Wantoe T. Wantoe is the President for Postgraduates at Oxford University Students’ Union, representing more than 13,900 research and taught postgraduate students. He represents students on the University Council, the Planning and Resource Allocation Committee (PRAC), the Education Committee, the Taught Degrees and Awards Panel, the Research Degrees Panel, the Joint AI Working Group, the General Purposes Committee, and many others. In these roles, he helps shape decisions on education, access, student welfare, and Oxford’s digital transformation.
Previously, he was the convener of the 2025 Oxford Africa Conference, one of the University’s largest student-led gatherings. He graduated with a Master of Public Policy and an MSc in Comparative and International Education from the University of Oxford.
Wantoe has spoken at the United Nations General Assembly, the World Humanitarian Summit, and other major global forums on education and leadership. His work has been recognised with awards including the Princess Diana Award, the Global Young Voices SDGs Champion Award, and the Vincent De-Paul Award. In 2022, he was named one of eight Young Pacesetters for African Development by the African Renaissance and Diaspora Network at the United Nations. In 2023, he became the youngest National Flag Day Orator in Liberia’s history and was named among Pembroke College Oxford’s 400 most impactful people in its 400-year history.
