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| Source: University of Pennsylvania, Eric Sucar. Adnan Zikri. |
“All of us at Penn are enormously proud of Chris and Zikri,” said Penn President Amy Gutmann, commenting on Adnan's scholarship and that of US senior Christopher D’Urso. “Our newest Rhodes scholars share a passion for community engagement, human rights and social justice. Their work embodies the finest attributes of Penn scholars who are working to make a profound difference in the world."
Zikri’s undergraduate research has focused on social-impact bonds. He also has done volunteer work with refugees and has been an ambassador for Penn’s Giving What We Can. Chris and Zikri are extraordinarily talented, engaged and committed individuals who are deeply deserving of this preeminent recognition.”
Adnan is enrolled in the Huntsman Program in International Studies in Business offered through Penn’s School of Arts and Sciences and Wharton School. He is majoring in finance, statistics and international studies, with a minor in mathematics, economics and philosophy. At Penn he has served as a Fox Research and Service Fellow and a Wharton Research Scholar.
Earlier this year, he conducted research on social-impact bonds to assess alternative approaches to improving the impact of zakat distribution in Malaysia. He volunteers for the PA Refugee Task Force in Philadelphia in the US and at Syrian refugee schools in Irbid, Jordan, and is also an ambassador for Penn’s Giving What We Can.
At Oxford, Adnan will pursue a master’s degree in evidence-based social intervention and policy evaluation, along with a master’s in financial economics.
At Oxford, Adnan will pursue a master’s degree in evidence-based social intervention and policy evaluation, along with a master’s in financial economics.