Chenzhuo Gong
Election Year: 2016
Election Constituency: China
Scholar Status: Scholar Alum
Rhodes Identifier: China & Linacre 2016
Biography
Chenzhuo Gong graduated from Fudan University with a Bachelor's in International Politics, receiving the Star Graduates award given to the top-10 undergraduates. He has completed study exchanges around the world: in Brazil, Britain, America and Finland. He is currently working with UNESCO in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as a trainee in the communications and information team. It is Chenzhuo's second time in Tanzania, having previously volunteered for a summer as an English teacher in primary school there. He has also volunteered as teacher in rural parts of China, going back to the same county every winter vacation for three consecutive years. Chenzhuo is an avid footballer and has also completed a "vertical marathon", climbing to the top of the 101-floor Shanghai World Financial Center. He is deciding between degrees in internet studies, education and business administration at Oxford. His objective is to create an NGO that empowers rural students and other marginalised groups in China.