University-specific Ambassador Year in China graduate schemes: Overview

The Ambassador Year in China team is delighted, and extremely proud, to offer unique graduate schemes in conjunction with highly respected international universities.

Each university-specific graduate scheme is distinctive and customised, and we’d particularly like to thank (alphabetically) University College Cork, Durham University, the University of Lincoln, and SOAS for piloting this approach with us, creating the first university-supported Ambassador Year in China graduate schemes.

A brief history of university-supported graduate schemes

In 2020, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, four universities in the British Isles decided to launch tailor-made Ambassador Year in China graduate schemes with us. 

Their aim was to offer additional support and pre-departure briefing to their hand-picked, internationally curious graduates, and to create new and prestigious roles.

This led to the new job titles and roles (listed alphabetically) of UCC Graduate Ambassador, Durham University Graduate Ambassador, University of Lincoln Graduate Ambassador, and SOAS Graduate Ambassador.

The role of Graduate Ambassador is roughly equivalent to that of Educational Ambassador on the general Ambassador Year in China programme; however, it includes additional potential to help represent the university from which one has graduated.  Graduate Ambassadors receive additional pre-departure briefing and support from departments at their university, and may be involved in university International Office events in China.

In each case, we were thrilled to meet outstanding candidates who have proved worthy of these new Graduate Ambassador titles.  We expect them to serve as international role models for future applicants, and of course for young people in the Chinese cities and communities where they work.