Oxford SU Postgraduate Storytelling Series

This event is organized by Oxford SU and is taking place at the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities.

The Oxford Postgraduate Storytelling Series continues with Journeys of Hope, bringing together postgraduate students for an evening of reflection and dialogue centred on the international student experience and the making of global scholars.

This session centres on the lived realities of international postgraduate students navigating belonging, identity, and community across borders. Through personal storytelling, speakers reflect on their journeys to Oxford, the challenges and opportunities of studying across cultures, and the ways they have built purpose and connection within the University.

The event highlights how Oxford students act as global bridge builders, shaping scholarship, leadership, and understanding across disciplines and nations, and demonstrating the role of postgraduate education in an interconnected world.

The event will feature four postgraduate students sharing personal stories connected to the theme, followed by an interactive audience Q&A.

Speakers

Ikboljon Sobirov
DPhil researcher in Medical AI, University of Oxford
Medical Sciences Division

Doruntina Aruqaj
Founder, Oxford Kosovo Society (first Kosovo Society at Oxford)
Master’s in European Politics, University of Oxford
St Edmund Hall

Great Nnamani
MPhil in Economics, University of Oxford
The Queen’s College

Shixin Zhao
Postgraduate student, University of Oxford
St Catherine’s College

Wantoe Teah Wantoe (Moderator)
President for Postgraduates, Oxford Student Union
MPP, Blavatnik School of Government; MSc Comparative and International Education
Pembroke and Somerville Colleges, Oxford