Blogs

MESPOM: A programme that stems from its students

June 4, 2022

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.

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

February 24, 2022

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?

MESPOM summer internship at Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)

By Su-Mae Chua

Hello, Su-Mae here.

I am a Malaysian-born Human Geographer, yoga enthusiast, and an advocate of Environmental and Social Justice. I grew up in Shanghai, London, Kuala Lumpur, and Hong Kong, where I spent more than half of my childhood on a tennis court. I joined the MESPOM programme after completing my BA Geography degree at University College London, to address a personal knowledge gap and to gain exposure in different European university institutions.

MESPOM Alumni Story: Transition to a career focused on environmental law and policy

January 17, 2022
Savannah Carr-Wilson (Canada ’17) studied law prior to MESPOM. The program helped her transition to a career focused on environmental law and policy. She currently works as a lawyer in Canada, helping indigenous people address environmental law matters in their traditional territories.
Savannah has said the following about her MESPOM experience:

Being on the MESPOM journey I am exactly where I was meant to be

Carmen Margiotta:
Ever since starting my MESPOM journey I have felt that I was exactly where I was meant to be