Angela Hua's job has allowed her to work in Brussels, Luxembourg and Beijing.

FEATURED GRADUATES:

Angela Hua, a 2020 graduate from Belgium, is a social media officer at the European Investment Bank. >>> See Angela's LinkedIn profile

Kabelo Botlhe Dikobe, a 2019 graduate from Botswana, began work as an executive analyst at UN Women in New York in April 2021. She is a UN Women "Young Women Leaders" fellow. >>> See Botlhe's LinkedIn profile

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Vivan Yuen, a 2021 graduate from the United States, is working for SkyTV in San Francisco as a digital media analyst. >>> See Vivian's LinkedIn profile

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Natalie Meyer, a 2021 graduate from Australia, in August 2021 began a new job as General Manager of the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia (AmCham) for Western Australia, based in Perth. >>> See Natalie's LinkedIn profile

Emma Ho, a 2020 graduate from Malaysia, was hired by the China Global Television Network in 2023. She earlier was shortlisted in the CGTN Media Challengers campaign seeking new reporting talent worldwide. She has been working on research projects for the Malaysian Institute of Economics Research and the ILO. >>> See Emma's five-minute video report

Garbo Li, a 2018 graduate from Australia, is Content Editor at 陕文投 Shaanxi Culture Industry Investment Group. >>> See Garbo's LinkedIn profile

Lincoln Van der Westhuizen, a 2015 graduate from South Africa, is a podcast producer for Message Heard in London. He previously worked for CGTN Europe, Xinhua News Agency and China Radio International.  >>> See Lincoln's LinkedIn profile

Quan Yue  (全月 Frances), a 2018 graduate from China, is working for Caixin Media, where she was named "Reporter of the Year" for the publication for a combination of prolific output and reporting scoops. >>> See Frances' LinkedIn profile

Li Cui, a 2019 graduate from China, is a journalist at Xinhua News Service. >>> See Li's LinkedIn profile

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Simone Martin, a 2017 graduate from Italy and producer of a 2017 mini-documentary on the GBJ program, is a managing editor for KrASIA, covering tech-driven businesses across the Asia Pacific region. He is a multi-platform journalist with over nine years of experience across Asia and America. Previously, he worked for video news agency CCTV+ and collaborated with financial newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore, among other outlets. >>> See Simone's LinkedIn profile

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Rachael Neo, a 2021 graduate from Singapore, is working as a client services analyst for Transmission, a data-driven B2B marketing agency in Singapore. >>> See Rachael's LinkedIn profile

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Icigumije Kayoya Bruce, a 2018 GBJ graduate  from Burundi, is a correspondent for Star Times TV in Beijing. He interviewed Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio during the West African leader’s state visit to China. He celebrated his fifth anniversary at Star Times in July 2021.

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Viktória Fričová 方维亚, GBJ’s first graduate from Slovakia, is working as a fact checker for Demagog.SK, where her work involves investigating, analyzing, and fact-checking political statements. The 2017 graduate previously was business development director at Timeout Beijing, one of the most popular English language news sites in China's capital city.        >>> See Viktória's LinkedIn profile

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Angela Feng, a 2020 graduate from Canada, is working as a business development manager in Beijing for Universum, a Stockholm-based employer branding company that serves over 1,200 clients and 1,500 universities worldwide. >>> See Angela's LinkedIn profile

Vitaliia Ivannikova, a 2020 graduate from Russia, is a social media marketing manager for ADV in Moscow. >>> See Vitaliia's LinkedIn profile

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Ekaterina Kuznetzova (Екатерина Кузнецова), a 2019 graduate from Russia, is onsite manager at "Alternative - Career and Education Abroad," an international education company. Her duties include collaboration with international companies, translation and promoting the company on social media. >>> See Ekaterina's LinkedIn profile

Jen Wang, a 2013 GBJ graduate, was promoted in June 2021 to Business Manager in the corporate office of nib Group, a healthcare corporation, in Sydney, Australia.  >>> See Jen's LinkedIn profile

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Lucille Liu, a 2014 graduate from Canada, started with Bloomberg in Hong Kong in August 2018 for training, and then moved to the Beijing bureau to cover finance, specializing in regulation and regulatory agencies. She appears regularly on Bloomberg TV to talk about China stories. She previously worked for Caxin Global, where she was a mentor to Cecilia Chang (GBJ 2019). 

