UCL Council Chair honoured at Global Citizen Awards

Victor Chu wins Global Citizen Award Congratulations to UCL Chair of Council Victor Chu CBE, who has received a special Distinguished Service Award at a high-profile ceremony held the during the United Nations General Assembly Week in New York. Victor was honoured at the 12 Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards, alongside fellow recipients including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida, Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz, and US Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen. He received the Distinguished Service Award for his unique contributions to the Atlantic Council and making a better world. Victor has been Chair of UCL Council since 2019, continuing a long association with the university that began when he took his undergraduate degree in Law. After graduating in 1979, Victor became an involved and enthusiastic member of UCL's global alumni community, acting as a valuable advisor and advocate for the university and playing a foundational role in UCL's now thriving Hong Kong alumni community. Outside of UCL, Victor is chairman and CEO of First Eastern Investment Group and a member of the Atlantic Council's International Advisory Board. He receives a special Distinguished UCL President and Provost, Dr Michael Spence, who attended the ceremony, said: "Victor is a true global citizen, and seeing his immense international contributions recognised in this way is a really proud moment for all of us at UCL.