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Exploring the Rich Tapestry of History
Behrouz Amirbadvy, Yitian Chen, Jessika Viveros and Jerusha Rainy Kannula We had the pleasure of going to D.C. for Spring Break 2024 with a group of 12 MPP and one […]
Eyes Opened to the Complex Nature of an International Career
Dania Abou Zanaid, Nelowfar Amahmadi. Karina Ourfalian, Isabel Fairclough Upon reflecting on our week in Washington, D.C., we believe it could not have been more insightful, as it was filled with […]
A Week in Washington DC!
Chinyere Nwonye, Rocio Perez, Alejandra Rios, Hamzah Yaacob During our spring break, we headed to DC for a week full of activities and meetings with people pursuing global careers […]
From UCLA to D.C.: A Journey of Learning, Networking, and Career Exploration in International Development
By: Alejandra Garcia Gutierrez, Christopher Hung-Do, Elizabeth Plasencia Visiting Washington D.C. as a diverse learning group with UCLA’s urban planning, public policy, and public health professionals brought a wealth […]
Reflections on Careers in Global Public Affairs
By: Lucy Briggs, Sebastian Cazares, Myrella Gonzalez, Akib Rahman A weeklong excursion to Washington, D.C. to learn about career opportunities in Global Public Affairs with fellow Luskin students revealed […]
Spring Break 2023 in DC: A chance to network & explore future careers!
By Stephany Calvillo, GPA, MURP ’23 This Spring Break of 2023 provided our GPA Spring Break fellows with several opportunites. Opportunities for networking, and opportunities for exploring future careers through […]
Institute for Development Impact With UNESCO
/0 Comments/in IPP Fellows, IPP Summer Fellowship, Public Policy, Students /by mbraswellBy Jerusha Rainy Kannula As a Global Public Affairs (GPA) Fellow at UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, I had the extraordinary opportunity to work with the Institute for Development […]
Building Digitally Enhanced Learning Environments in Dire Dawa Primary Schools
/0 Comments/in IPP Fellows, IPP Summer Fellowship, Students, Urban Planning /by chyadavBy Jay Manzano As a graduate student pursuing a master of urban planning degree, my participation in Engineers Without Borders & the Engineering a Better World, UCLA initiative proved to […]
Summer internship in Mexico City
/0 Comments/in IPP Fellows, IPP Summer Fellowship, Student Blogs, Students, Urban Planning /by chyadavBy Alendra Rios As a dual-degree student in Urban Planning and Latin American Studies, I was eager to secure an internship in Mexico City for the past summer. Through the […]
Empowering Urban Youth: Sports, Democracy, and Community Building
/0 Comments/in Events Blog, IPP Fellows, IPP Summer Fellowship, Students, Urban Planning /by chyadavBy Joshua Claxton, MURP 2024 In the ever-expanding and complex urban tapestry of the Paris metropolitan area, Sport dans la Ville is one of the primary non-profits empowering systemically marginalized […]
Research on operationalizing a climate-smart real estate enterprise, based in Rwanda
/0 Comments/in IPP Fellows, IPP Summer Fellowship, Student Blogs, Students, Uncategorized, Urban Planning /by chyadavBy Divine Mutoni, MURP 2024 The Global Public Affairs Summer Fellowships allowed me the opportunity to return to my home country, Rwanda, this summer as a graduate student researcher […]
Planning in the City: My Summer Internship at the Chennai Metropolitan Development Agency
/0 Comments/in IPP Summer Fellowship /by scalvilloBy Chaithra Navada, MURP ’23 As an international MURP student, I have been curious about the stark differences in my planning education here, and my experience in cities of […]