The Cambridge Scholars are among 129 men and women, representing 30 countries and 75 universities, chosen for this year’s programme. This is the second year for the Schwarzman Scholars programme, which aims to educate and prepare the world’s most exceptional men and women to confront the most difficult challenges of the coming century and develop an understanding of China. The programme was founded by Blackstone Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder Stephen A Schwarzman.
The five Cambridge Scholars are Zheng Guo, Ruby Holmes, Lukas Schmelter, Charles Vitry and Amos Wittenberg.
Zheng Guo received his Master’s degree in Nuclear Energy from the University of Cambridge and Bachelor’s degree in Energy and Power Systems from Tsinghua University. His research focuses on energy systems modelling, and the development of sustainable and clean energy. Zheng has published several original research papers in international journals and is a student counsellor at Tsinghua University.
Ruby Holmes graduated in 2016, having read politics and international studies at Sidney Sussex College. She is an internationally recognised debater and public speaking coach, and organised a women’s public speaking association while at Cambridge.
Lukas Schmelter is currently completing an MPhil in Modern European History at Cambridge. Parallel to his studies, he led large-scale student conferences, worked for a political think-tank focused on European integration, and completed internships in the German Bundestag, the German Foreign Ministry and the European Parliament.
Charles Vitry graduated in 2016, having read Manufacturing Engineering at St John’s College, and has attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on exchange. He has recently implemented a 30% supplier lead time reduction model at Amazon Spain and launched a factory production control system in Apple’s Soft Goods factories in China.
Amos Wittenberg, who graduated in 2015, read English Literature at Corpus Christi College, and helped set up and run the Cambridge Globalist, a student-led current affairs magazine. After graduating he spent four months as a British Council scholar in Beijing studying Chinese, and now works as a financial journalist.
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Image (L-R): Zheng Guo, Ruby Holmes, Lukas Schmelter, Charles Vitry, Amos Witternberg
Credit: Schwarzman Scholars
Reproduced courtesy of the University of Cambridge
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Five Cambridge students named Schwarzman Scholars
5 December 2016
Five Cambridge students are among this year’s Schwarzman Scholars, a highly selective programme which supports students from around the world to complete a one-year Master’s degree programme at Tsinghua University in Beijing, one of China’s top universities.
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