MJ 2010, Pip Stewart, Motivational Speaker
Pip Stewart quit her corporate job in London in 2009 to study at the JMSC. She turned her three-month adventure through Guyana’s rainforest into a book, “Life Lessons From the Amazon.” While trekking through the jungle, she contracted leishmaniasis, which motivated her to raise awareness of the neglected disease and its impact on local communities. Pip is now a motivational speaker and writes children's books that encourage family adventures and a love for nature.

MJ 2014, Aleksander Solum, Executive Producer for Video, South China Morning Post
Aleksander Solum honed his video storytelling skills first at Monocle magazine in London and later at ABC Nyheter and NTB Scanpix in Oslo. While studying, he freelanced for various international media such as BBC and Al Jazeera. After graduation, he worked at various news outlets in Hong Kong before returning to the South China Morning Post as executive producer for video in late 2022.

MJ 2008, Samson So, Founder and Director, Eco Institute
Samson So is the founder and director of Eco Institute, a company providing environmental education through workshops and ecotourism. A self-taught nature photographer, he organises trips to remote places in Asia, Africa and South America to photograph animals in natural habitats. He also regularly serves as a photo competition judge with National Geographic, produces documentaries and writes books on ecology and green tourism.

MJ 2011, Richard Schuster, Head of Strategy and Operations, Google
Before attending the JMSC, Richard Schuster worked as a news reporter in Hungary and produced an award-winning independent documentary. After graduating, Richard joined Google’s communications team in his home country of Hungary. He is now based in London, holding the position of head of strategy and operations for Google's communications team in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

MJ 2013, Matin Sarfraz, Climate Reporter, National Observer
Afghan journalist Abdul Matin Sarfraz, who studied at the JMSC on full scholarship in 2012, dreamt of rebuilding his home country through education and journalism. But he was forced to flee Afghanistan after the Taliban returned to power in 2021 and targeted him. Matin works as a climate reporter for the National Observer, an online digital publication in Canada.

MJ 2011, Shari Nijman, Communication Officer, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
BJ 2008, Ng Yuk-hang, Policy Manager, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations
Shari Nijman and Ng Yuk-hang pivoted from journalism to do international humanitarian work to make the world a better and safer place. Shari works as a communication officer at UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, in Bangladesh. Yuk-hang is a London-based policy manager for the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), an international nonprofit that finances research to develop vaccines.

MJ 2015, Lukas Messmer, Southeast Asia correspondent, Swiss Radio and Television
Swiss journalist Lukas Messmer worked as a broadcast journalist after studying at the JMSC. Based in Bangkok, he is currently the Southeast Asia correspondent for the Swiss Radio and Television (SRF). Lukas is always on the lookout for human interest stories. For his report on the South China Sea conflict, he sailed with Filipino fishermen to capture how the territorial row affected the lives of ordinary people.