The University of Sheffield is a member of the elite Russell Group and a world top-100 university in the 2022 QS rankings.  Sheffield’s many strengths include its School of East Asian Studies.  In the most recent Research Excellence Framework, the University of Sheffield’s research was assessed as world-leading.  The university’s many noteworthy alumni include Nobel prize winners, prominent journalists and politicians, and respected authors such as two-time Man Booker prize winner Dame Hilary Mantel.

In 2021, following successful in-person and virtual careers events featuring Ambright and Ambassador Year in China, the University of Sheffield decided to launch a tailor-made Sheffield-AYC graduate scheme with placements for University of Sheffield Graduate Ambassadors in major Chinese cities.

University of Sheffield final-year students and alumni who would like to apply for one of five places on the University of Sheffield Ambassador Year in China graduate scheme are requested to submit an expression of interest by 24th February.  Those who are successful in the first round will be invited to apply formally.

Successful candidates for the role of University of Sheffield Graduate Ambassador may be offered placements at schools in major Chinese cities including Shanghai and Nanjing.