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GSS 2018 Media and Communications Committee (Director: Liangliang Zhang)

Makhyan Al Farabi

Chevening Scholar 

Indonesia

Makhyan, Medical Doctor which passionate in entrepreneurial activities. Currently studying Enrepreneurship in UCL School of Management. Previously, he co-founded social enterprise Garbage Clinical Insurance that has been awarded with Young Sustainability Award by HRH Prince Charles in UK. His life principle is "earn, learn and return".

Makhyan Al Farabi

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Abdellah Iraamane

Chevening Scholar 

Morocco

Abdellah is an IT project management student at the University of Sussex, with a background in Software Engineering and Mathematics. An alumnus of WISE learner's voice programme, AIESECer, and former member of Enactus in Morocco. Passionate about tech, entrepreneurship, and empowerment of marginalised communities around the world.

Abdellah Iraamane

Gabrielle Rose Knott

Chevening Scholar

South Africa

As a 2017/8 Chevening Scholar, Gabrielle is studying an LLM in Energy and Natural Resources Law at Queen Mary University of London, focusing on the financing of renewable energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa. She is a qualified attorney in South Africa and worked in the environmental and property departments at Eversheds Sutherland until 2016. During the 18 months leading up to this LLM, Gabrielle worked and travelled around Southeast Asia where she was based along the Mekong, Irrawaddy and Kapuas rivers, managing operations for a travel company, experiencing the richest cultures (and developing a passion for scuba-diving on the side).

Gabriella Rose Knott

Cyprian Kumwaka

Chevening Scholar 

Kenya

Cyprian is a Chevening Scholar pursuing a Masters degree in Education and International Development at UCL Institute of Education. His experience in education, social entrepreneurship, and technology has driven his resolve to develop and implement social solutions to solve social-economic inequalities. Originally from Nairobi, Kenya, Cyprian graduated from Moi University with a degree in Information Sciences.

Cyprian Kumwaka

Bintu Mansaray

Chevening Scholar 

Sierra Leone

Bintu is a medical doctor from Sierra Leone. She was awarded the Chevening scholarship and currently studying the MSc in Tropical Pediatrics at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. 

Bintu Mansaray
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