Career Testimonials

Coming from Italy, Matteo Ronga has graduated from International Economic Policy. He currently works at the Council of the European Union in the Budget and Cohesion Unit (DG ECOFIN) in Brussels as an administrator JPT (JPT).

Coming from Niger, Aminatou Seydou has graduated from international development and is an alumna of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program. She is currently a Policy Associate at Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) in Ghana.

Coming from the USA, Gabriela Billini has graduated in International security, concentrating in Diplomacy and the Middle East. She currently is a Senior Consultant in Crisis and Resilience and Curator with Deloitte Switzerland. In addition, she is the founder and director of the art gallery "Galerie Billini".

Coming from Lithuania, Liudas Grigaliunas has graduated in Environmental Policy, concentrating in the Middle East. Liudas did an exchange semester at the Stockholm School of Economics. He currently works as a Business Controller at Johnson & Johnson MedTech Nordics in Stockholm, Sweden.

Coming from the United States, Aniya Hamilton has graduated in International Development, with concentrations in Global Health and Project Management. Currently, she serves as the Associate Research Lead at the Innovation for Policy Foundation (i4Policy), a fully remote organization with strong ties to the African continent.

Itziri Gonzalez-Barcenas has graduated in the Master in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action. After her Master, she received a one-year Schwarzman scholarship to study Global Affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. Itziri also works as Programme Manager at the CNRS (Centre Nationale de Recherche Scientifique).

Coming from Libya, Malak Altaeb has graduated in Environmental Policy. Malak is an independent freelance consultant (auto-entrepreneur) and has been based in Paris, France, for the past five years.

Meet Jules who joined the French Air Force after working in cybersecurity and graduating from a dual degree in International Security with a military educational facility.

Coming from Italy, Bilen Barzaghi has graduated in International Governance and Diplomacy with concentrations in Project Management and Diplomacy. Bilen is Chargée de mission Innovation et Expérimentation/Innovation and Experimentation Project Manager within the strategy department at the Délégation Générale à l'Emploi et la Formation Professionnelle at the French Ministry of Labour, Employment and Economic Inclusion, in Paris.

Alicia, Davi and Felipe are three Brazilian PSIA students, currently working as co-presidents of Pour Le Brésil. This Sciences Po-based association, founded in 2019 by Brazilian students and recognized by UNESCO aims to fund scholarships for Amazonian students and train young leaders to promote the Amazonian agenda internationally. Pour le Brésil was very active during the COP28 in Dubaï.

Being French and Greek, Alexis has first graduated from a Chemical Engineering School in Montpellier (ENSCM), and after working for a year joined PSIA in the Master in Environmental Policy. Alexis took concentration courses in Europe and Sustainability as those are his main fields of interest since the career shift. After an extra year of specialization in the College of Europe in Natolin (Poland), Alexis started a Blue Book internship at the European Commission based in Brussels.

Coming from France, Inès Watrin has graduated in International Security, dual degree with Peking University. Inès is a Wealth Management Associate at Hexagone Capital, a French finance company in Shanghai.

The Paris School of International Affairs welcomed two students from Canada through its new CARE scholarship programme in 2022. Discover their feedback on this special opportunity.

Following the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, meet a graduate of our Advanced Certification in Gender Studies.

Following the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, meet a graduate of our Advanced Certification in Gender Studies.

Following the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, meet a graduate of our Advanced Certification in Gender Studies.

Following the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, meet a graduate of our Advanced Certification in Gender Studies.

Coming from Italy, Annalisa Vallone has graduated from the Human Right and Humanitarian Action, dual degree with LSE. She also holds a MSc in Development Management. Annalisa is currently working as a development cooperation intern at the UN International Labour Organization in Brussels. Annalisa is also a former Schuman Trainee at the Committee on Development of the European Parliament.

Coming from Senegal, Coumba Tobe graduated in International Development with a Project Management concentration, Dual Degree with the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Currently Coumba is working as a consultant specialized in entrepreneurship and inclusive economy in Africa at the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) in Paris.

Coming from Italy, Giulio Catanzariti has graduated in International Public Management (now International Governance and Diplomacy), dual degree with Columbia University (SIPA). Giulio is a Political Affairs Officer in the Syria Team of the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs in New York City.

Coming from Korea, Seong Jae Shin has graduated in International Security. Seong is an Associate Counter-Terrorism Officer for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

Coming from Sweden, Désirée Hermann has graduated from Sciences Po's master's degree in International Development. Désirée currently works as a Second Secretary for Political Affairs at Swedish Embassy in Mexico City

Coming from China, Fangzhou Liang graduated in 2016 in International Public Management (now International Governance and Diplomacy), with concentrations on Migration and China and East Asia. Fangzhou is an Associate Web Officer at Paris at UNESCO’s International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP).

Coming from France, Vicky graduated in 2022 from the International Security Masters at PSIA, her concentrations were African studies and Diplomacy. She did my undergrad at Sciences Po as well, on the Reims campus where she followed the Euro-American track, which allowed her to study abroad in the United States for a year at Rutgers University. Vicky is a Chief of Staff for the head of the Geostrategy section of the German Marshall Fund of the United States think-tank (GMF).