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  1. Thanks! This is amazing: https://theamericanscholar.org/solitude-and-leadership/#.Vvr9HITYvvE. I recommend it to anyone intrested in gaining a more nunaced understanding the tearm leadership.
  2. Thanks! This is amazing: https://theamericanscholar.org/solitude-and-leadership/#.Vvr9HITYvvE. I recommend it to anyine intrested in gaining a more nunaced understanding the tearm leadership.
  3. That's a plausible definition. Now, what is the value for society of having your students direct others per se? To give an extreme example, Adolf Hitler was a leader, but overall I think we can agree that the added value of his actions for humanity was not great... And you can also be the leader of an organistation and be little more than a self-conceited charlatan (you could find examples among politicians of many democracies). Overall, I just think that this obstination with leaderhip does a diservice to the field. It's a good means to an end , which should be to contribute to building better societies, wheather as a leader or as freelance consultant, but that's it.
  4. Public Policy Schools appear to be obssed with the word leaderhip. It seems they want you to have engaged in leadership stuff before you enrol and that their ultimate goal is to "train the leaders of the future". Now, what does leadership mean exactly? That's another story. Does it mean being powerful? In oder words, being able to influence other's actions? Does it mean being famous and sucessful? To me leaderhip is a vague term and I am growing increasing tired of policy schools overusing it in their Public Relations stuff. I am more than open to all kinds of suggestion to better difine the concept.
  5. Hi all! I decided to write this post profiling the College of Europe. I basically originally wrote it for myself, but I hope it can help others as well. I welcome comments. College of Europe: The College of Europe is a master’s level school in the social sciences and humanities, designed mostly for people who want to work in EU affairs. It offers master’s degrees in fields like law, economics, diplomacy, public policy and the humanities, all linked to EU affairs. Here are some takeaways on the College of Europe: Not only for aspiring civil servants: “Long known as a training ground for future members of the European Union bureaucracy…the college is [now] also getting closer to the private sector…in terms of placing its students into jobs…Mr. Murarasu, [a] Romanian graduate, who recently took a job in the legal department of Airbus, said that he believed a majority of his classmates had found positions in the private sector. “A lot of people want to be civil servants, including myself. But these days it’s not that easy to get,” he said.” Source: New York Times Looking at the list of notable alumni I realized that graduates from the college end up working different fields: academia, politics, public policy, journalism, diplomacy, public sector consulting… The college is attracting some non-Europeans interested in the EU: “The school has become significantly more global. While citizens of France, Spain and Italy still make up the largest contingents of students, the college’s most recent pool of graduates comprised 51 nationalities and included nationals of Australia and China. “They may want to join the Foreign Office or a big company with links to Europe,” said Dr. Monar of these “third country” students. “That’s why they want to understand European decision-making procedures.”” Source: New York Times A mixed and non-tenured faculty: “Most faculty members are “visiting professors,” who teach on yearlong, renewable contracts.” Source: New York Times The faculty is a mix of practitioners and academics. A renowned institution that opens doors in Europe : “Like other high-level educational institutions, it opens unique academic and work opportunities, particularly if you want to work on EU-related stuff. In my particular case, the Harvard LL.M may sound better (especially when my father wants to show off) but the College definitely opened me more doors.”, Alfonso Lamadrid de Pablo writes on the Chillin'Competition blog. “The College of Europe, in the medieval Belgian city of Bruges, is to the European political elite what the Harvard business school is to American corporate life. It is a hothouse where the ambitious and talented go to make contacts.” Source: The Times “The [College and the ENA] recruit at the same level of study (Postgraduate), and have the same purpose: training an ‘Elite’.” Source: Slate.fr blog “Lots of work, but it pays off” I was recently with a former colleague last week. His girlfriend had studied at the College. He mentioned that the master’s degrees are very intense, but that it helped her find a job later on. Hard to get in The College has a reputation of having highly competitive admissions. But I couldn’t find any stats. Notable alumni Helle Thorning-Schmidt, former Prime Minister of Denmark Nick Clegg, the former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdo Valerie Plame, former United States CIA Operations Officer
  6. Thank you for your answer CakeTea! I have 3.5 years of internship + work experience. Now, I worked 2 years as a language teacher. That was a job and not and internship, but I don't think it counts much, because as much as I loved the job it just has not much to do with Public Policy. And worked 1.5 years aprox. doing internships in the Foreign Affairs Ministry and IOs. I started studying for the GRE a month ago, but I don't think I'm gonna take the test now, because: 1)I am not willing to finance my education with student debt. No one in continental Europe does that. It just doesn't make much sense for us for a variety of reasons. 2)Since it is very unlikely that I will receive a full ride I don't think it pays off to spend part of my small savings in application fees, the GRE, the TOEFL, and extra GRE prep (which I estimated would have a total cost of around $1,000). That said, I studied in the US (UC Berkeley) for one year as an undergrad and it was an incredible experience. Classes were exciting and so meaningful. Additionally, your CV gets a boost from having a top US school in it. In Europe, in general, as I see it, classes are more dull and with much less student participation. Additionally, internationally you may not get the same recognition as a top US school in the domain of Public Policy. So I will: 1) Apply for the Fulbright and other scholarships to study in the US. If that doesn't work then I will look at how I can apply to a school and get at least 80% of my expenses covered from a variety of sources. My parents might be able to help me with the remaining 20%.
  7. Thank you all again for your answers! Do you think internships don't count as much as jobs in terms of work experience? I've done some good internships in Brussels at the EU (paid), the UN (paid), and the Spanish Foreign Service (unpaid). But I fear admissions committees will look down upon the fact that I just have done internships.
  8. Thank you so much Chocolatecheese-cake. What kind of work experience would you suggest I get? Thank you Ben414 for your honest assessment.
  9. Hello, I was wondering how easy it is to get full funding + stipend to cover costs of living for and MPA/MPP program in the US. That would be with a 3.50 GPA and experience working as an intern at the UN and EU + average GRE scores. Thank you! Best regards,
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