About Tedi
Teddy Yankov is a university student at University College London (UCL), one of the top ten universities in the world, reading for a Bachelor of Science in Politics and International Relations. Prior to university, he graduated with an International Baccalaureate in Higher Level Mathematics, Economics, English Literature and Physics. He scored in the 99th percentile in the SATs and in the 97th percentile for IB. Aside from running a business and working towards his degree, Teddy is also an academic tutor with extensive experience in guiding students towards stellar time management and success over multiple disciplines.
His academic success comes from years of taking initiative and getting involved – some examples are giving a presentation in the House of Lords about the importance of education in India and Malawi and receiving the Wings of Hope Achievement Award, as well as serving as Deputy President, President and Secretary General at numerous Model United Nations conferences, such as THIMUN in The Hague. He has made guest appearances at various academic events for young people to talk about his research on humanitarian crises, and is currently conducting research on refugee experiences.
He has studied 8 languages in his life, the best being Spanish, French and German, aside from his native Bulgarian and English. Constant learning has become a part of what makes Teddy such a strong academic, and it gives him an ability to connect with students in unique ways through fresh experience and passion for his work.
