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Virginia Fara Pennisi
Global Law Student At LUISS Guido Carli University
Rome
Summary
International law student, passionate about maritime, aerospace and economic law.
- I keep curiosity as my guidance, and difficulties as a spur; my motto is "Per aspera sic itur ad astra"- Vergilius, Aeneid.
- I love challenges which give me the opportunity to prove to others, and to myself, the importance of a quality-mix that I synthesized as CREPA: Commitment, Resilience, Effectiveness, Perseverance, individual Adaptability
Overview
6
6
Languages
7
7
Certifications
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
International Baccalaureate Graduate '26
American Overseas School of Rome
09.2022 - 07.2026
- As an International Baccalaureate (IB) Bilingual Graduate and a current Merit Scholar at LUISS Guido Carli University, I have built a diverse, global academic background driven by a deep passion for history, economics, and international affairs.
I fluently speak Italian, English, French and I have a solid foundation of Chinese-Spanish. My educational journey spans multiple cultures and disciplines.
- Since my early years I've attended the Acorn international Boarding School ended with an Anglo-Chinese Diploma 2019 : Cambridge+Ist.Confucio 1Sem.at LaSapienza Eastern Languages Dept.
- After 3years at Convitto Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele II of Rome I graduated in 2022 with a percorso di internazionalizzazione, vote 100cum laude, including a French B2 certification at Institut Saint Louis; once in High School I completed in 2026 my IB Bilingual Diploma released by the IBO at the American Overseas School of Rome (AOSR).
- My intellectual curiosity is best highlighted by my 4,000-word IB Extended Essay, which featured a comparative analysis of human rights evolution and women’s roles between the 1789 French Declaration and the 1948 UN-DUDH.
- Due to my passion for Global History, already in 10th Grade I took 3AP Diplomas by College Board USA, diving into US History (5); European History (4) and French Lang. (5).
My commitment to global issues led me to participate in THImun in The Hague and ROMEmun in 2024. Furthermore, in 2025 at the MALTMUN conference sponsored by the European Commission, I served as Editor-in-Chief for the Ubuntu Times, conducting face-to-face interviews pressing geopolitical matters with international delegates from USA,Iran, Israel, China, Taiwan, Turkey and Cyprus.
- A multicultural background and an innate gregariousness has made me highly adaptable and skilled at working across diverse environments.
- In addition to academic achievement, I have consistently taken on pro-active leadership and collaborative roles: in a dynamic study-work Campus representing over 70 nationalities, I served as Vice-President of the French Honor Society, Member of the NHS for 4years, co-founder of the School Debate & Impromptu Club, and organizer of two consecutive TEDxYouth events also as official speaker. I'm versatile, pro-active and a tireless-supportive-leader; I learnt on field to plan and organize, manage and optimize performances, to enhance groups' productivity and overall success.
- Driven by a desire to give back, I'm actively working as an online tutor, leveraging my 94th percentile SAT score-earned thanks to Singapore Testtakers- to help other students achieve their academic goals.
- Recently, in 2026, after being accepted into Fordham University in New York, I chose to remain in Italy upon receiving a prestigious full-ride Merit Scholarship at LUISS University.
Here, I am pursuing a highly selective program in Global Law and International Affairs, which admitted only 17 candidates based on curriculum excellence.
Education
International Baccalaureate Bilingual Diploma - Economics, History And Languages
American Overseas School of Rome
Rome, Italy05.2026
Skills
Global Law Student at LUISS Guido Carli University- Rome, Italy
- Deeply interested in Maritime, Aerospace and International-Economic Law
-Effective Communicator: Skilled in Verbal Advocacy and Professional Writing within International contexts;
- Collaborative & Adaptable: Excels in Multi-cultural team settings and dynamic environments;
- Resilient Under Pressure: Proven capacity to manage high-stake academic workload and tight deadlines calmly;
- Analytical Researcher: Strong Critical Thinking applied to complex frameworks;
- Detail-oriented & Organised: Highly precise in analysing documents, treaties, sources and case-studies
Certification
Cambridge Certificates English
Software
Microsoft Teams/ Zoom
Word, Slides, Excel
Newsbank, JStor, Google Scholar
Affiliations
- Société Honoraire de Français (FHS)- AATF
- National Honor Society (NHS)- NASSP
- NESDA- New European Speech & Debate Association
- MaltMUN- Malta Model United Nations Society
- ThiMUN- The Hague International Model United Nations Foundation
- RomeMUN- MUN Europe
- College Board USA
- IBO Switzerland
- TedX Talks
Interests
Global History
Macroeconomics
World Literature
Languages
Diplomacy & Geopolitics
Hobbies
- Reading historical, non-fiction novels, and all-time global classics;
I bet with myself that I'll read 120 novels in 5 years!!!
Accomplishments
- In 18 years, I've collected diplomas by the MIUR- Ministero dell'Istruzione Italiano; Ministère de l'Education Nationale Française; HanBan Chinese Gov.; Cambridge; College Board and the IBO.
- In 4 High School years, I was awarded 4 times with the US Presidential Awards for Academic Excellence, signed by both Dem and Rep. Presidents of the United States... So I can say that my cultural luggage is packed by a par-condicio/ transversal knowledge.
- What I consider notable in my study path, is that I gained credibility in each different environment I dived in; I empathized with people, knowledges and cultures from the Italian classic roots to the French savoir-faire, from the English know-how or Chinese rigor, to the American pragmatism.
Timeline
International Baccalaureate Graduate '26
American Overseas School of Rome
09.2022 - 07.2026
International Baccalaureate Bilingual Diploma - Economics, History And Languages
American Overseas School of Rome