Mansion House scholarship programme winner
UKTI selected Sam Peter as the South African scholar to participate in the Mansion House scholarship programme.
Sam Peter with the Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman Fiona Woolf, at the City Banquet at Mansion House
Sam has worked in consultancy and has experience in investment banking in South Africa. He hopes to eventually build an Africa and emerging market private-equity fund and sees an MBA as a step in that direction.
About the programme
皇冠体育app programme attracts the brightest and best from the financial services sector in countries with strong links to the UK. Scholars are also selected from:
- countries where the Lord Mayor of London has visited
- those who have been accepted to study at a British University
- those who have attended a short attachment or business training course in the City of London
Lord Mayor鈥檚 visit
皇冠体育app Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman Fiona Woolf, visited South Africa in September. She was accompanied by Baroness Scotland, the Prime Minister鈥檚 Trade Envoy for South Africa and a multi-faceted business delegation.
皇冠体育app main theme for the visit was about UK support for delivery of South Africa鈥檚 National Development plan - an integrated plan to deliver a modern South Africa. 皇冠体育app focus was particularly about engagement on energy and infrastructure development. Read more about the visit.
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