Student Council
Empowering Student Voice Across COBIS
Launched in 2025, the COBIS Student Council unites students from across the world to lead change, shape initiatives, and champion wellbeing, creativity, and global collaboration.
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Meet the 2026-27 Student Council
Arabelle
Arabelle is an exceptional student leader recognised for her academic excellence, intellectual curiosity, and outstanding work ethic. An accomplished musician and debater, she won first place in the Junior Solo Vocal category at the COBIS Music Festival 2025. She loves to read and travel.
Charlie
Charlie is a Year 12 student who is interested in the Social Sciences. He is a leader of the schools MUN programme and sustainability initiative where he is working towards a carbon offsetting framework to offset school trips. He is half Indonesian and half British and volunteered to teach Indonesian children English.
Federico
Federico Vélez is passionate about leadership, collaboration, and student engagement. Through his involvement in school life, he has developed strong communication and teamwork skills while working to represent and support his peers.
Filippo
Filippo is a 14 year old Italian student and his passions are debating and sailing. As a member of the COBIS student council, he is looking forward to collaborating on projects that go beyond discussions and actually leave a lasting impact.
Iana
Iana De La Paz is a Year 10 student. She greatly enjoys the arts while also passionately exploring the sciences. Iana actively participates in the school production and enjoys helping out with different school events. In the future she hopes to pursue a career in medicine.
Ioana
Ioana is passionate about strengthening student communities by creating opportunities for students to share ideas, collaborate, and connect. As a leading member of her school's Student Council, she founded 'The Student Voice', an online platform that connected pupils across year groups through collaboration.
Jason
Jason is currently in Year 11. He is very proud to be one of the Head Students and sports team captain of his school. He loves sports and music, and is looking forward to contributing to COBIS.
Jindi
Born and raised in China, Zhengzhou, Jindi moved to Serbia in 2024 to be with her family, parents, brother and sister. Her main interests are volleyball, debate, reading, and horse riding, whilst her favourite subjects in school are English, Computer Science, and History. Jindi's ambition is to become a diplomat.
Kenza
Kenza is a Year 12 student studying Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, and Biology. She is curious and open-minded, with a strong belief that every person has a unique voice and perspective worth hearing. She enjoys connecting with others and learning from different perspectives.
Lyudmila
Lyudmila is an A-level student, with a strong interest in economics and finance. Throughout school, she has enjoyed taking on leadership roles both in sports and academics. In the future, she hopes to build a career related to finance, develop her skills and gain unforgettable experiences.
Nishan
Nishan is a Year 12 student. He has a strong passion for music and enjoys playing the guitar in his free time. Academically, his favorite subjects are Computer Science and Biology. Nishan joined the Student Council to give a voice to students who may not be heard within the school environment.
Pedro
Pedro is a student advocate passionate about giving young people a stronger voice in the decisions that affect them. Through student leadership, Model United Nations and youth-led initiatives, he has worked to improve representation, fairness and collaboration within school communities.
Sam
Originally born in England, Sam has previously lived in New Jersey, USA and now lives in the Netherlands, where he has been for the past 4 years. He enjoys sports, especially football, hockey and running. In his spare time Sam likes to spend time with friends and family.
Tsipora
Tsipora is a 16 year-old student with a strong interest in science, leadership, and student advocacy. She has held several leadership positions within her school as well as in her community, where she has raised awareness on issues such as the environment and diversity, especially with her TEDx talk.
Valentina
Valentina is passionate about leadership, global collaboration, and bringing people together through meaningful initiatives. As a member of the COBIS International Student Council, she has worked with students from around the world to promote student voice and lead projects across the COBIS network.
Vincent
Driven by social advocacy and inclusive representation, Vincent has helped found and engaged in numerous student societies and events within and beyond school. Now, he looks forward to utilising this role to amplify the student voice and actively bridge connections across the COBIS network.
Vlada
Vlada currently serves as Vice President of her school Student Council. She has represented her school through the Global School Alliance, volunteered at a local hospital, and co-founded a youth initiative that has supported more than 150 children.
Yasmine
Yasmine Ikhlef is a Year 10 student, who serves as a dedicated member of the Student Council. They are passionate about improving the school community and representing the voices of their peers. Outside of council dates, Yasmine hopes to pursue a career in criminology.
Yutong
Yutong is a Year 11 student and Vice President of her school's student council from China, where she has built systems that turn student feedback into tangible outcomes - from securing menu changes based on survey data to establishing a permanent "Kindness Message Board" for lasting inclusion.
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Student Council Representatives 2026-27 are from the following COBIS schools:
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From Ideas to Impact
The 2025-26 COBIS Student Council demonstrated the power of student-led innovation, transforming ideas into opportunities that had a lasting impact across the COBIS community. Their most significant achievement was the creation of the inaugural COBIS Changemakers Competition, which they developed from inception to completion, generating the original concept, shaping the competition format, promoting participation, and contributing to the judging process. Beyond Changemakers, Council members were involved in the pilot development of the Research Skills Competition before its introduction to the student engagement calendar, chose themes for the Poetry and Art Competitions, and successfully advocated for the return of the Debate Competition which has been included in the 2026-27 calendar (find out more here). Through their leadership, creativity and commitment, the Council not only amplified student voice but have also created meaningful opportunities for students across the global COBIS network to engage, collaborate and make a positive difference. The 2026-27 cohort are now keen to take up the baton and build upon these achievements. To find out more about the 2026-27 Changemakers competition click here.
Student Council Member Blogs
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