British Council IELTS Award winner 2019

Follow the journey of Leonie Kellerhof, the British Council IELTS Award winner 2019, and find out how the award is helping her to pursue her dream of studying abroad.

The British Council IELTS Award will help to support Leonie financially during her first year of a dual degree programme in International Affairs at the London School of Economics and Political Science and Peking University. The award is worth up to GBP 10,000 and supports individuals with their studies worldwide. It can be used for any undergraduate or postgraduate course taught in English. Learn more.

Interview with the British Council Award winner 2019

Leonie Kellerhof talks about her choice to do a dual degree in London and Beijing, her experience of living abroad and her favourite activities in her free time.

China calling

Moving to the other side of the world can be a daunting task that is difficult to plan ahead for.

Happy winter, a Christmas away from home and China inside the classroom

Beijing is notoriously known in China for its harsh winters with sub-zero temperatures, icy winds and high pollution, thanks to many houses still using coal-powered heaters.

Let’s talk languages – how to study in China without being fluent in Chinese

In my first weeks, I noticed one big difference between this dorm and other places I have lived in before: the use of Chinese as a default language between people from different countries.

Abroad at home and at home abroad – Studying in and out of China amid the COVID-19 outbreak

It is easy to forget that some things are just not predictable, and in my case that was the COVID-19 outbreak in China, which cut my year at Peking University short by almost six months.

London – old friends and new beginnings

In the summer I wrote my last blog post about my studies at Peking University, both in Beijing and remotely. A lot has changed since then.