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Recipient of 2018 Zimbabwe Rhodes Scholarship announced
04 Dec 2017 at 19:05hrs | Views
The Zimbabwe Rhodes Scholarship selection committee is pleased to announce the 2018 Zimbabwe Rhodes Scholar - Terrens Muradzikwa.
The Rhodes Scholarships are postgraduate awards supporting outstanding all-round students at the University of Oxford, and providing transformative opportunities for exceptional individuals. The Rhodes Trust provides the Rhodes Scholarships in partnership with the Second Century Founders, John McCall MacBain O.C. and The Atlantic Philanthropies, and many other generous benefactors. Established in 1903 under the will of Cecil Rhodes, the Rhodes is the oldest and perhaps the most prestigious international graduate scholarship program in the world. A class of 96 Scholars is selected each year from: Australia, Bermuda, Canada, China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica & the Commonwealth Caribbean, Kenya, the Middle East (Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine), New Zealand, Pakistan, Southern Africa (including South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia and Swaziland), United States, West Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Each year Zimbabwean Rhodes Scholars are selected on the basis of their intellect, character, leadership and commitment to service to join other Rhodes Scholars from around the world at the University of Oxford. Study at the University of Oxford will give the chosen scholars access to world class academics in their field as well as an international alumni network that includes heads of state, Pulitzer Prize winning authors, Nobel Prize winners and Olympians. More information about the Rhodes scholarships can be found at: http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/zimbabwe
Terrens Muradzikwa
Terrens Muradzikwa is a senior at Harvard College studying Economics who grew up in Mutare, Zimbabwe. He completed his high school education at Marist Nyanga High School and applied to college through the United Student Achievers Program (USAP). His current research interests are focused on the impact of natural resources on employment and fertility rates in Africa. Terrens has worked as a research assistant for Professor Clayton Christensen at the Harvard Business School, and has studied how disruptive innovation can be used to spur economic growth in developing countries. He is very passionate about giving a voice to young people and about delivering universal education to children in Africa. As a result, he has been working on two fast-growing digital startups: The African Exponent and Shasha Network. Terrens plans to pursue an MSc in Economics for Development and a Master of Public Policy (MPP) at Oxford, with hopes of contributing to the economic and political turn-around of his native country, Zimbabwe.
The Rhodes Scholarships are postgraduate awards supporting outstanding all-round students at the University of Oxford, and providing transformative opportunities for exceptional individuals. The Rhodes Trust provides the Rhodes Scholarships in partnership with the Second Century Founders, John McCall MacBain O.C. and The Atlantic Philanthropies, and many other generous benefactors. Established in 1903 under the will of Cecil Rhodes, the Rhodes is the oldest and perhaps the most prestigious international graduate scholarship program in the world. A class of 96 Scholars is selected each year from: Australia, Bermuda, Canada, China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica & the Commonwealth Caribbean, Kenya, the Middle East (Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine), New Zealand, Pakistan, Southern Africa (including South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia and Swaziland), United States, West Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Each year Zimbabwean Rhodes Scholars are selected on the basis of their intellect, character, leadership and commitment to service to join other Rhodes Scholars from around the world at the University of Oxford. Study at the University of Oxford will give the chosen scholars access to world class academics in their field as well as an international alumni network that includes heads of state, Pulitzer Prize winning authors, Nobel Prize winners and Olympians. More information about the Rhodes scholarships can be found at: http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/zimbabwe
Terrens Muradzikwa
Terrens Muradzikwa is a senior at Harvard College studying Economics who grew up in Mutare, Zimbabwe. He completed his high school education at Marist Nyanga High School and applied to college through the United Student Achievers Program (USAP). His current research interests are focused on the impact of natural resources on employment and fertility rates in Africa. Terrens has worked as a research assistant for Professor Clayton Christensen at the Harvard Business School, and has studied how disruptive innovation can be used to spur economic growth in developing countries. He is very passionate about giving a voice to young people and about delivering universal education to children in Africa. As a result, he has been working on two fast-growing digital startups: The African Exponent and Shasha Network. Terrens plans to pursue an MSc in Economics for Development and a Master of Public Policy (MPP) at Oxford, with hopes of contributing to the economic and political turn-around of his native country, Zimbabwe.
Source - Rhodes Trust
