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New SIPA Student Photo Series #5

Posted by Columbia SIPA

· Friday, August 1st, 2014

Orientation is in a few weeks so we’re going to share more of the New SIPA Student photos before all the new students arrive on campus and ask what happened to their submission — oops.

Today we have two submissions to share with you. The first one is from Bartłomiej Walentyński, MPA 2016. When you meet him call him Bartek.

Each year a student organization, which he was a member during his studies at Warsaw School of Economics, organizes a conference devoted to emerging markets (Emerging Markets Business Conference). This year they hosted this event at the Warsaw Stock Exchange and hosted students from Peru and India. It was great time to discuss many aspects of economic development not only with the students from different countries but also with prominent speakers (CEOs of banks, rating agencies, consultancies etc.).

Warsaw Stock Exchange

Our second submission comes from Brazil. Eloy Henrique Saraivade Oliveira, MPA 2016. He had an opportunity to enjoy the World Cup in his home country and cheer for Brazil!

The below pictures were taken during the semifinals in Belo Horizonte (his home city). It was a great time to get to meet new people and enjoy the party!

Categories : Meet Seeples, SIPA

Tags : culture, MPA, new student, photography, Travel

New SIPA Student Photo Series #4

Posted by Columbia SIPA

· Thursday, July 24th, 2014

Our newest photographs submission comes from Adriana Popa, an incoming SIPA student (MIA 2016).

Originally from Romania, Adriana has lived, worked and studied on three continents and graduated with High Honors from Swarthmore College. Upon graduation, she was awarded a Davis Project for Peace grant in India, where she worked for the summer of 2012. Currently residing in New York City, and working for the Global Institute at KKR, she is buying her time in the “real world” before returning to academia.

Diving the Reef Barrier in Belize

At the Lamanai Mayan ruins in Belize

Skydiving over Long Island

Flying over Fire Island

Categories : Admissions, Columbia University, Meet Seeples

Tags : culture, MIA, new student, photography, Travel

Seeple Snapshot: Dariela Sosa

Posted by Columbia SIPA

· Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014

The Journalist: Dariela Sosa

Age: 28

Nationality: Venezuela

Program: MPA 2014

Snow can be seen out the window falling over Manhattan, as Dariela Sosa addresses her tens of thousands of listeners in Caribbean-bathed Venezuela. “Good afternoon my friends we are airing from the City of New York your program ‘Hoy No es Un Día Cualquiera’ (Today is Not an Ordinary Day),” says Sosa before introducing her guest today, Paul Lagunes, a SIPA professor specializing in the study of corruption.

Her one-hour interview show is recorded at her studio on the 14th floor of the International Affairs Building and aired on Radio Caracas Radio, Venezuela’s oldest radio station. She started presenting the show daily in 2011 and producers decided to keep her as their radio host on Fridays from New York, when she moved from Caracas to start her degree at SIPA.

Over the last two years, Sosa has conducted interviews with some leading Latin American academics and politicians as well as with some of her fellow students. She says that the idea of her show is to use Columbia University as a platform for important ideas in the Venezuelan debate. She wishes to work in the field of communication and development after her graduation but would like to continue with her show. “Running the show has allowed me to stay connected to Venezuela and to link what I have learned in the master’s program with the necessities of my country”.

Categories : Meet Seeples, SIPA

Tags : Dariela Sosa, jounalist, MPA, seeple, Venezuela

Seeple Snapshot: Amon Simutowe

Posted by Columbia SIPA

· Tuesday, July 15th, 2014

The Chess Star: Amon Simutowe

Nationality: Zambia

Age: 32

MIA 2014

While many SIPA students will go on to have remarkable professional careers, it is not that common to meet one who has already made history. At the age of 27 in 2009, Amon Simutowe became the first Chess Grandmaster from Sub-Saharan Africa. The title Grandmaster is awarded to world-class chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. The achievement of this Zambian student is all the more remarkable considering he taught himself at the relatively late age of 10 and grew up in a country with little tradition of chess competitions. In Zambia, soccer is the most popular sport, but in 2001, Simutowe was named “Sportsman of the Year” by the Zambian Sports Council.

His victories were featured on the front pages of Zambian newspapers, something that gave domestic visibility to chess. “I cannot complain of the attention and support I got,” he says. While at SIPA, Simutowe has been writing an instructional book with the aim of encouraging kids in Africa to develop a liking for the game. The book was released after his graduation in May. Although he is not currently playing at tournament level, chess takes over much of his free time. “I usually play on Friday evenings, to get my brain to relax”, he says. “I cannot stop playing chess, for me it’s like an addiction”.

Categories : Meet Seeples, SIPA

Tags : Amon Simutowe, hobby, MIA, profile, seeple, students

Summerfest 2014 in NEW YORK CITY

Posted by Columbia SIPA

· Monday, July 14th, 2014

Before the summer is over, you need to attend at least one Summerfest. You may have missed the other two in DC but you still have one more chance to beat the heat in New York.

What? You still haven’t figured out what Summerfest is? It’s just the event of the summer and place to be if you are interested in a career in international affairs.

Join us for an evening and we promise you will meet alumni, students and staff from five top graduate programs in international affairs and learn about the graduate programs, career opportunities and network with professionals in international affairs.

Representatives from the following graduate international affairs programs will be available:

Columbia University – School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)
Georgetown University – Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
Johns Hopkins University – The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Princeton University – The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
Tufts University – The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

We’re being hosted by the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, 47-49 East 65th Street in New York City (10065 – if you need the postal code to plug into your GPS).

Be there on Wednesday, July 16 (that’s in 2 days). Doors open at 5:30pm… stay for a few minutes or until the “party” is over at 8:00pm. Admissions representatives (and alumni/students) will be available all evening. Bonus: there will also be two alumni panel Q&A presentations at 6:00pm and 7:00pm.

So what are you waiting for? RSVP and share this with friends and colleagues.

See you at Summerfest 2014!

Categories : Admissions, Meet Seeples, News, SIPA

Tags : information, meet us, new york city, Summerfest

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