Global Ambassadors
Global Ambassadors represent The Graduate School by sharing their experiences and stories as Purdue graduate students. Our Ambassadors have been sharing their stories from around the world since 2011. Below you can learn more about our Ambassadors by college or country.
Meet the Ambassadors
Akane Ota
Japan
College of Agriculture
Current Ambassador
Irma Adyatni
Indonesia
College of Agriculture
Former Ambassador
Isaiah Mensah
Ghana
College of Agriculture
Current Ambassador
Lilian Ayala Jacobo
Paraguay
College of Agriculture
Former Ambassador
Luis Peña Lévano
Peru
College of Agriculture
Former Ambassador
Nisal Herath
Sri Lanka
College of Agriculture
Former Ambassador
Roberto Manolio Valladao Flores
Brazil
College of Agriculture
Former Ambassador
Sherlene Brown
Jamaica
College of Agriculture
Former Ambassador
Ankita Nikalje
India
College of Education
Former Ambassador
Deepti Tagare
India
College of Education
Current Ambassador
Mohammad Shams Duha
Bangladesh
College of Education
Current Ambassador
Shamila Janakiraman
India
College of Education
Former Ambassador
Wan Hee Kim
South Korea
College of Education
Current Ambassador
Anastasiia Vasiukhina
Russia
College of Engineering
Current Ambassador
Andres Porro Carvalhar
Brazil
College of Engineering
Former Ambassador
Ata Ur Rehman
Pakistan
College of Engineering
Current Ambassador
Ed (Audai) Theinat
Jordan
College of Engineering
Current Ambassador
Elena Robles-Molina
Mexico
College of Engineering
Current Ambassador
Juliana Pereira
Brazil
College of Engineering
Current Ambassador
Peyman Yousefi
Iran
College of Engineering
Current Ambassador
Sami Saleh Alghamdi
Saudi Arabia
College of Engineering
Former Ambassador
Valeria Andreoli
Italy
College of Engineering
Former Ambassador
Elizabeth Kielb
United States
College of Health and Human Sciences
Current Ambassador
Hong Soon Kim
South Korea
College of Health and Human Sciences
Former Ambassador
Jenny Woo
United States
College of Health and Human Sciences
Current Ambassador
Krittikan Chanpaisaeng
Thailand
College of Health and Human Sciences
Former Ambassador
Ola Wasel
Egypt
College of Health and Human Sciences
Current Ambassador
Aleksandra Swatek
Poland
College of Liberal Arts
Former Ambassador
Alžbeta Hájková
Slovakia
College of Liberal Arts
Former Ambassador
Anda Hirceaga
Canada
College of Liberal Arts
Former Ambassador
Christina Weiler
Germany
College of Liberal Arts
Former Ambassador
Robert Nyaga
Kenya
College of Liberal Arts
Former Ambassador
Sweta Baniya
Nepal
College of Liberal Arts
Former Ambassador
Amr Ebaid
Egypt
College of Science
Former Ambassador
Evidence Matangi
Zimbabwe
College of Science
Former Ambassador
Israa Al-Qassem
Jordan
College of Science
Former Ambassador
Maria Leonor Pacheco
Venezuela
College of Science
Current Ambassador
Mavreen Tuvilla
Philippines
College of Science
Former Ambassador
Sabrina Fleming
Grenada
Krannert School of Management
Former Ambassador
Bolaji Adefolarin
Nigeria
Purdue Polytechnic Institute
Former Ambassador
Daniel Madrinan Chiquito
Colombia
Purdue Polytechnic Institute
Current Ambassador
Thomas Fischer
Germany
Purdue Polytechnic Institute
Former Ambassador
Mohammad Shams Duha
Bangladesh
College of Education
Current Ambassador
Andres Porro Carvalhar
Brazil
College of Engineering
Former Ambassador
Juliana Pereira
Brazil
College of Engineering
Current Ambassador
Roberto Manolio Valladao Flores
Brazil
College of Agriculture
Former Ambassador
Anda Hirceaga
Canada
College of Liberal Arts
Former Ambassador
Daniel Madrinan Chiquito
Colombia
Purdue Polytechnic Institute
Current Ambassador
Christina Weiler
Germany
College of Liberal Arts
Former Ambassador
Thomas Fischer
Germany
Purdue Polytechnic Institute
Former Ambassador
Isaiah Mensah
Ghana
College of Agriculture
Current Ambassador
Sabrina Fleming
Grenada
Krannert School of Management
Former Ambassador
Ankita Nikalje
India
College of Education
Former Ambassador
Deepti Tagare
India
College of Education
Current Ambassador
Shamila Janakiraman
India
College of Education
Former Ambassador
Irma Adyatni
Indonesia
College of Agriculture
Former Ambassador
Peyman Yousefi
Iran
College of Engineering
Current Ambassador
Valeria Andreoli
Italy
College of Engineering
Former Ambassador
Sherlene Brown
Jamaica
College of Agriculture
Former Ambassador
Akane Ota
Japan
College of Agriculture
Current Ambassador
Ed (Audai) Theinat
Jordan
College of Engineering
Current Ambassador
Israa Al-Qassem
Jordan
College of Science
Former Ambassador
Robert Nyaga
Kenya
College of Liberal Arts
Former Ambassador
Elena Robles-Molina
Mexico
College of Engineering
Current Ambassador
Sweta Baniya
Nepal
College of Liberal Arts
Former Ambassador
Bolaji Adefolarin
Nigeria
Purdue Polytechnic Institute
Former Ambassador
Ata Ur Rehman
Pakistan
College of Engineering
Current Ambassador
Lilian Ayala Jacobo
Paraguay
College of Agriculture
Former Ambassador
Luis Peña Lévano
Peru
College of Agriculture
Former Ambassador
Mavreen Tuvilla
Philippines
College of Science
Former Ambassador
Aleksandra Swatek
Poland
College of Liberal Arts
Former Ambassador
Anastasiia Vasiukhina
Russia
College of Engineering
Current Ambassador
Sami Saleh Alghamdi
Saudi Arabia
College of Engineering
Former Ambassador
Alžbeta Hájková
Slovakia
College of Liberal Arts
Former Ambassador
Hong Soon Kim
South Korea
College of Health and Human Sciences
Former Ambassador
Wan Hee Kim
South Korea
College of Education
Current Ambassador
Nisal Herath
Sri Lanka
College of Agriculture
Former Ambassador
Krittikan Chanpaisaeng
Thailand
College of Health and Human Sciences
Former Ambassador
Elizabeth Kielb
United States
College of Health and Human Sciences
Current Ambassador
Jenny Woo
United States
College of Health and Human Sciences
Current Ambassador
Maria Leonor Pacheco
Venezuela
College of Science
Current Ambassador
Evidence Matangi
Zimbabwe
College of Science
Former Ambassador
Featured Ambassador Stories
Landing a Summer Internship
Getting some real-world experience as a graduate student can be incredibly valuable to prepare you for life after grad school.
The Best Cafes to Study and Eat Around Campus
There are countless of libraries and study spaces on Purdue’s campus. Though, sometimes you might crave an atmosphere that is a little more casual where you can have a study session with your friends, and eat some food at the same time!
Research Amid a Global Pandemic
As Purdue Boilermakers, we tackle challenges with strength, perseverance, and brute force. It is with this spirit that we have been able to successfully navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.