Hello,
Please find my final reflection video attached. As this incredible Laidlaw experience draws to a close, I want to extend my deepest thanks to Dan-Thi Nguyen and the rest of the EPFL Laidlaw team; the Oxford Character Project team led by Dr. Corey Crossan; and the Laidlaw Foundation, led by Susanna Kempe and Lord Irvine Laidlaw of Rothiemay, for their unwavering support and guidance.
I am equally grateful to the remarkable scholars I’ve crossed paths with throughout this journey. Your dedication is endlessly inspiring, and I leave this program profoundly optimistic about the future we are all stepping into.
I hope our paths continue to cross and look forward to deepening these friendships in the years to come.
Best,
Ben
I am an international Bachelor student reading Communication Systems at EPFL in Lausanne. I am curious and eager to learn across many fields ranging from the sciences to the arts. My core academic interests lie in the physics, chemistry, and mathematics (statistics, data analytics and mathematical modelling) and the way these fields are related in technological advancements through computer science and AI.
I consider myself a global citizen, a French and German national who has lived in France, Germany, the United Arab Emirates and Switzerland and travelled to more than 35 countries and 4 continents. These diverse experiences fostered my deep interest in global issues with a particular passion for sustainability (e.g., climate change, loss of biodiversity or the fundamental energy crisis) and inequality (e.g., unequal access to education and health care).
