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Undergraduates to Study International
Development Through
Rhodes, Marshall
Scholarships
Two Wharton undergraduates
plan to use two prestigious
national scholarships
to continue their research in
the area of international development.
Brett Shaheen,
W'06, C'06, a senior pursuing
a dual degree from
Wharton and international
relations at the College
of Arts and Sciences, has
been named a Rhodes
Scholar. Aziza Zakhidova,
W'06, C'06, a senior in
the Huntsman Program in
International Studies and
Business, has been named a
Marshall Scholar.
Brett Shaheen plans to
study international relations
at Oxford, building upon
his research in international
development. He brings to
Oxford an impressive resume
of research and practice,
including work in Jordan
and India, an analysis of
the microfinance industry
for which he received a
University Scholars research
grant, and a stint as editor-in-chief of Penn's Economica:
The Undergraduate Journal of
Economics.
"Being in the field of a
microcredit organization
and experiencing rural life
in the developing world,"
he reports, "has brought a
new sense of urgency to my
work," which he is excited
to continue with his studies
at Oxford next year.
Aziza Zakhidova intends
to pursue an MPhil in
Development Studies at
Cambridge University and
then an MSc in Economics
at the London School of
Economics. Her studies
will focus on economic
development, with an emphasis
on the transition
economies of former Soviet
Union countries.
Born in Uzbekistan,
Zakhidova lived in Japan
and Italy before moving
to the U.S. at the age of
12. She resumed her study
of Japanese language and
culture as a student in the
Huntsman Program, studying
abroad at Hitotsubashi
University in Tokyo during
her junior year. Currently,
Zakhidova is conducting
research, funded through
a University Scholars
Research Grant, on the impact
of a JBIC line of credit
extended to Uzbekistan for
the improvement of Uzbeki
agricultural colleges.
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