Nicole Sy, a 2015 graduate from the Philippines, works in Hong Kong for the Bloomberg News Social Content team, where she specializes in TicToc production. She is known as "The Bloomberg Terminal Expert" on her team. Immediately prior to this job, she worked for two years at the Bloomberg TV Philippines partnership, and previously at Xinhua News Agency. >>> See Nicole's LinkedIn profile

Akram Shabaani, a 2016 graduate from Iran, is chief correspondent for Eghtesad Online, the first economic news agency in Iran providing its audience with news and analysis in the field of economics. >>> See Akram's LinkedIn profile

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Zen Soo, a 2015 program graduate from Singapore, is China technology reporter for the Associated Press. She previously worked for five years at the South China Morning Post, where she became one of the world’s leading experts on technology issues. >>> See Zen's LinkedIn profile

Tan Zongyang (Stephen Tan), a 2010 graduate from China, joined Tencent in May 2020 as a corporate public relations manager in Shenzhen. From 2012 to 2020 he was an editor on the Bloomberg News breaking news team in Hong Kong and a Beijing-based reporter for Bloomberg. He previously worked for China Daily. >>> See Zongyang's LinkedIn profile

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Chengzhang Li, a 2018 GBJ graduate from Sichuan, is now the academic administrator for the Global Business Journalism program. She came to the Tsinghua School of Journalism and Communication's international office after working for Caijing in a partnership with Barron's magazine, covering the U.S. market for Chinese investors.

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Linda Lew, a 2018 graduate from New Zealand, is a reporter for Bloomberg News in Hong Kong specializing in China automotive issues. Previously, she was one of the most versatile reporters at the South China Morning Post. She has produced a wide range of multimedia content, including coverage of Hong Kong's 2019 civil strife and on-the-scene coverage of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan. >>> See Linda's LinkedIn profile.

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Eric Fish, a 2011 graduate from the United States, is an independent freelance journalist and author based in North Carolina. He is completing a book on Chinese students in America, from the 19th century to the present day. His 2015 book, "China's Millennials: The Want Generation," chronicled the nation's changing economic, social and political life. >>> See Eric's LinkedIn profile.

Nick Compton, a 2013 graduate from the United States, joined Amazon as a product manager at Amazon Kindle. His projects have included launching Prime Reading in China, Kindle Unlimited and WeChat Pay on Kindles. He also has written business reports from Amazon’s China team to its executives in Seattle. >>> See Nick's LinkedIn profile.

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Joanita Kenta Tushabe, a 2017 graduate from Uganda, is a content marketing associate with XENO Investment Management Ltd. in Kampala, Uganda. She specializes in non-profits, the private sector, and media agencies. "I’m passionate about learning and teaching; exploring software programming and learning technology as part of my long-term goal to improve education in Africa," Joanita says. >>> See Joanita's LinkedIn profile.

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Yanni Wu, a 2014 graduate from China, was a visiting fellow at Harvard University. She is enrolled in the Ph.D. program of the Tsinghua Public Policy and Management School, specializing in developing country studies. While studying in GBJ, she was an intern for Xinhua News Agency in Nairobi, Kenya. >>> See Yanni's LinkedIn profile 

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Celia Chen (Ya Chen), a 2016 graduate from China, is Senior Vice President at i-Qu & Co. in Beijing. A member of the company's founding team, she is in charge of VC related investment opportunities in China market. i-Qu & Co. is a new investment firm that focuses on accessing high-quality, risk-managed investment opportunities that can generate superior returns. >>> See Celia's LinkedIn profile

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Cecelia Li, a 2015 graduate from the United States, is a senior content producer at the Alibaba Group, where she has worked since 2017. She previously worked at The New York Times and CCTV. >>> See Cecelia's LinkedIn profile

Kristina Miladinoska, a 2018 graduate from North Macedonia, is focusing on corporate communications and media relations with Burson Cohn & Wolfe (formerly Burson-Marsteller) in Beijing. >>> See Kristina's LinkedIn profile

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Matt Haldane, a 2015 graduate from the United States, is Production Editor with Abacus, owned by the South China Morning Post. He previously wrote about tech trends in Shenzhen where he got familiar with the intricacies of China's tech transformation.

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Jimbum Parker (Park Jim-bum), a 2011 graduate, was a co-producer of the documentary "Super China," which first aired on the Korean Broadcasting System, has been broadcast across Asia and Africa and has received substantial publicity, including  a report on CGTN.

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Samantha Nyabonda, a 2019 graduate from Zimbabwe, is a television host for Star Times media group in Beijing. The China-based company has been increasing its footprint in Africa. >>> See Samantha's LinkedIn profile

Claudine Housen, a 2015 graduate from Jamaica, is a New Media editor at CGTN in Beijing. >>> See Claudine's LinkedIn profile

Kai Kreos-Nemčok, a 2015-16 exchange student from Estonia, is now director of the Estonia-Asia Trade Agency at Enterprise Estonia, where she consults with Estonian companies and the government to help them to navigate the opportunities and difficulties in Asian markets. >>> See Kai's LinkedIn profile

Sarah Talaat, a 2018 graduate from the United States, is an account manager at Hylink Digital,  China’s largest independent digital full-service marketing and advertising agency. A specialist in social media, corporate communications and media relations, Sarah is working on the 2020 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. >>> See Sarah's LinkedIn profile

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Lauren Kyger, a 2016 graduate, is now Digital Content Manager at the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations in New York. She earlier wrote a series of perceptive analyses of global trade developments as Research Associate for International Trade Research at Hinrich Foundation Ltd.

