Career Testimonials

Following the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, meet a graduate of our Advanced Certification in Gender Studies.

Coming from Italy, Annalisa Vallone has graduated from the Human Right and Humanitarian Action, dual degree with LSE. She also holds a MSc in Development Management. Annalisa is currently working as a development cooperation intern at the UN International Labour Organization in Brussels. Annalisa is also a former Schuman Trainee at the Committee on Development of the European Parliament.

Coming from Senegal, Coumba Tobe graduated in International Development with a Project Management concentration, Dual Degree with the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Currently Coumba is working as a consultant specialized in entrepreneurship and inclusive economy in Africa at the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) in Paris.

Coming from Italy, Giulio Catanzariti has graduated in International Public Management (now International Governance and Diplomacy), dual degree with Columbia University (SIPA). Giulio is a Political Affairs Officer in the Syria Team of the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs in New York City.

Coming from Korea, Seong Jae Shin has graduated in International Security. Seong is an Associate Counter-Terrorism Officer for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

Coming from Sweden, Désirée Hermann has graduated from Sciences Po's master's degree in International Development. Désirée currently works as a Second Secretary for Political Affairs at Swedish Embassy in Mexico City

Coming from China, Fangzhou Liang graduated in 2016 in International Public Management (now International Governance and Diplomacy), with concentrations on Migration and China and East Asia. Fangzhou is an Associate Web Officer at Paris at UNESCO’s International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP).

Coming from France, Vicky graduated in 2022 from the International Security Masters at PSIA, her concentrations were African studies and Diplomacy. She did my undergrad at Sciences Po as well, on the Reims campus where she followed the Euro-American track, which allowed her to study abroad in the United States for a year at Rutgers University. Vicky is a Chief of Staff for the head of the Geostrategy section of the German Marshall Fund of the United States think-tank (GMF).

Coming from Greece, Ilias Papadopoulos has graduated Summa Cum Laude in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action

Originally from the United States, Alexis graduated from the Dual degree program in International Affairs between PSIA and Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) in 2022. At PSIA, she completed the International Public Management program (now called International Governance and Diplomacy) with a concentration in Media and Writing. Alexis is an Analyst at the World Bank Group in Washington, D.C. on the Women, Business and the Law research project.

Coming from France, Emma Lefebvre has graduated in Environmental Policy with concentrations in Diplomacy and Environmental Sustainability. She also completed a Master's degree in Marine Sciences with a specialization in Biological Oceanography and Marine Ecology at Aix-Marseille University.

Coming from Italy, Rossella has graduated in the One-Year Master in Advanced Global Studies

Coming from Germany, Katharina has graduated Summa Cum Laude in International Energy

Coming from Canada, Alexa has graduated Summa Cum Laude in International Development

Coming from Germany, Hannah Forst has graduated Summa Cum Laude in International Development Dual Degree with LSE.

Coming from Germany, Johanna has graduated Summa Cum Laude in International Security.

Coming from Germany, Katherina Franke has graduated Summa Cum Laude in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action.

Coming from Canada, Alexandre Lloyd has graduated Summa Cum Laud in International Economic Policy.

Coming from the United States of Amercia, Jessica Cohen has graduated Summa Cum Laude in International Development.

Coming from Italy, Lara Regazzo has graduated Summa Cum Laude in International Public Management (now International Governance and Diplomacy).

Coming from Germany, Johannes Leon Kirnberger has graduated in International Public Management (now International Governance and Diplomacy) with a dual degree in International Affairs from Columbia University. He now works as an AI policy advisor at the OECD.

Katherine Davis has graduated in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action. Coming from Canada, she works as a Grants Officer with Afghanaid. Her role is situated within the Programme Development and ResourceMobilisation team.

Miriam Privarova works in the Design4Climate team at the World Bank. She advises teams on how to integrate new operations with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. She is also managing the Environmental and Social Framework portfolio.

Maha Skah is an Associate Experts at the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs. Her role centers around providing technical and political advice regarding the analysis of climate-related security risks. She also works with colleagues from UNDP, UNEP, and the Department of Peace Operations.