Career Testimonials

The European Centre for International Political Economy is a think tank based in Brussels, Belgium. It conducts research on a variety of issues, including trade, the environment and the economy.

Mikael Maerker has graduated in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action. He is Protection Delegate for the International Committee of the Red                Cross (ICRC) in Erbil, Iraq.

Bora Kim is a Junior Policy Analyst at the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and                Innovation in Paris. Her main responsibilities include research / analysis, drafting andcommunication activities.

Aliénor Cameron has graduated in International Economic Policy. She is a PhD student at the Climate Economics Chair at EconomiX in Paris, France. Her role is to produce research and share this knowledge through publications.

Valentina Lana has graduated in the one-year Master in Advanced GlobalStudies. Coming from Italy, she is fellow at the Marshall Memorial Fellowship. Lana will receive a six-month training on transatlantic relations.

Aleksandra Szylkiewicz is Geopolitical Intelligence & Travel Security Manager at Paris-based luxury group Kering. She joined Kering’s Security Department in 2020 after working 2.5 years with the Global Risk Analysis team.

Sylvana Lewin is Associate Porject Officer at UNESCO in Paris, France. Her work focuses on intercultural dialogue projects and conflict prevention. Lewin has graduated from the Master in International Public Management.

Andres Aponte Novoa is a consultant and auditor at Synergy Global Consulting in Paris. He advises clients in fragile contexts on audit and supply chain due diligence.

Jayasurya Kalakkal has graduated in Environmental Policy. She is an Environment and Trade Consultant at the UN Environment Program in Geneva.

Mariia Melnyk is a Gas Analyst at the Upstream Gas Infrastructure Department at the French Regulatory Commission (CRE) in Le Havre. Her daily tasks range from the interaction with gas market players and data collection to the preparation of CRE’s decisions.

Dilek Gürsel is Programme Manager in the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation, Beirut, Lebanon. Her role includes designing activities in the frame of regional peace, security and migration.

Iliana Flores has graduated in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action. She works as a Consultant for IOM’s Migrant Protection Division. Her main role is to contribute to knowledge management.

Asgerdur Asgeirsdottir is Director of Communications and Startegy at the Arctic Circle in Reykjavik, Iceland. She graduated in the Master in International Public Management (now International Governance and Diplomacy)

Lynn Seland has graduated Summa Cum Laude in International Governance and Diplomacy. Seland: "I am a very organized person in general and this was definitely useful andnecessary"

Mila has graduated from Sciences Po with a Master in International Governance and Diplomacy. She is currently working for the International Rescue Committee in Milan.

Ana Lucia Londono Ramirez has graduated Summa Cum Laude in Environmental Policy. She shares her thoughts on her time at PSIA and her advice to future students.

Giacomo Ceci has graduated Summa Cum Laude in InternationalDevelopment. Ceci: PSIA taught me how to cooperate successfully in a multicultural environment.

Alexis Cheney has graduated Summa Cuma Laude in International Public Management. She also has a dual degree in International Governance and Diplomacy from Columbia. Cheney is a consultant on the World Bank's Women, Business and the Law project.

Cédric Colmar has graduated Summa Cum Laude in the Master in Advanced Global Studies 1-year program. He works as a veterinary public health inspector for the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food sovereignty.

Martha Fiehn graduated Summa Cum Laude in International Economic Policy. She is currently a research assistant at Harvard University in the Economics Department. She offers her advice to current and future PSIA students.

Anne Geschke graduated Summa Cum Laude in International Energy at PSIA. She gives her advice to current and future PSIA students.

Caroline Mícek has graduated Summa Cum Laude in International Economic Policy. Her advice to current and future PSIA students is to enjoy the experience.

Fabian Schmidt-Gödelitz has graduated Summa Cum Laude in Human Rights & Humanitarian Action. Fabian shares his advice for current and future PSIA students.

Wiola Stasieluk works as a Junior Policy Analyst at the Crises & Fragility at the OECD. Her daily tasks range from building partnerships, organising events, and preparing some contracts.