Aanu Afolabi
About Aanu Afolabi
Aanu Afolabi is a career-changer aspiring to become an international commercial lawyer. He is currently a student at BPP Law School in London and seeking a training contract at an international law firm. His interest in international commercial law developed while working as an Infrastructure Project Analyst in Seoul at Daewoong Pharmaceuticals, one of the largest biopharmaceutical companies in South Korea. He conducted due diligence, reviewed contracts and used his Korean language skills to facilitate discussions between Korean lawyers and local counsel in Ethiopia. Outside law, he is the Convener of Scholarship Lab, a mentoring programme to assist the selected participants with making applications for global scholarships. The inaugural cohort began last year and the success stories have been inspiring. The mentees have received scholarships and gained admission to top schools including the London School of Economics, McGill University, University of Warwick, Shanghai University, to mention a few. The application for the next cohort will begin in November 2021. If you'd like to serve as a mentor or collaborate to support this initiative, please reach out via fraserfoundation@gmail.com. He also recently started a YouTube channel to contribute to the democratisation of insights to making successful applications for scholarships abroad. You can see here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzcjQvTH7ryi1Axyw3KRiJQ/featured