Faculty: Arts
Program: International Relations and Commerce
Year: 2017
Country: Tanzania
Joining one of the top elite schools in Tanzania on a full scholarship for the two year International ‘A’ Level Program at Haven of Peace Academy (HOPAC), Jovin has thrived as one of the top scholarship students HOPAC has ever accepted. Especially strong in Math, Jovin has achieved numerous academic awards, most notably achieving the highest mark in the world in AS Business in the Cambridge International Examinations.
Jovin took advantage of the opportunities at HOPAC to explore ways to serve others. He took leadership in a wide-range of extra-curricular and community service activities such as Class Representative for his student council, Club Leader of Rotary International Club, a Teacher at a local government school, and helping and interacting with young Tanzanian men at Changamoto Rehabilitation Centre who struggle with drug addiction and dependency issues. Jovin envisions his degree at UBC will “enable [him] to pursue a career working closely with Tanzania’s government as a future policymaker.” He hopes to be equipped with the knowledge and experience to “develop the mindset of a committed leader, and positively impacting global communities…in developing countries like [his] own”.