars have been selected for the prestigious Jubilee Scholarships 2012, a programme made available by the British Council and the UK Government for young Indians to pursue a one year Masters programme in Management, Manufacturing, Science and Technology in a recognised UK institution, followed by a short term internship programme in the UK.
The winners were awarded through an intensive selection process with the help of panel of experts from academia and industry. The scholars were judged on the basis of their academic merit, professional ambitions and their creative and leadership potential.
Rob Lynes, the British Council’s Director in India, said: “We’re delighted that we’re able to offer this opportunity for sixty Indian scholars to study in the UK. A scholarship is a fitting way to mark the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee; it is a new opportunity for the students and for new links to be created and fostered between our two countries.”
Peter Tufano, Peter Moores Dean of Oxford’s Saïd Business School said: “Given the ever growing importance of India to global business and the longstanding contribution of Indian students to Oxford, the Business School is thrilled that the Jubilee Scholarship programme will enable some of India's finest students to join our community this coming year.”
For more information see:http://www.britishcouncil.org/india-scholarships-jubilee_scholarships.htm
Saïd Business School: http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/Pages/default.aspx
Nuffield Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology: http://www.obs-gyn.ox.ac.uk/study/msc
Oxford’s Jubilee Scholars are happy to speak to journalists and contact details can be provided.
Further information and quotes from Jubilee Scholars coming to Oxford:
Deepak Patnaik will be undertaking an MBA at the Said Business School. He graduated from University of Mumbai studying Information Technology, and went on to do an MBA from India. He six years of experience, mostly in business consulting across organizations like HCL, Accenture and IBM. He says: “I chose to do an MBA at Saïd Business School because I was looking for three things: a world-class MBA program, a truly international and diverse peer group and the opportunity to gain from Oxford’s rich social and academic traditions. I am truly thankful to the UK Government and to the British Council for enabling me to fulfil my ambition to gain a world-class management education at Oxford University. I am looking forward to joining the international and diverse peer-group on the Oxford MBA programme at Saïd Business School while also experiencing the rich academic and cultural traditions of Oxford University.”
Kamir Kothari will be undertaking an MSc in Financial Economics at the Said Business School. He is from Ahmedabad and completed a B. TEch in mechanical engineering at the Vellore Institute of Technology. He previously took part in the Oxford Youth Business Development Contest as part of a university team, which were awarded runners-up in the competition. He says: “The Said Business School provides a unique opportunity to be a part of a highly diverse and an entrepreneurial culture, while drawing upon the University of Oxford’s rich heritage of excellence in teaching and focus on innovation. The Jubilee Scholarship, through the support of the UK Government, has given me the opportunity of a lifetime to be a part of an institution that has produced world changing leaders.”
Praveen Kshirsagar will be undertaking an MBA at the Said Business School.
Ankita Upadhye will be undertaking an Msc in Clinical Embryology, and has just completed a BSc in Biochemistry and Biotechnology. She has previously held internships at Torrent Research Centre and S N Gene Laboratory and was a junior scientist at Xaviers Research Foundation.
Dhruti Babariya will be undertaking an MSc in Clinical Embryology, and has a B.Tech in Biotechnology from Amity University, Rajasthan. She has been part of the NGO Umeed and is currently President of Umeed-Gujarat. She says: “I applied to Oxford because I think it is probably the best university for pursuing this course. Also, it churns out some of the best minds in the world and I want to be one of them. I am equally interested in the research work of this field (embryology) as I am in the clinical aspect of it, and I wish to further pursue a career which is amalgamation of embryology and human genetics.”