International Student Table for Advocacy & Relations (ISTAR) 

The International Student Table for Advocacy & Relations (ISTAR) works closely with ISSS and is a partnership of different student organizations, both undergraduate and graduate, with a mission to advocate and provide a unified voice for all international students at Penn. 

ISTAR comprises representatives from the following student organizations: 

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For any questions about ISTAR, please contact

Andrés Mondragón (Peru)

Bona Lee Sungay (Philippines)

Manya Gupta (India) 

Yamin Phyu Phyu (Myanmar) 

GRADUATE CHAIR

GRADUATE VICE CHAIR

UNDERGRADUATE CHAIR  

UNDERGRADUATE VICE CHAIR  

Alexandar Krastev (Bulgaria) 

Rohana Gullapalli (Botswana) 

Andrew Lu (Canada) 

Mariam Ali (Egypt) 

President of AIS 

Vice President of AIS 

Student Representative for the UA 

College Representative 

Rafaa Bukhary

Meruyert Bizhanova (Kazakhstan) 

Mayowa Temitope Fageyinbo 

GRADUATE CHAIR

GRADUATE VICE CHAIR

UNDERGRADUATE CHAIR