My name is Khandoker Ishmam Mustakim but you can call me Ishmam for short. I am currently studying Commerce at the University of Melbourne. I graduated high school with 4A*s in Chemistry, Physics, Accounting and Mathematics under the Cambridge A'Levels Curriculum.

I had pursued many ECAs. I have participated in over 23 Model United Nations conferences around the world, achieving prestigious awards as a delegate and serving as the head judge for many of them. Notably winning the Most Outstanding Award in another one of the largest conferences in the world, Asia Youth International MUN 19 hosted in Malaysia. I’ve visited a few countries - Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Nepal throughout my MUN journey. I even had invitational offers to serve as a judge for prominent MUNs like Oxford MUN 20 and Harvard World MUN 20 (but they later got cancelled due to
Covid). Proud to say I had the privilege to work and learn from the most experienced, and the attained awards motivated me to work harder. The core skills I acquired from these included negotiation, networking, researching, documentation, critical analysis, and work ethics. I was able to showcase all that I have learned when I participated in a few business competitions with unique
startup ideas, including one with bioplastics at I Entrepreneurs Summit 19 (Marketing Pitch Category) where I placed first. From these two ECAs, I had peaked interests in Marketing and Economics which I would be able to study alongside my majors if I took a course in Commerce.

Aside from all the academic achievements, I have also been playing a key role in creating an impact in my community. Since middle school (Grade 5) I have been involved with Scouting and through this, I organized mass awareness campaigns regarding gender equality and nature protection. It’s a part of the scouting program to have physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and intellectual growth over the years to become a responsible citizen and benefit the community as a whole. Not just the local community but also form a tight-knit bond with scouts around the world. Scouting is a continuous development process as we believe in the quote, “Leave the world a better place than you found it”. After successfully completing the scout program and contributing to society for a five-year period, I have been a recipient of the highest award, the President’s Scout Award, given by the Honorable President of Bangladesh.
To have an impact on different aspects, I worked in leading positions at many different NGOs - taught underprivileged children, gathered volunteers for cleaning drives, and hosted self-defense workshops while working at One Action Foundation, reached out to students from all backgrounds to empower them with leadership training at Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center, fundraised for hunger programs and winter cloth distribution at Durnibar Foundation, and supported many students with their academic difficulties through online education and seminars at Nerd Community.

I have been teaching for the last five years and I am skilled at teaching all levels of high school mathematics and accounting primarily.