Jordyn Dahl, also a 2016 graduate from the United States, who previously worked as an editor for the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy and a columnist for Forbes.com, is a news editor for LinkedIn’s expanding editorial team, covering small business.

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Cecilia Li, a 2015 graduate from the United States, has worked for Alibaba Group in Beijing since 2017. Since December 2019 she has been a senior content producer. >>> See Cecilia's LinkedIn profile

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Sijia Li, a 2020 graduate from Canada, is working as a copywriter for BDC in Montreal. >>> See Sijia's LinkedIn profile

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Min Weiyuan (Wendy) 闵蔚远, a Chinese GBJ graduate, ​works for Ctrip Group in international affairs public relations, crisis management PR and as a translator.

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Ekaterina Volozova, a 2011 GBJ graduate from Russia, is working in Atlanta, Georgia, as a senior purchasing agent in International Procurement Services for Mercedes-Benz USA.

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Tendekai Finos, a 2017 graduate from Zimbabwe, is working on New Media content for CGTN+ in Beijing. >>> See Tendekai's LinkedIn profile.

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Kevin Shen (GBJ graduate, 2018) joined Deloitte Consulting in Shanghai, with an initial specialty of the auto industry.

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Louis Barety, a 2015 graduate from France, is fundraising manager at Sino-Ocean Capital in Beijing. >>> See Louis' LinkedIn profile

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Laura Mati, a 2014 graduate from Italy, has joined Deloitte Switzerland as an assistant manager for cyber. Laura has become one of Europe's leading women in cybersecurity. "One of my first projects allowed me to design operating models and set up global hubs for the delivery of cyber security services for various Swiss based global organizations," she reports. >>> See Laura's LinkedIn profile.

Grace Shao, a 2017 graduate from Canada, is associate director at FGS Global in Hong Kong, where she advises clients on critical issues, media relations, geopolitical challenges, and corporate positioning. She previously worked for Alibaba Group as APAC PR Manager based in Hong Kong. She previously was a reporter for CNBC and CGTN. >>> See Grace's LinkedIn profile.

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Silver Fu, a 2016 graduate from China, is Marketing And Public Relations Manager

for Ries Positioning Strategy & Consulting in Shanghai. >>> See Silver's LinkedIn profile

Steve (Jeong Sub) Park, ​a 2013 graduate from Korea, has become Senior Manager for Regional Corporate Communication, East Asia, at Tencent in Seoul. He previously worked in senior positions for FleishmanHillard and Edelman. >>> See Steve's LinkedIn profile

Thomas Dodd Newton, a 2015 graduate from the United States, is a consultant for the Recondo Group in Greater Atlanta, providing cross-border investor services. He specializes in risk management, due diligence and asset recovery. >>> See his LinkedIn profile

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Sichol Danaisawat, a 2015 graduate from Thailand, is Senior Web & Content Manager at Central Marketing Group (CMG) in Bangkok. >>> See Sichol's LinkedIn profile

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Long Yifan, a 2017 graduate from China, is working in marketing communications for Huawei Cloud. He previously worked in the New York bureau of China Daily. >>> See Yifan's LinkedIn profile.

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Letwin Tawira, a 2017 graduate from Zimbabwe, is a part-time outdoors instructor at Insight Adventures China in Shanghai while pursuing a Ph.D. in new media studies at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. >>> See her LinkedIn profile.

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Anish Pandey, a 2016 graduate from Nepal, has been an editor at China Daily since March 2017. >>> See Anish's LinkedIn profile

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Yuki Nakajima, a 2018 graduate from Japan, is a

System Consultant and Account Manager at NRI (Nomura Research Institute) in Hong Kong. She previously was an information technology consultant for IBM in Tokyo. >>> See Yuki's LinkedIn profile.

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Dorina Marlen Heller, a 2016-2017 exchange student from Germany,  is Assistant to the Equal Opportunities Commissioner at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and a freelance journalist, communications consultant & copywriter. She recently edited an issue of the German healthcare magazine Praxis Palliative Care on living mindfully – „Achtsam leben.“  >>> See Dorina's LinkedIn profile

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Jonathan Gandari, a 2010 GBJ graduate from Zimbabwe, is the Zimbabwean national government's Chief Director for Government Programs and Messaging in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services. >>> See Jonathan's LinkedIn profile.

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