As somebody told me many years ago: 'you know where your career path starts but not where it ends'. I have now become an entrepreneur and freelance consultant, and to be honest, I am quite happy about it, but this was not something I was expecting in the beginning. Last April I was accepted to work in a multilateral institution in Budapest, but I finally declined the position for personal reasons. What I pictured after completing the master's was me working for an international organisation. Is this more or less what you pictured yourself doing after the Master’s program? Since the master was quite demanding in terms of delivering outcomes I also learned to work fast, to become more efficient, to better work in groups and specially to work in a multicultural environment, something that later on proved to be very important 6. It also widened my mind and switched my criticism on, and made me realise about the importance of questioning things. ![]() The master gave me the foundations and a good theoretical framework and knowledge to successfully work in the development field, being able to understand how the international system works, giving me the capacity to analyse public policies across various sectors, the role of the different players in the international field, how policy making takes place, how policies are delivered and evaluated, etc. How did the master programme prepare you for the work you're doing now? I am also working as an Environmental and Climate Change independent consultant for several organisations. I am currently acting as a Director of two online media projects (United Explanations and muhimu) in close cooperation with a dozen collaborators. ![]() In June 2016 I decided to quit my job and start my own project. What is your professional experience (your current position, your main functions)? As a business developer and projects manager I had the chance to work for multilateral organisations such as the European Commission, the IADB, the UNDP and the AFD, in a variety of projects in countries such as Montenegro, Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Palestine and Brazil. Afterwards, I had the chance to work for a couple of years in the International Technical Assistance sector which had been to me one of the target sectors I wanted to approach since graduating from the IBEI. It was a tremendous experience and it definitely made my profile more interesting. I lived in the city of Hangzhou (China) for three years, where I worked in the field of energy saving and energy efficiency. The following years were full of different experiences, working as an environmental consultant, marketing manager and business developer. In Buenos Aires, I decided to start an online and collaborative project named 'United Explanations', which is still running today 6 years later. Describe your career path since graduating from IBEIĪ few months after graduating from the IBEI I had the opportunity to live for one year in Argentina where I worked for the Environmental Protection Agency of Buenos Aires and started working as a blogger on my free time. I think the academic level was quite good, the activities provided were interesting and the facilities were great, but the most interesting part of it was debating topics and exchanging views with people from diverse origins and having different perspectives. I really enjoyed studying there (even though it was quite tough due to the intense dedication that the Master's required) and meeting people from all over the world. I have very good memories of my period at IBEI. With little experience studying or working in other countries I thought a good way to start the 'internationalisation' of my profile would be by enrolling in the Master in International Relations that IBEI was offering. ![]() ![]() Why did you choose IBEI Master's programmes?Īfter working for several years in the environmental field I wanted to approach new opportunities and start working at international level.
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