Celebrating City St George’s & Bayes British Council Study UK Alumni Award National Finalists 2025

Our congratulations go to the ten City St George’s and Bayes alumni who reached the national finals of their respective countries. The British Council Study UK Alumni Awards celebrate and showcase the impact and value of a UK higher education and raise the international profile of UK alumni and their universities.

Cyprus

  • Christina Georgiou (PhD Music, 2011) – Culture and Creativity

France

  • Alexis Murat (MSc Corporate Finance, 2023) – Business and Innovation
  • Maud Lepaon (International Politics and Human Rights, 2021) – Social Action

Kazakhstan

  • Altynay Karamanova (MSc Insurance and Risk Management, 2013) – Culture and Creativity

Myanmar

  • Ebrahim (BSc Management, 2012) – Business and Innovation

Taiwan

  • Ying-Chu Lu (MA Creative Practice, 2016) – Culture and Creativity

Thailand

  • Panisa Aemocha (MA Financial Journalism, 2023) – Culture and Creativity

UAE

  • Hamna Zain (PG Dip Professional Legal Skills, 2013) – Business and Innovation
  • Maryam Farooqi (LLB Law, 2016) – Social Action
  • Mina Nagy (Executive MBA Dubai, 2019) – Social Action

Now into its eleventh year in existence, the British Council Study UK Alumni Awards are open to alumni living anywhere outside of the UK and who were enrolled at an officially recognised body or received a recognised award from a UK higher education institution over the past 15 years. Award winners and finalists are leaders in their fields who have used their experience of studying at a UK university to make a positive contribution to their communities, industries, and countries.

Read about last year’s City St George’s and Bayes finalists