LUMS Student Named Rhodes Scholar-Elect 2025 for Pakistan
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Jovera Shakeel, a final-year undergraduate student, majoring in Economics and Mathematics at LUMS, has been named the Rhodes Scholar-Elect 2025 for Pakistan!
Jovera’s academic journey at LUMS reflects her deep commitment to addressing poverty traps and promoting the educational and economic inclusion of low-income communities, particularly at the intersection of gender, class, and disability. Her upcoming studies at Oxford will allow her to further explore her passion for development economics, building upon her experience as a teacher in a welfare school where she witnessed the transformative impact of education on underserved communities.
Beyond academics, Jovera has worked as a co-researcher on a LUMS-funded project examining the role of Pakistan's informal economy in agricultural indicators. She also leads as the President of the LUMS Consultancy Group, Pakistan’s largest student-run consulting club, and in 2020, she received a UNDP grant to establish Mukhtalif, a non-profit e-commerce platform that empowers marginalised artisans by sharing their stories and connecting them with new markets.
Congratulations, Jovera, on this remarkable achievement—LUMS is incredibly proud of you!
