Aimed at increasing overseas education opportunities for Filipinos, the exhibition will feature eight colleges and universities – University of Bedfordshire, St. Patrick’s College London, Thames Valley University, Uniersity of Hertfordshire, Middlesex University, University of Portsmouth, Northumbria University, Newcastle University. University representatives will be on hand to provide detailed information about their institutions while accommodating queries and applications from prospective students.

Having a degree from a UK university is a mark of prestige the world over. Now, pursuing studies in the UK is within reach and may actually be a cheaper overseas education option than the usual study destinations favored by many Filipinos. In the UK, a postgraduate course normally takes one year to finish while undergraduate courses only take three years to finish.

There is also a wide range of programs to choose from depending on one’s focus, length of study, cost, etc.

The possibilities of where and how to study in the UK are endless. Currently, more than 1,700 Filipino students are spread all across the sceptered isles acquiring an international education. This reflects one of the largest growth rates in the region, considering that in 1996, there were only 300 Filipinos studying in the UK.

Filipino alumni of British colleges and universities are successful and are highly regarded in their respective fields. They have found greater opportunities for employment and are given good positions in their companies upon returning to the Philippines. Among the outstanding Filipinos who studied in the UK are former University of the Philippines president Francisco Nemenzo, AIM president Roberto de Ocampo, accomplished lawyers Katrina Legarda, Eric Mallonga, and Danny Concepcion, stage actress Monique Wilson, and Harrods’ senior designer Lesley Mobo.

Free seminars about British education will also run alongside the UK Education Fair. To pre-register, log on to www.britishcouncil.org.ph. For more information, call 914-1011 to 14. Admission to the UK Education Fair is free.