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Roadripping with Batch 17, blog story by Erika

February 20, 2023
MESPOM @ Manchester
Student Story
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I’m Erika Kalkofen, a Batch 17 MESPOMer from the USA. Following my studies in International Relations, I spent 2 years in Zambia working with farmers on conservation farming techniques to adapt to climate change. This experience sparked my passion and interest for environmental sciences.To gain more knowledge in this field, I applied to the MESPOM programme.

I was impressed by its alumni network and, its interdisciplinary offerings made environmental sciences easily accessible for students with a different background like me.

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COP27: MESPOM reunion

December 14, 2022
Alumni
Blogs

The 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the UNFCCC took place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt on 6-18 November 2022. MESPOM alumni and students, united by common interests within the environmental field, have found each other at COP27. Below some takeaways from them. 

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Back to Greece, the MESPOM Lesvos semester told by Kaja

June 28, 2022
MESPOM @ UAegean
Student Story
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I am Kaja and, before joining the MESPOM programme, I had studied Liberal Arts and Sciences with a Major in Earth and Environmental Sciences in Freiburg, Germany. When studying abroad in Budapest during my undergraduate, I ran into some MESPOM students who had just started their studies at CEU. I was fascinated by that diverse, open and friendly group. Everyone I spoke to had interesting and yet different background and a lot of captivating stories to tell. When it was my time to apply for a Master programme, I remembered these people and their stories, and tried my luck.

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MESPOM: A programme that stems from its students

June 4, 2022
Alumni
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Diversity and interdisciplinarity are among the key words that emerged from the last Alumni meeting organized by Aleh Cherp, the full-fledged MESPOM founder.

The event was organized with the objective of involving the former MESPOM students’ experiences and ideas in contribution to the question: “How can we improve MESPOM?”

This was an opportunity in which former generations of MESPOMers merged together their views to better design the experience of future MESPOMers.

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“Going beyond the Batch”, the MESPOM Alumni Association - A quick intro from the Chairs

February 24, 2022
Alumni
Blogs

Hi there! :) Hmm… I don’t know your faces. Who are you guys?

Good question! We are Jan-Niklas and Stijn, we graduated from MESPOM in 2021 and have been the co-chairs of the MESPOM Alumni Association since November 2021.

Aha! But what is the MESPOM Alumni Association?

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