Loneliness is the hidden cost of studying abroad.

“I sat in my room at 11pm wanting to call home — and realised it was 4am in my country. That’s when I knew messaging wasn’t enough.”

Loop is built from lived experience. As an international student and two-term Economics Society President, Tazwar saw first-hand how students drift from the people who matter — not from lack of care, but lack of structure. He brings 19 months of cost-benefit analysis and econometric modelling from ADB and World Bank-funded infrastructure projects, a commercial strategy background, and a deep understanding of the institutional landscape from working directly with university international offices and wellbeing teams.