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PROJECTS fromS UMME R 2 0 1 0

KOSOVOStudentspreparedareportforthegovernmentspecialenvoytotheethnically‐dividedMitrovicamunicipalityonthesystemofgovernance‐andmisgovernance‐ofthecity’sSerbian‐dominatedsec0on.Thereportgeneratedna0onalheadlinesandUNcri0cism.NEPALStudentscomposedareportforAdvocacyForumlookingatNepal’stransi0onaljus0ce,advoca0ngavic0ms‐basedapproachasthecountrycon0nuesitsjourneyfromcivilwartodraQinganewdemocra0ccons0tu0on.Sixstudentspublishedop‐edsinna0onalmedia.ARGENTINAStudentsdesignedandestablishedaframeworkandbaselineforafiveyearevalua0onprogram,monitoringeffortsofstateandnon‐stateactorstoremedyanddevelopthehighly‐pollutedLaMatanza‐RiachuelowatershedareainmetropolitanBuenosAires.RIODEJANEIROStudentscreatedadocumentaryfilmabouttherighttohousinginoneofRio'slargestfavelacommuni0esaffectedbylandslidesandfigh0ngforcedevic0onbycityplanners.ETHIOPIAStudentsconductedaprojectassessmentforOxfamofmicro‐insurancesolu0onstofoodinsecurityintheHornofAfrica.UGANDAStudentsworkedwithSlumWomen'sIni0a0veforDevelopmenttodesignaprototypeofanaffordable,replicablehouse.

Interna0onalFieldProgramAuniqueopportunityforourstudents,

andasignatureprogramfortheuniversity

Since its 2002incep<on, the Interna0onalField Programhas provided approximately half of GPIA students withoverseasfieldexperiencesthroughworkwithNGOs, IOs,and government and local agencies, aswell as a uniquelink between classroom curriculum and the world ofprac0ce.

TheField:WhereTheoryandPrac<ceWorkTogetherIn keeping with the university’s guiding intent, theInterna0onal FieldProgrammerges theory withprac0ce,offering a faculty‐supervised environment in whichstudents apply classroom knowledge while ac<velyworking in the field. Each summer, the GPIA sendsstudentstoworkalongsidedevelopmentprofessionals onsome of the world’s most pressing problems—fromdisease preven0on and human rights to environmentalsustainability and disaster relief. To date, 501 studentsfrom GPIA, Milano School for Management and UrbanPolicy,andParsonsSchoolforDesignhavepar0cipated intheIFP.

TheIFP isnotonlyacenterpieceof oureduca<onalandprogramma<c objec<ves, but is significant and uniquewithin the universe of interna0onal affairs degreeprograms– andoneof our strongest recruitmentdraws.A stated a^rac0on formany studentswho enroll, it alsoproves tobe afounda<onal experience for themajoritywhopar0cipate,presen0nganidealtrainingandresearchvehicle for both the prac<ce and thesis op<ons withinGPIA.ThroughtheIFPtheycanseediversetopicscoveredintheircoursesplayoutwithinongoingpublicdebatesorsocialprocessesinspecificlocali0es.

PHOTOS 2010: Top Left- Raina Clark, Uganda; Above- Josephine

Vu, Nepal; Next Page: Top- Andrea Garcia, Argentina; Bottom- Neal

Hicks, Rio.

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PLANNEDSITES 2011

BUENOS AIRESRIO DE JANEIRO

HONG KONGNEPAL

KOSOVOUGANDALIBERIABEIRUT

ProfessionalDevelopmentBesidesbeinganinvaluablelearningexperience,the field program is a significant step in ourstudents’professionaldevelopment. Itaims notonly to teach students to develop andimplement innova0vesolu0onstotoday’s mostpressing global problems, but to train theinterna0onal affairs prac00oners of tomorrow.Strong ins0tu0onal rela0onships enable theschool toplace students annuallywithmanyofthe same NGOs and interna0onal bodies,establishing an ac0ve, global network thatincludes a range of UN agencies, NGOs andother organiza0ons such as UNICEF, UNFPA,UNDP, World Bank, Interna0onal RescueCommi^ee, CARE Interna0onal, Nepal Ins0tuteforDevelopmentStudies,AmnestyInterna0onal,Chr is0an Ac0on, As ian Human R ightsCommission,SavetheChildrenUSA,OxfamUSA,Ac0onAid USA, Clinton Founda0on ‐ HIV/AIDS Initiative, various government ministries and many others.

IFPLearningObjec<ves:Knowledge,Training,Skillsand

Confidence‐Gainhands‐onexperienceinthefieldof

interna0onalaffairs‐Developcri0calcontexttoglobalissuesthrough

arigorouscourseofstudy‐Honefounda0onaltoolstoconductresearch,

analyzepoliciesandmanageprojects‐Increaseself‐awarenessandconfidencethrough

naviga0ngachallengingexperience

PastandPresentIFPSitesArgen<na‐Brazil‐Beirut‐Cameroon‐ColombiaDominicanRepublic‐Ethiopia‐Geneva‐Ghana

Guatemala‐HongKong‐India‐IndonesiaJordan‐Kenya‐Kosovo‐Kunming,China‐Liberia

Nepal‐Chechnya‐Senegal‐SierraLeoneSouthAfrica‐Spain‐Uganda

Prepara<on&RequirementsTheIFPisanintegralcomponentoftheGPIAcurriculumwherestudentsearn9creditsforpar0cipa0nginthefollowing:

SpringSemester|3credits+Requiredpreparatorycourse+Prepara0onseminarandskillsworkshops+Languageclass

Summer|6credits+Full‐0mesummerinternship+On‐siteseminarandac0vi0es+Finalacademicresearchpaper+Post‐IFPEvalua0on

Fall+IFPConferencepresenta0on

SummerProgramCostsandScholarshipsStudentspayregulartui0onfeesfor6credits,airfareandlivingexpenses.Studentsdonotpayforhousing.GPIAofferssummerscholarshipsbasedonmeritandneed.