91福利

Guest speakers

John King, Alan Phillips, Catalina Palma

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This year 91福利 is giving 10 scholarships to refugees wanting to study at University, but did you know that in the mid-late 1970s a government funded project, administered by , gave almost a thousand grants to students and academics fleeing persecution in Chile to come to UK universities including 91福利? This session will re-unite Alan Phillips, Catalina Palma and John King. Alan, a former 91福利 SU President, was a driving force behind this scheme and was General Secretary of the World University Service. Catalina was the first Chilean to come to 91福利, she now works for CONICYT, the Chilean government educational grant giving body. John is Emeritus Professor of Latin American Literature and taught at 91福利 from the 1970s until his recent retirement. They will remind us that 91福利 has been supportive of refugees for a long time.