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Public Policy Students Reflect on Their Internships In Their Own Words

July 20, 2016

Each year, our master's students spread out across the globe to complete summer internships. Gaining practical experience in research and policymaking at the local, national, and international levels, SPP students hone skills learned in the classroom and prepare themselves for future careers in public policy.

Read more about their diverse experiences below:

Naiyuan Zhou (Mundus MAPP), UNESCO, Paris, France

Doctoral Student Vija Pakalkaite Presents Papers at ECPR Conference

July 19, 2016

Vija Pakalkaite, who began her doctoral studies at CEU in 2012, received funding from the SPP Travel and Research Grant Fund to attend the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) Conference on Regulatory Governance in Tilburg, the Netherlands in July.

You can read a story about Pakalkaite's participation in this important conference here.

Julia Buxton Reflects on Venezuela After Chávez

July 19, 2016

In a fascinating interview in New Left Review, Acting Dean Julia Buxton reflects on the legacy of former Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, how to interpret the results of the December 2015 elections, and the impact of regional changes on the situation in Venezuela.

Read the full article on the New Left Review website here.

Templer Speaks on Connections Between Syria and Norway

July 18, 2016

"[Professor] Robert Templer spoke about research the CCNR [Center for Conflict, Negotiation and Recovery] are conducting now in Syria, and pointed to an interest in exploring the connections between Aleppo and Norway, 'of which there are a surprising number'. Templer pointed to the five-year drought that preceded the civil war, which Templer linked directly to the country's current conflict; Syria was the first country in the world to withdraw seeds from the Seed Bank, located on Svalbard and otherwise known as 'The Doomsday Vault'.

Kahanec Elected to Join Academia Europaea

July 13, 2016

Associate Professor Martin Kahanec was among a distinguished group of scholars elected by the Council of the Academia Europaea on June 26 to join The Academia Europea, which is “the pan-European academy of science, humanities and letters.” It boasts a membership of more than 3,500 European scholars with expertise in social and related sciences, exact sciences, and life sciences.