Student Stories
Find out how other students enjoyed New Zealand
Discover life from a student's perpective. Read individual stories and blogs from other students who have come to study in New Zealand.
Sonia's Story
Mexican Communications and Media student Sonia Martinez enjoys the combination of New Zealand’s natural beauty and the opportunity to share with new friends New Zealand’s lively café, restaurant, bar and live music scene.
Abhishek Bhowmick
India
Engineering, Manufacturing & Surveying
adil nawaz
Pakistan
Information Technology and Computer Sciences
adil nawaz
Pakistan
All Other Disciplines
Adina Charpentier
Germany
Other
Airi Reidi
Estonia
Other
Aki Kuroiwa
Japan
English Language
Akiko Hirata
Japan
Tourism and Travel
Akina Kokufuda
Japan
English Language
Akina Nakajima
Japan
All Other Disciplines
Akkaphan Rammanee
Thailand
All Other Disciplines
Alessandra Roberti
Italy
All Other Disciplines
Alex Wu
China
Information Technology and Computer Sciences
Alexis Perez Fontes
Uruguay
English Language
Alla Slapovskaya
Russia
Design and Graphic Arts
Aly Chandoo
Tanzania
Tourism and Travel
Alyn Monterroso
Guatemala
Design and Graphic Arts
Amanda Ho
Hong Kong
Engineering, Manufacturing & Surveying
Amandeep Singh
India
Information Technology and Computer Sciences
An Li
China
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
An Li
China
English Language
An Nguyen
Vietnam
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Anderson Nam
Korea South
All Other Disciplines
Angela
Germany
English Language
Anh Huynh (Gary) Tuan
Vietnam
Hospitality
Ankur Goyal
India
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Anna Bickel
Germany
English Language
Ansun Zhong
China
All Other Disciplines
Areef Dean
Fiji
Information Technology and Computer Sciences
Arpan Mandal
India
Engineering, Manufacturing & Surveying
Artyon Tsapko
Russia
All Other Disciplines
Ashutosh Gupta
India
Viticulture and Wine
Asuka Minagawa
Japan
Hospitality
Asumi Yamakawa
Japan
All Other Disciplines
Atsushi Nishikawa
Japan
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Aya Yamabe
Japan
Hospitality
Ayako Takeda
Japan
English Language
B.R Soh
New Zealand
Arts, Humanities, Community & Social Science
Banjo Roxas
Philippines
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Beatriz Petrelli
Brazil
English Language
Ben An
Taiwan
All Other Disciplines
Betty Yan
China
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Bo Peng
China
All Other Disciplines
Brent Houthuijzen
New Zealand
Language and Culture
Bui Huong
Vietnam
English Language
Bui Vinh Nguyen
Vietnam
All Other Disciplines
Bum He Yu
Other
English Language
Bum He Yu
Korea South
English Language
Bunnak Benjamaphinyo
Thailand
Hospitality
Bwenaata Arakua
Kiribati
Education & Teaching
Carlos Sosa
Colombia
English Language
C�cile Maug�re
France
Law and Legal Studies
Chaichana Pairum
Thailand
Food Technology and Sciences
Chanont Jerdvitcha
India
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Chen Chien Chih
Taiwan
English Language
Chen Hsiang Ju
Taiwan
English Language
Cheryl Joy Fernandez
Philippines
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Ching Hsiao-Wen
Taiwan
English Language
Chong Shin
Korea South
Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy
Christian Handtrack
Germany
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Christine Tan
Singapore
Arts, Humanities, Community & Social Science
Chu Nguyen Nhat Linh
Vietnam
All Other Disciplines
Claudia Lee
Korea South
English Language
Cornelia Schaffer
Germany
Other
Daisuke Nezu
Japan
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Dan Du
China
Hospitality
Daniel Carlin
New Zealand
Engineering, Manufacturing & Surveying
Daniela Mateova
Slovakia
All Other Disciplines
Danny
Switzerland
English Language
Dave von Deschwanden
Canada
Other
Dharanee Gandhiswami
India
Hospitality
Dirk Boeckermann
Germany
All Other Disciplines
Do Sung Lee
Korea South
English Language
Doreen Sim
Singapore
Arts, Humanities, Community & Social Science
Dr Steven Fox
United States of America
Veterinary Science and Animal Science
Eduardo Oliveira
Brazil
All Other Disciplines
Edward Zhou
China
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Emiliana Cortona
Argentina
Performing and Creative Arts
Emma Bergman
Sweden
Sport and Recreation
