Daria Kurushina is a young eco-activist determined to achieve SDGs and engage with Russian and international youth to combat global issues. She will graduate from the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) in 2022, majoring in Oriental Studies. Daria was a member of the Model UN of the Russian Far East at the university, where she pioneered the ecological movement at FEFU and regionally. She won National MUN Conferences held in New York and chaired the General Assembly Committees. As a Schwarzman Scholar, she hopes to reveal new insights about international development and China’s role in it. Daria is from Russia.