Invitation to China Employability Workshop in Edinburgh on 27 November
Under the current global economic context, university graduates are facing increasing pressure and competition in the job market. In order to prepare Chinese students for their future career development in China, the British Council China plans to organise three employability workshops in the UK from 20 November to 27 November 2009, at which Chinese students can get first-hand information and updates from HR professionals and employers from banking and investment industries.
Please find below for event details for Edinburgh session:
Time: 15:00 – 17:00, 21 November 2009 (Saturday)
Venue: George Square, Appleton Tower, Lecture Theatre 5, University of Edinburgh
http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps/buildings/george-square-lecture-theatre
Format: Presentations and panel discussion
Language: Chinese
RSVP is required at http://www.educationuk.cn/alumniuk/uktour/. Please kindly advise your students to sign up online to reserve a seat.
Speakers/panelists:
Mr. Gary Jia, Executive Director of the Private Equity Division at Bank of China International;
Ms. Christina Zhang, Vice President at China Talent Group;
Mr. Roger Shi, Vice President of Retail Banking Business at Standard Chartered Bank
* We’ll also run a similar session at London on 21 Nov. and Cardiff on 24 Nov.
The workshops will be delivered in Chinese language only and open to all Chinese students free of charge. We will be most grateful if you, or your colleagues in charge of career services, could help disseminate the event information (attached) to all Chinese students who are currently studying at your institution at your earliest convenience.
We would like to express our sincere thanks to University of Edinburgh for hosting this session for Chinese students in Scotland.
Should you have any question about the workshops, please feel free to contact the project lead:
Zhang Meng, Education Marketing Manager,
[email protected]Feng Ying, Education Marketing Officer,
[email protected] Thank you for your support. I hope the event will be a great opportunity to develop China-specific employability skills of your Chinese students.
Education Marketing Team
British Council China