Esther Kim
Korea South
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Ethan Kraus
United States of America
Arts, Humanities, Community & Social Science
Eugenia Child
Russia
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Eun Hee Kim
Korea South
Hospitality
Eun Young Kil
Korea South
English Language
Farah al Barwani
Oman
Health and Medical Sciences
Fatma Al-Lawati
Oman
All Other Disciplines
Felipe Silva
Brazil
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Feras Bashawri
Saudi Arabia
English Language
Fiona Lee Hui Xin
Malaysia
Law and Legal Studies
Florian Kamp
Germany
All Other Disciplines
Franziska Ullrich
Germany
All Other Disciplines
Friday Fumbilwa
Zambia
Theology and Biblical Studies
Gagandeep Sekhon
India
Health and Medical Sciences
Gao Wei
China
Arts, Humanities, Community & Social Science
Ghanzafar Abbas
Pakistan
Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry
Giao Ngoc Tran
Vietnam
All Other Disciplines
Gillian Payne
Canada
Education & Teaching
Gina Tari
Vanuatu
Environmental Studies
Guan Wang
China
Language and Culture
Gurpreet Singh Brar
India
Engineering, Manufacturing & Surveying
Hamish Clapp
Great Britain
Sport and Recreation
Han-na Lee
Korea South
All Other Disciplines
Hannah Nakabayashi
Japan
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Harriet von Zitzewitz
Germany
All Other Disciplines
Haruna Shichino
Japan
Other
He Yun Long Bai
China
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Heejoo Cho
Other
All Other Disciplines
Hideki Jay Kurosawa
Japan
Information Technology and Computer Sciences
Hiroko Yakuwa
Japan
English Language
Hiroshi Komura
Japan
English Language
Hugo Gong
China
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Hui Ying Han
China
English Language
Hussain Alsakhin
Saudi Arabia
Science, Mathematics and Technology
Hyunsu Kong
Korea South
Other
imran ahmed khan
Pakistan
Engineering, Manufacturing & Surveying
Indrawati Widiastuti
Indonesia
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Inga Menshikova
Russia
English Language
Isabel Delmonte de Almeida
Brazil
All Other Disciplines
Isabelle Kunze
Germany
Sciences - Agricultural, Pastural and Plant
Isla Duporge
Great Britain
Arts, Humanities, Community & Social Science
Islam Hamed
Egypt
Law and Legal Studies
Ivan Reutsky
Russia
Information Technology and Computer Sciences
Ivan Smirnov
Russia
English Language
Jack Huang
China
Science, Mathematics and Technology
Jagruti Naik
India
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
James Chang
Hong Kong
All Other Disciplines
Janayna Velozo
Brazil
Design and Graphic Arts
Jason Xie
China
English Language
Jennifer Xu
China
English Language
Jens Kroeger
Germany
All Other Disciplines
Jeong Yoon (Claire) Lee
Korea South
English Language
Jesal Ashar
India
Engineering, Manufacturing & Surveying
Jia Bo Hua (Jack)
China
Engineering, Manufacturing & Surveying
Jia Song
China
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Jian HE
China
Information Technology and Computer Sciences
Jian Jiang
China
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Jin Young Oh
Korea South
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Jing (Savina) Chang
China
All Other Disciplines
Jing Ping Gan
Malaysia
Visual and Performing Arts
Jinjuta Pattaranukul
Thailand
All Other Disciplines
Jirapat Imratanarak
Thailand
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Jobir Muminov and Ruslan Tursunov
Uzbekistan
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Jong Won Kim
Korea South
English Language
Jose Sergio Larotonda
Brazil
English Language
Joseana Onofre
Brazil
English Language
Joseph Koh
Singapore
Aviation
Joseph Chapman
Great Britain
Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry
Juan Pablo Fernandez
Mexico
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Judith Schulz
Germany
Engineering, Manufacturing & Surveying
Judith von Minden
Germany
English Language
Jullapun (Tom) Pimpisarn
Thailand
English Language
Jung Min Ju
Korea South
English Language
Jung Yeoun (Laurie) Choi
Korea South
English Language
Junji Sugahara
Japan
Sport and Recreation
Juvena Jalal
India
Education & Teaching
Kadhine Amorim
Brazil
All Other Disciplines
Kai Schukowski
Germany
All Other Disciplines
Kaliammal Maniam
Malaysia
Environmental Studies
Kana Hamamoto
Japan
