5 hours agoWhat have Trump, Merkel, Putin, Macron and Erdogan studied?
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)When it comes to the extremely challenging work of directing a nation, university education can help raise a leader to success. The vast majority of government leaders have a kind of post-secondial education -- 83% in fact, but their fields of study vary greatly. Some leaders, such as Alain Berset of Switzerland, have [...]
Some leaders, such as Switzerland's Alain Berset, have specifically studied political or law science at university. Other leaders, such as Paraguay President Horacio Cartes, took a long road to high levels by studying aviation mechanics in the United States.
The following data, by SavingSpot, gives an informative look at what world leaders have studied, broadcasts IndexOnline:
Donald Trump: The president of America holds a Bachelor degree in Economics from Pennsylvania University “wharton School of Business”.
Justin Trudeau: Canada's prime minister holds two diplomas: Bachelor of Literature Arts from McGill University and Bachelor of Education from British Columbia University.
Enrice Peña Nieto: Mexico's president holds a law degree from Universidad Panamerica and a MBA from the Monterrey Institute of Technology.
Angela Merkel: The German Chancellor has a serious educational background. Merkel was educated at Karl Marx University in Leipzig, where she studied physics from 1973 to 1978. She was awarded a doctorate for her thesis in quantum chemistry in 1986 and was known for her skills in Russian and mathematics.
Emmanuel Macro: The French president studied philosophy at the University of Paris-Oposit Nanterre La Défense. Macron also received a master's degree in public affairs at the Paris Institute of Political Studies.
Recep Tayip Erdogan: Erdogan studied Business Administration at the Aksaraj School of Economic Sciences, now known as the Faculty of Economy and Administration Sciences of Marmara University, although some Turkish sources dispute that he has participated or graduated.
Stefan Löffven: Sweden's prime minister took a more unusual approach to the government. Following the completion of military service in the Swedish Air Force, Löfven became a welder and then a union representative. Finally, Löfven became the first president of IF Metall, a newly formed union representing over 300,000 workers.
Vladimir Putin: Before joining the KGB in 1975, Putin studied law at Leningrad State University (now St Petersburg State University).
Xi Jinping: Xi studied chemical engineering at Beijing's prestigious Tsinghua University.
