Can Zhang – NexGen Global Forum

About Can ​Can Zhang graduated from China Foreign Affairs University majoring in English and International Studies. She was awarded National Scholarship and served as the founder and chief director of CFAU English Public Speaking Club during her undergraduate stage. Her passion for public speaking makes her the National Grand Finalist Read more

Amanda Hua – NexGen Global Forum

Amanda Hua Amanda Hua graduated from NYU in 2017 with honors in economics and a minor in math. She has three years experience tutoring undergraduate and graduate students at the NYU Writing Center and won the Burkean Parlor Grant and NYU DURF Conference grant for her research presentation at The National Conference for Peer Read more

Karen Lee – NexGen Global Forum

Karen Lee Karen Lee graduated from Stanford University in 2017, majoring with honors in International Relations and minoring in modern languages. From 2017-2018, she taught English at 5 elementary schools in ruralJapan through the JET Program. At SAIS, she plans on specializing in international development and Southeast Asia, and hopes she can Read more

Yixuan Zhu – NexGen Global Forum

About Zhu Yixuan Zhu Yixuan’s main research interest lies in the field of international finance. After four years of undergraduate study at Tsinghua University and an exchange semester at the University of California (San Diego), Yixuan decided to join the Tsinghua-SAIS dual degree program in order to combine international relations theory with Read more

Ruoxiao Chen – NexGen Global Forum

About Ruoxiao Ruoxiao Chen graduated from China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL), majoring in political science and administration. He has studied in Victoria university of Wellington, New Zealand and University of Paris as an exchange student. During his undergraduate study, he organized many social practice activities as the Read more

Chi Jiahe – NexGen Global Forum

About Chi Jiahe Chi Jiahe was born and raised in Ningbo and enrolled in the Tsinghua-SAIS Dual Degree Program in 2017. He received a B.A., magna cum laude, in International Relations at Tufts University in 2016 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Jiahe interned at Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Read more

Byungnam Jin – NexGen Global Forum

About Byungnam Prior to joining the Tsinghua-SAIS Dual Master’s Degree Program in Global Politics and Economics, Byungnam worked at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, a policy think tank based in Seoul, as a research associate for the China Policy Program. Born in Korea and educated in China, Byungnam spent Read more

Niki Ottolia – NexGen Global Forum

About Niki Ottolia An Oregon native raised by Latino parents, Niki grew up in a bi-cultural household where she grew to appreciate cross-cultural exchange and diversity. Her interests include Sino-Latin American relations, anthropology, human rights, and international development. Prior to Tsinghua-SAIS Dual Degree Program, Niki lived and worked in Managua, Read more

Jordan Rosenberg – NexGen Global Forum

About Jordan Rosenberg Jordan Alejandro Rosenberg graduated with honors from the University of Southern California in 2017 with a Bachelor’s in History. A published author, Jordan was President of Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society and co-founded a tutoring program teaching English to Syrian refugees. Prior to graduation, Jordan Read more

Zhang Kai – NexGen Global Forum

About Zhang Kai Zhang Kai graduated from the University of International Relations with a major in international economics and trade, and a minor in Spanish. During his undergraduate years, he became interested in the mutual relationship between international economics and politics, while also developing his own theoretical knowledge of economy. Read more