Hospitality
Kaori Inada
Japan
Tourism and Travel
Kaori Takeji
Japan
English Language
Karen Clothier
United States of America
Arts, Humanities, Community & Social Science
Karin
China
Other
Katrin Schmahl
Germany
Engineering, Manufacturing & Surveying
Kazuya Yamauchi
Japan
English Language
Kellie Challis
Great Britain
Tourism and Travel
Kenneth Cheuk
Hong Kong
English Language
KIM Myo Jung
Korea South
Other
Kimu Yazawa
Japan
Other
Kingiri Senelwa
Kenya
Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry
Kirsten Lei Ka Ying
Hong Kong
Law and Legal Studies
Kohei Togashi
Japan
Veterinary Science and Animal Science
Koji Mine
Japan
Language and Culture
Koravee Suppanaruek
Thailand
English Language
Kristen Griffin
Canada
Design and Graphic Arts
Lamya Alnassar
Saudi Arabia
Other
Lan Chao
China
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Laura Guimaraes
Brazil
Other
Le Tuan Ngygen
Vietnam
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Lei Meng
China
Information Technology and Computer Sciences
Leon Lin
Taiwan
Architecture and Building
Lery Wongsonegoro
Indonesia
Engineering, Manufacturing & Surveying
Li Heyang
China
English Language
Li Jia Lun
China
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Li Zhuo Ran
China
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Liane Bachmann
Germany
Other
Liheng Zhang (Joe)
China
All Other Disciplines
Lin Long
China
English Language
Ling Guan
China
Language and Culture
Lovisa Ohlander
Sweden
All Other Disciplines
Lucia Koscova
Slovakia
Environmental Studies
Ly Boi San
Vietnam
Other
Lyanne Horeman
Netherlands
All Other Disciplines
Maeve Lynch
Great Britain
Information Technology and Computer Sciences
Maija Siegers
Germany
All Other Disciplines
Makarand Sorte
India
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Maki Igarashi
Japan
Beauty and Health
Makoto Fujihara
Japan
English Language
Mara Fiedler
Germany
All Other Disciplines
Marcus Kopu
Cook Islands
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Maria Baring
Philippines
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Mariana Cobra
Brazil
Law and Legal Studies
Marina Mimessi
Brazil
Hospitality
Marina Monarrez
United States of America
All Other Disciplines
Mark Gilbert
Great Britain
Architecture and Building
Mark Logvinov
Russia
English Language
Masakzu Kawakami
Japan
Language and Culture
Masumi Shinozaki
Japan
English Language
Mathew Hird
New Zealand
Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry
Matias Pero
Chile
English Language
Matteo Nesello
Italy
Other
Matthias Reiche
Germany
Design and Graphic Arts
Megumi Takata
Japan
Hospitality
Mei Sim Lai
Hong Kong
English Language
Men Dapeng
China
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Meng Zang
China
Language and Culture
Menglong Hua
China
Hospitality
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Mesake Nauqe
Fiji
Other
Mika Manaka
Japan
Tourism and Travel
Mika Yoshigaito
Japan
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Mike MacDermott
Australia
English Language
Minhee Jung
Korea South
Hospitality
Miriam Reuschel
Germany
All Other Disciplines
Miyoko Sato
Japan
Hospitality
Miyuki Suzuki
Japan
English Language
Mohammed Al-Maimani
Oman
All Other Disciplines
Mohinder Sawroop
India
Hospitality
Mohit Sharma
India
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Momo Konta
Japan
All Other Disciplines
Morgan Howe
United States of America
Arts, Humanities, Community & Social Science
Moritz Melchior
Germany
All Other Disciplines
Mr Halimin
Indonesia
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Na-Yeon Hwang
Korea South
Tourism and Travel
Nakita Stewart
New Zealand
Hospitality
Natalia Agudelo
Colombia
English Language
Natmanee (Wai) Nantivantanakul
Thailand
English Language
Neeru Yadav
India
Hospitality
Nguyen Hoai Linh
Vietnam
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Nguyen Thanh Tram
Vietnam
English Language
Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong
Vietnam
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Nichakarn Teinpothong
Thailand
Other
Nicola Molcisi
Italy
All Other Disciplines
Nicolas Holzapfel
Chile
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Nidhi Sharma
India
Science, Mathematics and Technology
Ning Zhan (Andy)
China
English Language
Nishanti Selvaraj
Malaysia
