Karam Alkaissy

Penn World scholars
Class of 2027

Netherlands

Academic areas of interest

I intend to major in Chemical Engineering while staying in touch with my interests in the humanities by minoring in International Relations or Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations with a concentration in Arabic. Through my studies at Penn, I hope to learn more about the intersection of engineering and society in the light of 21st-century global issues such as climate change and energy/resource depletion.

Activities & Hobbies

I love learning and practicing languages, watching travel blogs on YouTube, going down the rabbit hole of Wikipedia’s most obscure articles, travelling, and being in the company of great friends.

Future Plans

Upon completion of my degree, I hope to draw on my knowledge, connections, and internship and club experiences to become a global leader in the industry I will be most passionate about by then. Currently, the prospect of returning to the Netherlands to develop my expertise in the energy industry sounds appealing. Nevertheless, so does the idea of leveraging my passion for this industry to bring positive and substantial change to the socio-economic and environmental landscape of Iraq: the country where my roots lie.