Meet the candidates running for IC President
The 2025 Leadership Elections are underway, and this year the competition is stiff. Current President Camille Boutrolle can no longer run following her two year stint, and with no incumbent officer, the role is up for the taking, This year, seven candidates have put themselves up for the position, including both a former and a current Officer Trustee.
Yi Yang
Former Deputy President (Education) 2023-24, Yang is running for the presidency. Her manifesto has made 17 promises across three themes: student welfare, academic excellence, and amplifying student voices. Ranging from improving the UKRI allowance for post-grads, and improving study spaces availability, to increasing the number of student representatives at College Council and Senate, her manifesto promises a lot of different goals across different spheres of college life.
Maazu Bayuoni
Business School Master's student and Chevening Scholar Maazu Buoyoni is leading on a career focused platform. He aims to build Imperial Link, "an exclusive platform connecting Imperial students and alumni". He also aims to improve access to the hardship fund, and "liaise with careers to create a pathway to secure agreements with top employers, ensuring that a fair percentage of job opportunities are reserved for Imperial students."
Teodor Tiryaki
Fourth-year Biomedical Engineering student Teo Tiryaki has extensive experience across various societies, with experience as President of the Sailing Club, and Sports Sector Treasurer. His manifesto runs on improving support systems for students, focusing on support given for student visas, GP registration, and counselling and the Disability Advice services. He also aims to speed up budget and event approvals and expanding the number of varsity events taking place. Tiryaki also takes aim at "transparency in College spending", possibly a response to Imperial's expensive rebranding in 2024.
Charlie Reed
This candidate only provided a geophysics lecture for his campaign, with his manifesto comprising of the phrase "ahhhhhhhh gowan".
Om Mahajan
This candidate has provided a brief manifesto calling for stronger mental health support through faster counselling access and expanded peer support programs, academic fairness and flexibility by "advocating for reasonable course deadlines and improved learning resources", and financial support and affordability by expanding hardship funds and "reducing daily student costs".
Cedric Poon
Last year's second place candidate, Poon has returned for another shot at the office. Starting his manifesto with the line "To all subjects of Imperial Corporate London", the manifesto takes aim at Imperial's high international student fees, and "profit and the stockholders" of Imperial. Imperial College like the vast majority of British universities is a public body and thus is not a tradeable stock, nor is it run for profit. Poon's manifesto seems to offer "UROP funding, financial transparency, and even fixed tuition fees" as part of his plan to "DEMOLISH" Imperial's "lies".
Nico Henry
This year's Deputy President (Welfare) Nico Henry is running this year for President. Running on a slight continuation of his campaign this year, Henry is focusing on creating a private rental support service, greater job opportunities, scholarships and prayer spaces. His focus on third spaces across campus is continued with a plan to re-purpose Metric into a café or collaborative workspace, and more green spaces. Henry also plans to facilitate more "open forums with university management" to discuss Imperial's investment, following a divestment forum earlier in the year, and calls for consultation and collective input on Imperial's investments.
