Third-year Dalhousie University paediatrics resident,
Dr. Henry Annan, has begun studying for a Master of
Public Policy Degree at the University of Oxford during
the 2020-21 academic year. While McGill University and
Université de Montréal alumnus Dr. Wenzhen Zuo will
head to the London School of Hygiene and Tropical
Medicine in 2021 to study for a MSc in Public Health.
Chevening is the UK government’s global scholarship
programme for future leaders, influencers, and
decision-makers, funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth
and Development Office. It is currently run in over 160
countries and territories and counts 14 current or
former heads of government among its alumni.
Dr. Henry Annan said:
I am immensely grateful to the Chevening Secretariat
and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
for affording me the opportunity to study at the
University of Oxford while joining an inspiring
network of global change leaders. I look forward to
commencing my studies in the fall and working to
further address some of the most pressing policy
challenges of our time.
Dr. Wenzhen Zuo said:
I feel extremely honoured and privileged to receive
the Chevening award. Not only will it allow me to
study Public Health at LSHTM, but also to be part of
the Chevening community with young global leaders.
This is a unique opportunity to exchange our ideas
and be inspired by each other for our future
endeavour.
Susan le Jeune d’Allegeershecque, British High
Commissioner to Canada, said:
Congratulations to Dr. Annan and Dr. Zuo on being
awarded these scholarships. While both would have
been leading candidates in any year, it feels
particularly timely to recognise their potential
during a period of intense UK-Canada cooperation to
tackle the most serious pandemic of our times. I am
proud that the UK can play a part in the journey of
emerging Canadian leaders like Dr. Annan and Dr. Zuo.
Further Information
Chevening offers fully-funded scholarships to undertake
any master’s course at any UK university. More
information, including on how to apply, can be found at
www.chevening.org/scholarships/.
Applications for 2021-22 are open until 3 November
2020.
Dr. Annan graduated from Dalhousie University as a
Doctor of Medicine in 2018 and will resume his
paediatrics residency at the IWK Health Centre
following his scholarship at Oxford. Dr. Zuo obtained
her Doctor of Medicine degree at the Université de
Montréal in 2018. She then studied at McGill University
for her post-graduate residency training in family
medicine from 2018 to 2020 at St.Mary’s Hospital.
The British High Commission in Ottawa, is the UK
government’s main diplomatic mission in Canada. Along
with Consulates-General in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary
and Vancouver, we work closely with the Canadian
government and partners across the country to develop
and maintain a wide range of substantive partnerships
of real value to both countries. These partnerships
cover business, defence, climate change, science and
innovation, education, and culture.
