EBS Scholars for 2009-10
The winners of the 2009-10 EBS London International
Scholarships are:
- Tim Cholibois - Full (BAIB)
- Khadi Rachel Bangoura - Half (BAIEM)
- Nicolai Mueller Half - (BAIB)
From a field of nearly 30 written applications on six different
subjects, the 6 short-listed candidates came to Regent’s College on
Wednesday 15th July. They made presentations on their chosen topics
before a panel and answered questions with a skill and confidence
well in advance of their years.
The short-listed candidates were an equal gender split: three
women and three men; and their national backgrounds were two from
France, two from Germany, and one each from Luxembourg and
Malaysia.
Panel Presentation
Although the scholarship panel had set six different questions
for the candidates to write about, the short list focussed on just
three of these: two candidates had chosen cultural awareness and
language learning, two had picked the impact of the 2012 Olympics
on London, and two had selected a business proposal for a new
venture. Of the three winning candidates, two wrote and presented
on languages and culture, and the other on a new business
venture.
The full scholarship covers
all tuition fees for the 31/2 year degree programme leading to the
BA (Hons) degree in International Business or International Events
Management and is worth over £40,000; likewise, the two
half-scholarships cover half the tuition fees, worth about £20,000
each. These special prizes have been established to celebrate the
international spirit of EBS London. The scholarship panel looked
for entries and presentations that were interesting,
well-researched, creative and thought-provoking.
Setting a High Standard
All six presentations were very good – professional,
intelligent, well structured and well argued. For the panel, it was
very difficult to separate the top three from the others and the
panel would like to congratulate all the candidates for very good
performances in the presentations and the Question and Answer
session that followed.
The scholarship panel consisted of Nicholas Bowen (Programme
Director BAIB, EBS London), Erik Manning (Head of Admissions,
Regent’s College), Richard Mannix (Deputy Programme Director BAIB,
EBS London), and Svetla Tihcheva (Senior International Office, EBS
London). In addition, the scholarship lunch was attended by Khilna
Dhanani (Admissions Officer, EBS London), Marie-Anne Martin (Head
of Student Recruitment Marketing, Regent’s College), and Sartou
Djibril (a current student at Regent’s College).
The Winners
EBS London and Regent’s College welcome Tim Cholibois, Nicolai
Mueller, and Khadi Rachel Bangoura to the campus. We wish them all
a fruitful association with their fellow students and staff over
the next 31/2 years and a successful career once they have
graduated from their first degree programmes.