Science, Mathematics and Technology
Norie Yagi
Japan
Hospitality
Ola Solheim
Norway
English Language
Oliver Kunz
Germany
Science, Mathematics and Technology
Oliver R�tz
Germany
English Language
Paolo Mazza Galanti
Italy
English Language
Patricia Rolden
Colombia
English Language
Pattarin Siripornpak
Other
English Language
Paul Kim
Korea South
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Paul Moth
United States of America
Science, Mathematics and Technology
Paula Passos
Brazil
All Other Disciplines
Paula Saito
Brazil
English Language
Pauline von Mirbach
Germany
Arts, Humanities, Community & Social Science
Penny Golfinopoulos
New Zealand
Hospitality
Petra Schmitt
Germany
Language and Culture
Peyyng Heng
Singapore
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Pham Thao Thanh
Vietnam
English Language
Phanida Raphiphan (Dao)
Thailand
Education & Teaching
Pitcharat Sookdee
Thailand
English Language
Pleethum Triyakasem
Thailand
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Pokchat Jaratkulangkoon
Thailand
All Other Disciplines
Polina Kuzmina
Russia
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Pradeep
India
Hospitality
Prashant Bansode
India
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Preeti Jha
India
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Preetpal Dhillon
India
Hospitality
Pri Utami
Indonesia
Engineering, Manufacturing & Surveying
Pui-Yi Chan
Hong Kong
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Pyseth Meas
Cambodia
Sciences - Agricultural, Pastural and Plant
Qian Li (Christie) Zhao
China
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Qiang (Eric) Han
China
Science, Mathematics and Technology
Qiang (Otto) Zhou
China
Hospitality
Qiao Wei
China
Sciences - Agricultural, Pastural and Plant
Rainer Schindler
Germany
All Other Disciplines
Rajashekar Thota
India
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Rakesh Chauhan
India
Hospitality
Rakesh Patil
India
Information Technology and Computer Sciences
Rasaduna Perera
Sri Lanka
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Ratchneewan Buranabanyat
Thailand
Arts, Humanities, Community & Social Science
Rebecca Green Hill
New Zealand
Hospitality
Rebecca Ye
China
All Other Disciplines
Reema Janvekar
India
Hospitality
Renjith Andrews
India
Design and Graphic Arts
Ressker Fung
Hong Kong
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Ricardo Marques
Argentina
English Language
Richard Spencer Spetnagel Jr.
United States of America
Viticulture and Wine
Richard Yan
China
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Rieko
Japan
English Language
Rika Ito
Japan
Beauty and Health
Rina Chotitawan
Thailand
Other
Risa Matsuoka
Japan
English Language
Risalie Villasan
Philippines
Education & Teaching
Robin Heering
Switzerland
Other
Rodrigo Gomez Segura
Chile
Arts, Humanities, Community & Social Science
Roger
China
Hospitality
Ruchita Bhatia
India
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Rui Jiang
China
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Ryo Morizono
Japan
English Language
Ryota Hyodo
Japan
Tourism and Travel
Sabine Potrafke
Germany
All Other Disciplines
Saijun Xu
China
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Sakae Yatabe
Japan
Information Technology and Computer Sciences
Sakiko Kurita
Japan
Language and Culture
Samantha Derham
South Africa
All Other Disciplines
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Sang Joon Won
Korea South
Other
Satsuki Kurimoto
Japan
All Other Disciplines
Satyen Desai
India
Information Technology and Computer Sciences
Sayaka Matsui
Japan
Language and Culture
Saysi Sayaseng
Lao
All Other Disciplines
Scott Shi
China
Information Technology and Computer Sciences
Sean Lim Xue Han
Singapore
Other
Sebastian Knobloch
Germany
Health and Medical Sciences
Selvie Iskander
Indonesia
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Sena Kim
Korea South
Hospitality
Senthil Balan
Malaysia
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Serita Tejasmit
Thailand
Other
Serkan Ates
Turkey
Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry
Seung Hoo Jin
Korea South
English Language
Seung Hoo Jin
Korea South
Information Technology and Computer Sciences
Shamsa Al-Touqi
Oman
Engineering, Manufacturing & Surveying
Shane Ehrsam
