Final spurt for CIFE's Master students!
In Nice, the Joint Master in Global Economic Governance students followed classes by experts from the OECD and UNCCD: Kurt Van Dender, Chief Economist at the OECD, introduced them to a case study on "Smart Cities: Cost- Benefit Analysis and environmental taxes". Dr Richard Byron-Cox, Action Programme Alignment & Capacity Building Officer at United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), spoke about "Interregional innovation: policies to fight land desertification in the context of climate change".
The students of the Master in Global Energy Transition and Governance participated in a simulation game about about the conflict in the South China Sea and followed courses on clean energy transitions in the EU;
In Berlin, the students of the trilingual Master in Advanced European and International Studies learnt precious techniques on how to "Speak with impact": Anne Topenot, founder of the Speaking Academy, shared theories and principles of the art of rhethoric and insights on how to best present academic and personal research work.
In Rome, the students of the Master in European integration and Global Studies visited the World Food Programme (WFP).