University of Pennsylvania alumni Chuanyuan (Suzanne) Liu and Habib Salim have each received a Schwarzman Scholarship, which funds a one-year master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing. They are part of the 10th class of Schwarzman Scholars and will enroll at Tsinghua in August.
Liu and Salim, both members of Penn's Class of 2023, are among 150 Scholars accepted this year from 38 countries and 105 universities. The Fellows for the Schwarzman Class of 2025-26 were selected from nearly 5,000 applicants worldwide.
The Schwarzman program core curriculum focuses on leadership, China, and global affairs. The coursework, cultural immersion, and personal and professional development opportunities are designed to prepare students with an understanding of China’s changing role in the world.
Liu, who is from Beijing, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in finance and business analytics from the Wharton School and minors in international relations and comparative literature in the College of Arts and Sciences. She is an associate with the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group in New York City. She previously completed a summer internship with Morgan Stanley’s investment banking division in Hong Kong. At Penn, she was involved in several student groups, including the Penn Dance Company, Wharton Asia Exchange Journal, and Penn Wharton China Summit. As a Schwarzman Scholar, she aims to foster a fashion and retail ecosystem in China that promotes local artistic traditions and environmental sustainability.
Salim, from Mombasa, Kenya, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the College of Arts and Sciences. She is currently a business analyst at McKinsey & Co. in Nairobi, after a year in the McKinsey Atlanta office. She previously held summer internships with Twitter, now known as X, as a software engineer, in New York City and Philadelphia. On campus she was a Penn World Scholar through Penn Global’s International Student & Scholar Services, and president of the Society for African Internationals at Penn.
Liu and Salim are among the 27 Penn students and alumni who have accepted places in the Schwarzman Scholars program since it launched in 2016. Penn’s Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships provides information, support, and guidance on this and other nationally competitive fellowships and research opportunities and prizes.
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