University of Chichester launch scholarship in memory of ‘outstanding’ student

By Joe Stack
Published 7th Apr 2020, 10:48 BST
The University of Chichester's Bishop Otter campus. Picture via Google StreetviewThe University of Chichester's Bishop Otter campus. Picture via Google Streetview
The University of Chichester's Bishop Otter campus. Picture via Google Streetview
A new scholarship has been launched by the University of Chichester for an MA in Professional Development for Language Education.

The full scholarship, which is validated by University of Chichester and led by NILE (Norwich Institute for Language Education), is to be awarded each calendar year to an English language teacher.

It was launched in memory of Chichester alumna Erica Dirou, who tragically died in a car accident last year.

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Francisco Gutierrez, a senior lecturer from the University’s Institute of Education, Health and Social Sciences, said: “We are pleased to support our partner institution, NILE, in honouring Erica and her family, who was a former University of Chichester student who graduated last October.

“Sadly, she passed away at the end of last year in a road traffic accident whilst travelling with her husband and two children from Cairo to Alexandria in Egypt.

"It is our intention to support NILE in keeping Erica’s memory alive through a scholarship that will enable other professionals to continue her excellent work as an ELT teacher and teacher trainer.”

Founded upon the promotion of education 180 years ago, the University of Chichester has been working with NILE for a number of years on the MA in Professional Development in Language Education (MAPDLE).

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