British Council China event: China Employability Workshop

In order to prepare Chinese students for their future career development in China, the British Council China is running 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 all three sessions held at London, Cardiff and Edinburgh:

15:00 – 17:00
21 November 2009 (Saturday)
Lecture Hall, Central Hall Westminster, Storey’s Gate, London, SW1H9NH
T: +44 (0)20 7222 8010
http://www.c-h-w.com/location/index.shtml

Cardiff
19:00 – 21:00
24 November 2009 (Tuesday)
Julian Hodge Lecture Theatre, Cathays Campus, Cardiff University
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/estat/accessibilityinformation/cathayscampus/julianhodgebuilding/julianhodgelt/julianhodgelt.html

Edinburgh
19:00 – 21:00
27 November 2009 (Friday)
George Square, Appleton Tower, Lecture Theatre 5, University of Edinburgh
http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps#a-z


Language: Chinese

Format: Presentations and panel discussion

RSVP is required at http://www.educationuk.cn/alumniuk/uktour/. Please note you MUST 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

The workshops will be delivered in Chinese language only and open to all Chinese students free of charge.

Should you have any question about the workshops, please feel free to contact the project lead:

Zhang Meng, Education Marketing Manager, zhang.meng@britishcouncil.org.cn
Feng Ying, Education Marketing Officer, feng.ying@britishcouncil.org.cn

Education Marketing Team
British Council China