Rubina Uprety is from Nepal and was a 2014 undergraduate student majoring in International Law at the School of Law. During her time at ZJSU, she consistently ranked first in her major and served as President of the Association of International Students (AIS). After completing her bachelor’s degree, she became the first Nepalese recipient of the Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Scholar Award and went on to pursue a Master of Laws degree at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.
After earning her master’s degree, Rubina worked as a Project Coordinator at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). She also worked with Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI), serving successively as a Peace Coordinator, Editor of the Peace Bulletin, and Lead Coordinator for international certification courses. She currently works at Education Solutions for Change, where she focuses on community reform and supports families and children affected by instability and poverty. She is also the founding president of a foundation that supports nonprofit and charitable organizations in Nepal.
