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Salut, Iโm Anna ๐๐ผ
Like my dear friend Ilaria ๐, Iโd also like to share my journey as a EUROSUD student and, currently, an intern at the OECD.
The Mediterranean has been the region of my major research interest since I began my undergraduate studies in International Relations in Russia๐ท๐บ. After getting some valuable work experience in media, translation, and management consulting, I decided to continue with my studies and was lucky to find the newly launched EUROSUD Master programme. Now, progressing through my last semester in France ๐ซ๐ท (after completing studies in Glasgow๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ and Madrid๐ช๐ธ), I can say that applying for EUROSUD was 100% the right decision that has already opened many doors for me and my fellow classmates๐๐ผ
In January 2021, I started my 6-month internship as a Junior Policy Analyst at the Global Relations Secretariat of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris. While the internship is at the Eurasia Division of the GRS, which works closely with the countries of the Eastern Partnership, Central Asia and Afghanistan, we have been conducting joint projects with many other OECD Directorates, including the GRS MENA Division.
I have been involved in the work on multiple OECD projects – from gender equality, consumer protection and digitalisation, to green energy reforms and regional development & decentralisation – being in constant contact with the partners from the EU, UN agencies and other international and civil society organisations, and national governments representatives๐ฉ๐ผโ๐ป
The knowledge of the European and OECD member-countriesโ policies, and experience in project management and policy analysis which I obtained throughout my Master studies, have helped me a lot in my daily-work.
After graduation, I plan to continue working in the policy analysis and consulting sector, either at an international organisation or a think-tank.
And to everyone whoโs reading this: best of luck in anything you do, and big hugs to my EUROSUD classmates wherever you are ๐ค