Shaurya Kansal, an 18-year-old from Meerut, India, has received the University of Wollongong’s (UOW) Vice-Chancellor’s Leadership Scholarship – India, aimed at encouraging the next generation of young leaders as India and Australia strengthen their ties.
Kansal was recognised for his outstanding academic and volunteering experience, which includes developing a model for Venus as part of the NASA and Boeing sponsored Asian Regional Space Settlement Design Competition. He has also conceptualised an AI based malaria detector for rural India and won a national essay writing competition with his piece on the economic implications of COVID.
Kansal will study a Bachelor of Computer Science majoring in Artificial Intelligence and Big Data, supported by a 100 percent tuition fee waiver, leadership and networking opportunities, and academic mentoring.
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