Assam’s Nasreen wins Chevening Fellowship

Assam’s Nasreen wins Chevening Fellowship

Assam journalist Nasren Habib wins the 2020  Chevening fellowship and has become the firstone of Assam to receive the prestigious fellowship.

Nasreen Habib is a sub-editor with the Assam Tribunenewspaper. She was earlier the editor of Eclectic NorthEast, a magazine basedout of Guwahati.

Chevening Fellowships are offered to mid-careerprofessionals who have reached a position of influence and want to increasetheir knowledge, networks, and potential through tailored short courses,research, or professional placements at UK institutions.

Chevening Fellowships are an important element of Britain'spublic diplomacy effort and offer opportunities to mid-career leaders andinfluencers from across the globe. Fellows are often people of significantstanding in their home countries and will usually have completed someelement(s) of higher education already. Chevening Fellowships offer dynamictraining, professional development, and other opportunities for individuals tospend time in the UK researching subject matters that are relevant to their professionalinterests as well as to the UK's international strategic priorities.

She has a Masters degree in English from Hansraj College,Delhi University, and has been an editor with Oxford University Press, Delhiand Penguin Books. Committed to socio economic equality and change, she hasworked with grassroots organisations like Mazdoor Kisaan Shakti Sangathan aswell as global organisations like UNICEF. She is the daughter of retired Districtand Sessions Judge from Nagaon, Md. Habib Ullah and Mofida Ullah.

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