Bayer - Young Enviromental Envoy

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Alumni Stories

On the following pages, you can find out what Bayer Young Environmental Envoys have been up to. Young envoys share their experiences after their participation in the field trip, including their personal and professional development, their commitment to the environment and the importance of the topic "Sustainable development" to their lives.

Zhuoyan Zhang, China, BYEE 2008

Zhuoyan Zhang from Beijing in China, participated in the 2008 Bayer Young Environmental Envoy (BYEE) Program. As part of her degree in Environmental Economics and Management at the Renmin University of China in Beijing, she has been on an exchange in with the University of Copenhagen. Currently she is on an internship at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. » more

Sinem Erdogdu, Turkey, BYEE 2007

Sinem Erdogdu took part in the BYEE 2007 which was when Turkey joined the program. Taking turned out to be inspirational for Sinem and a stepping stone to greater things as it matched her own preference for the practical over the theoretical. » more

Janice Lao, Philippines, BYEE 2001

Janice Lao took part in the first ever BYEE in the Philippines in 2001 and it proved to be the inspiration for an impressive academic and professional career in the environment. » more

Carlos Bartesaghi Koc, Peru, BYEE 2007

Like all Bayer Young Environmental Envoys, Carlos Bartesaghi Koc, was already passionately interested in the environment before he took part in the 2007 Field Trip. » more

Marvin Oluoch, Kenya, BYEE 2007

Marvin Oluoch participated in the Bayer Youth Environmental Program (BYEE) in 2007. His experiences during the field trip motivated and inspired him to strengthen his environmental commitment. » more

Pedro Luiz Borges Chaffe, Brazil, BYEE 2006

Pedro Chaffe participated in the BYEE field trip in 2006, and says the experience brings him nothing but good memories. » more

Shuying Hu, Singapore, BYEE 2005

For Shuying, environmental protection is closely related to her passion: After the BYEE programme, she and two other former BYEE were selected for an Earthwatch expedition to assist in the conservation of whale sharks at Ningaloo Reef, Australia. » more

Michał Przybycin, Poland, BYEE 2004

Michał Przybycin likes to remember 2004 – the year in which he participated in the BYEE Program. “Participation in this project was a very important stage on the path towards my career and allowed me to expand my horizons,” says Michał today. » more

He Minxuan, China, BYEE 2003

He Minxuan, now a post-graduate student in East China Normal University, participated in the Bayer Young Environmental Envoy Programme in 2003. In the same year she was selected as a national delegate to the Asia-Pacific Forum Eco-Innovate, held in Australia. » more