/internships/articles/rss en /internships/article/interning-iisd-hyeyoon-cho <p>My name is Hyeyoon and I recently graduated from ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ with a Bachelor of Arts degree this May. I am starting my Master’s program at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ this year, and will be researching the politics of energy infrastructure in the Art History & Communication Studies department. Foremost, I was excited about this internship because I desperately wanted to gain work experience outside of academia and learn more about how an independent think tank operates.</p> Mon, 19 Sep 2022 14:15:47 +0000 Hyeyoon Cho 2384 at /internships /internships/article/interning-unhcr-guatemala-dounia-al-jijakli <p>I am a third-year student at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ completing an Honour’s degree in political science. From 3 May to 22 July 2022, I interned remotely with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Guatemala, in the Protection Field Unit of Izabal (FUIZ), located in the town of Puerto Barrios.</p> Wed, 14 Sep 2022 17:24:33 +0000 Dounia Al Jijakli 2383 at /internships /internships/article/interning-synergos-thu-nguyen <p>My name is Thu Nguyen and I will be a U2 student in Political Science and Psychology in fall 2022. I am a recipient of the Schull Yang International Experience Award and I interned with</p> <p>Synergos Institute, an international organization working to deal with poverty by connecting governmental, for-profit, and non-profit sectors.</p> <p> </p> Wed, 14 Sep 2022 17:09:19 +0000 Thu Nguyen 2382 at /internships /internships/article/interning-unwfp-emilia-dominguez <p>I would like to express my gratitude to the founders of the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ International Experience Awards and to Mr. Garvin Brown, for the support I have received through the Susan Casey Brown Fund for ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, MIEA, that made it possible for me to intern at the United Nations World Food Programme’s Regional Bureau in Panama this summer.</p> <p> </p> Wed, 14 Sep 2022 16:38:03 +0000 Emilia Dominguez 2381 at /internships /internships/article/interning-camfed-adedoyin-adewunmi <p>Being an Master of Social Work student with a particular interest in education for development, interning with the Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) was a conscious step toward my career growth in the vast field of international development. I am Adedoyin Adewunmi, an international student from Nigeria, and I am currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in the School of Social Work (International and Community Development Stream), ±«ÓãÖ±²¥.</p> Wed, 14 Sep 2022 15:24:36 +0000 Adedoyin Adewunmi 2380 at /internships /internships/article/interning-unhcr-guatemala-victoria-aponte <p>My name is Victoria Aponte, I am an Honours student in Political Science at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, with a minor in Social Entrepreneurship and another in History. In summer 2022, I interned remotely for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee (UNHCR) in Guatemala. I am also very grateful to have been a recipient of the Susan Casey Brown Fund for ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ International Experience Awards.</p> <p> </p> Wed, 14 Sep 2022 15:03:24 +0000 Victoria Aponte 2379 at /internships /internships/article/interning-oecd-kasem-alhaeik <p>As I finish my internship, I want to thank the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ International Experience Awards founders and Mr. Garvin Brown, for their generosity and support that allowed me to live a truly life-changing experience in the past months. My name is Kasem Alhaeik, I am currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Political Science with an option in Development Studies, and I conducted an internship at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in summer 2022. Growing up in the Syrian city of Salamieh, I witnessed first-hand some international development initiatives.</p> Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:27:30 +0000 Kasem Alhaeik 2378 at /internships /internships/article/interning-unwfp-panama-chloe-staller <p>During the summer, I was very fortunate to be interning with the Communications Unit at the Regional Bureau of the United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) in Panama City.</p> <p> </p> Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:06:36 +0000 Chloé Staller 2377 at /internships /internships/article/interning-synergos-mahua-nath <p>I am currently going into my third and final year as an undergraduate student at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, studying Honors Political Science with a minor in Religious Studies. With a long-term interest in the intersection between international affairs, social justice and law, I aspire to become an international human rights lawyer, defending humanitarian causes.</p> <p> </p> Wed, 14 Sep 2022 13:40:11 +0000 Mahua Nath 2376 at /internships /internships/article/interning-unhcr-guatemala-penelope-fernandez-busto <p>During the summer of 2022, I had the unique opportunity of interning at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), an organization working to assist and protect the rights of refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced persons. I worked in the Protection Unit of Field Unit Izabal in Guatemala, tackling forced displacement in Central America.</p> Mon, 12 Sep 2022 16:16:05 +0000 Pénélope Fernandez-Busto 2375 at /internships