Congratulations to Pedro!

Upon his graduation from University, Pedro Paposseco (RCN 13-15)  has been acknowledged for his achievements in the national press in his home country Angola.

Here are his thoughts:

When I first left my country, Angola, to study the International Baccalaureate at the UWC Red Cross Nordic in Norway,  I could not hold a full conversation in English, nor did I have any international experience. Two years later, in 2015, I was admitted into the Davis United World College Scholars Program, allowing me to complete a double Major in Public Affairs and Administration and International and Area Studies with a Minor in Political Science at the University of Oklahoma (OU) in 2019.

After two challenging years, worsened by a global pandemic and radical changes in the education systems and international relations, on May 15, 2021, graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Master of Public Administration and a Human Resource Development and Workforce Diversity Graduate Certificate from OU, scoring a perfect 4.0 GPA. Additionally, due to I have also been nominated as a member of the Pi Sigma Alpha, The National Political Science Honor Society, and Pi Alpha Alpha, The National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration that came as encouragement and recognition of my outstanding scholarship in public administration and public policy.

This accomplishment would not have been possible without the financial support and trust from the Davis UWC Foundation, the University of Oklahoma, my family, and friends. For that, I would like to extend my gratitude to Mr. Shelby Davis and the entire UWC movement for empowering young dreamers from across the world by providing us with the adequate education and financial resources needed for us to continue chasing our dreams and make a positive impact in the World. Coming from the outskirts of Luanda, the capital of Angola, being able to complete my higher education in an American university is a once-in-lifetime opportunity that has changed my life forever and I will be forever grateful for such an opportunity.