Convocation 2013: from refugee to U of T grad
Having fought incredible odds to achieve an education, two remarkable young men will be graduating from the University of Toronto this spring.
Yak Deng (University of Toronto Scarborough) and Abdi Hassan Ahmed (University of Toronto Mississauga) both came to U of T on World University Service of Canada (WUSC) scholarships, which help refugee students achieve their dreams of higher education.