Alumni News

Every day we hear about something incredible our alumni are doing in their work and for their communities around the world. This issue features entrepreneurs, filmmakers, authors, artists, and more! We also give some sneak peeks into what to expect at next summer’s 70th Anniversary Celebrations—and we hope you’ll join us! 

Melis Huda Kaya ’25 (Turkey), who ultimately hopes to be either an OBGYN or orthopedic surgeon, selected one of the world’s oldest and most historic universities over University of Aberdeen and Brunel University of London.

Sooyoung Choi ’25 (South Korea) will seek a degree in Chemical Engineering at Northwestern University and ultimately aims to go into the consulting business for engineering firms. He also received offers from University of Southern California, University of Michigan, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Rochester Institute of Technology, UC San Diego, UC Irvine, UC Davis, and UC Santa Barbara.
 

Maria Rozanova ’25 (Ukraine) will study Environmental Studies with a potential double major in Business Administration at the University of Southern California, choosing the oldest private research university in California over UCLA, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine, Northeastern University, Santa Clara University, Florida Institute of Technology, College of Charleston, Rhodes College, and University of British Columbia. 

Sarah Isabel Mesaric ’25 (Switzerland/Portugal/Germany) will hone her talents at the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. She was a perfect seven for seven on her applications, having also secured offers from Boston Conservatory at Berklee, American Musical and Dramatic Academy, American University of Paris, University of the Arts London, Emerson College, and City, University of London.

Charles Puckett ’25 (USA) will enroll in the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Civic Leadership, a new school that was founded to "prepare a rising generation to contribute to the flourishing of our state and nation." He ultimately hopes to pursue a career in business and politics and chose to be a part of the inaugural class of the School of Civic Leadership after also considering offers from Wake Forest University, Southern Methodist University, and Auburn University.

Raphael Yee ’25 (Malaysia) will attend the excellent private research university after also considering offers from Loyola University, Case Western Reserve University, Edinburgh University, University of Glasgow, University of Nottingham, and NYU Shanghai.

Nicoletta Veronica Piazza ’25 (United States/Italy) selected the prestigious private research university over Wake Forest University, Southern Methodist University, and The Catholic University of America.

Anton Besanidis ’25 (Russia/Switzerland/Greece) will continue to play ice hockey for HC Lugano as he works on a degree in Economics and Business at Università della Svizzera italiana (USI).

Joy Wang ’25 (China) will pursue a degree in Photography and Imaging with a minor in Film or Related Studies at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, a training ground for artists, scholars of the arts, and filmmakers. She was previously accepted at Fordham University and then withdrew the remainder of her applications because her application to NYU came with an Early Decision (ED) binding agreement.

Members of the Class of 2020 returned to campus for a nostalgic reunion in mid-July.

Nearly 70 alumni and guests returned to campus for a spirited reunion that included a tour of campus and a lovely dinner in Villa De Nobili.

An enthusiastic group of more than 60 alumni and guests returned to campus for a spirited milestone reunion.

The TASIS team was delighted to be back in London with an enthusiastic group of alumni and guests at the elegant Swiss Embassy.

We wish all of our alumni a belated Happy 2025! This bumper issue of Alumni Notes features an array of stories covering everything from technology to art and travel to reality television.

On November 22, the historic Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C., was abuzz with the lively chatter of TASIS alumni, who gathered for a delightful aperitivo-style reunion.

Giada Giuliani ’24 (Italy/Brazil/France) plans to study either Comparative Literature or Psychology at Brown after also receiving offers from all five of the other universities she applied to: The New School, IE Madrid, The American University of Paris, Southern Methodist University, and Fordham University.

Mariaurora Rosso ’24 (Switzerland), who competed in two world robotics championships while at TASIS, plans to pursue a career in aerospace engineering, astrophysics research, and scientific writing.

Following 11 years at TASIS, Annie Bezikian ’24 (Italy/Armenia) is headed to southern California after also considering offers from University of St Andrews, University College London, King’s College London, University of Warwick, New York University, Fordham University, Chapman University, Clark University, and University of San Diego.

Michael Maffe ’24 (USA/Switzerland/China), who excelled academically and made significant contributions to the TASIS community outside the classroom over the course of his six years at the school, also fielded offers from Loyola Marymount University, University of Hawaii at Manoa, and UC Santa Cruz.

Caroline Odfjell Titland ’24 (Norway) plans to study Business Communications and Digital Media and dreams of one day being a professional singer. 

Sasha Svirina ’24 (Russia), who ultimately hopes her passion for science, pharmacology, and neuroscience will enable her to work on curing diseases such as Alzheimer’s, was also accepted to Utrecht University, Maastricht University, Queen Mary University, The University of St Andrews, and Sussex University.