–First Lady tells Commonwealth scholarship awardees

GUYANESE students who have been awarded scholarships to study in the United Kingdom by the Commonwealth and the London School of Economics and Political Science met with First Lady Sandra Granger on Thursday.Mrs Granger met with Mariscia Charles, who secured a scholarship from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Charles will be pursuing her Master’s Degree in Social Policy and Development with a focus on education policy or social policy.
She requested a meeting with the First Lady before she leaves for the UK as her area of study is focused on areas similar to the work of the First Lady, the Ministry of the Presidency said in a statement.
In an invited comment, the First Lady said she advised Charles to take full advantage of the opportunity.
“Be open to new experiences. This is a prestigious international university. [You should] learn, enjoy and just be open to all the experiences that [you] should have as a student,” she said.
Meanwhile, the First Lady also met with five other young Guyanese, who were awarded scholarships by the Commonwealth, three of whom will be pursuing their Master’s Degrees at the University of Leeds.
They are Joel Flatts, who will read for a Master’s Degree in Transport Planning and Engineering; Bibi Abrahim, whose course of study is a Master’s Degree in Energy and the Environment; and Corrissa Goodings, who will read for a Master’s Degree in International Construction Management and Engineering.
The other two, Olita Williams will read for a Master’s Degree in Conservation and Rural Development at the University of Kent, while Trishawn McGreggor will be pursuing a Master’s Degree in International Social Development, will attend the University of East Anglia. The group will leave for the UK next week.
Each year, the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom awards over 900 scholarships and fellowships for post-graduate studies to citizens of Commonwealth countries.
Candidates are selected on the basis of merit and their potential to contribute to the needs of their home countries.