Student Story

Benjamin Black, UK on his MESPOM internship experience in Cambodia

July 22, 2020

Recent Batch-15 (2020) graduate, Benjamin Black from the UK, reflects on his MESPOM internship experience in Cambodia, in the summer of 2019 when the world was a slightly different place. He was very inspired by his internship experiences, and ended up doing his Master’s thesis research focused on avoided deforestation generated by protected areas in Cambodia.

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Interning at the Global Resilience Partnership Program in Stockholm, Tabby Njung'e (Kenya)

May 24, 2020

MESPOM students have to do a mandatory summer internship component between the 1st and 2nd years, which is aimed at enhancing their professional development. Current 2nd year student Tabby Njung’e from Kenya reflects on her MESPOM internship experience

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Batch 10 (2014-16) graduate from U.S. living in Israel, Lindsey Zemler

April 29, 2020

Batch 10 (2014-16) graduate from U.S. and living in Israel, Lindsey Zemler, talks about how MESPOM led her to work on projects to implement environmental technology locally in communities in the Middle East and around the world.

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Alumni Zebedee Njisuh, Cameroon on the importance of communicating your research

March 26, 2020

Zebedee in the Sherbro River Eustuary one Sierra Leone's MPAs

Batch-4 (2010) graduate from Cameroon, Zebedee Njisuh talks about how MESPOM helped him understand the role communication plays in making sure scientific research is useful and has a real-world impact.

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From an oil company to local fish farmers in the Amazon; alumni Nicolás Acosta García from Colombia

March 13, 2020

Nicolás Acosta García, Batch-5 graduate from Colombia talks about his journey from working for an oil company to working with local fish farmers in the Amazon and studying the relationships local communities have with extractive industries.

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