United States of America
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Shen Li (Leon)
China
Information Technology and Computer Sciences
Shi Xin
China
English Language
Shiho Shindo
Japan
Arts, Humanities, Community & Social Science
Shiho Shindo
Japan
Arts, Humanities, Community & Social Science
Shirlin
China
Other
Shobana Azmi Hakeek
Fiji
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Simon Zapletan
Germany
All Other Disciplines
sofija pandurska
Macedonia
Health and Medical Sciences
Sompon Kasemwattanakul (Paul)
Thailand
Information Technology and Computer Sciences
Soo Young Moon
Korea South
English Language
Sooyong (Sawyer) Eun
Korea South
English Language
Sry Marong Huot
Cambodia
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Stephanie
Switzerland
English Language
Stephanie Lim
Malaysia
Environmental Studies
Su Xiao Hai
China
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Subrato Baneerjee
India
Viticulture and Wine
Sujan Kumar Kotha
India
Hospitality
Sushrutha Metikurke
India
Engineering, Manufacturing & Surveying
Svenja Rotter
Germany
Other
Svenja Rotter
Germany
Other
Svetlana Sharonova
Kyrgystan
Education & Teaching
Takako Kabayashi
Japan
Tourism and Travel
Tamami Kawano
Japan
Other
Tamara Krischak
Germany
All Other Disciplines
Tan Wei Hsiang
Taiwan
English Language
Tanutchapora (Louise) Thawornviriyanan
Thailand
English Language
Tavake Na'a
Tonga
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Terence Santimano
India
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Thanut Malithong
Thailand
Science, Mathematics and Technology
Thiago Alves
Brazil
Other
Tiep Trinh
Vietnam
All Other Disciplines
Tiffany (Yan Hua) Nan
China
English Language
Tiffany Chew
Malaysia
Design and Graphic Arts
Tiffany Shan
China
Other
Till Pferdmenges
Germany
English Language
Timmy Nip
Hong Kong
Engineering, Manufacturing & Surveying
Tingshuo Li
China
Hospitality
Tomoaki Matsushita
Japan
Hospitality
Torry Winther
Norway
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Trevor Small
Canada
Education & Teaching
tunde shakiru kolawole
Nigeria
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Uday Singh
India
Tourism and Travel
Vanessa Er Hui Zheng
Malaysia
Health and Medical Sciences
Ve Le Quoc Hung
Vietnam
Information Technology and Computer Sciences
Vicky Ho
Hong Kong
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Viet Le
Vietnam
Arts, Humanities, Community & Social Science
Wang Dan
China
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Wang Li
China
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Wang Yuan
China
English Language
Wattana Pongjaruvat
Thailand
English Language
Wonil Kwon
Korea South
Information Technology and Computer Sciences
Woo-Kyung Kim
Korea South
Arts, Humanities, Community & Social Science
Woong Yeom Sung
Korea South
English Language
Xiaonan Xu
China
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Ya Yu (Vicky) Gao
China
Arts, Humanities, Community & Social Science
yan li
China
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Yang Yu
China
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Yanki (Luk Ka) Yan
Hong Kong
Arts, Humanities, Community & Social Science
Yanxin Wang
China
Hospitality
Yeon Woo (Andy) Lee
Korea South
Hospitality
Yiming Xi
Other
All Other Disciplines
Yoko Yamamoto
Japan
All Other Disciplines
You Youngbin
Korea South
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
You Min
Korea South
Other
Yu-Hsuan Chang (Mandy)
Taiwan
All Other Disciplines
Yueli Liu
China
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Yuji Hashisaka
Japan
Hospitality
Yuji Hashisaka
Japan
Hospitality
Yuko Tsukuda
Japan
English Language
Yumi Harusawa
Japan
English Language
Yun Liu
China
All Other Disciplines
Yuuki Yoshida
Japan
Other
Zhang Qian
China
English Language
Zhao Ying
China
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Zhou Hu (Stephen)
China
All Other Disciplines
Zhuo (Wendy) Xian
China
English Language
Zuricka Azavedo
India
Business & Management, Commerce, Marketing, Economics
Video Diaries
Jooerg Hauber
Germany
Human Interaction Technology
Gunnar Neumann
Germany
High school
Quing Ma
China
Tourism Diploma
Pascale Savigny
France
Nanobiology
Roderigo Walter
Brazil
High school
Masanao Ouchi
Japan
Tourism Diploma
Antoine Lutti
France
Researcher