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- PhD in Transborder policies for the daily life

Daniela STANCU, Romanian.
She attended the PhD course in "Transborder policies for the daily life" which she ended in 2009 with a final dissertation on " Roma minority: "I Rom, cittadini europei".

She is currently working as vice-president assistant in a R&D priva company.
IUIES is organised in a multicultural environment which offer the opportunity to know other cultures and languages and which promote diversity and multiculturalism. The context offer the opportunity to improve considerably your studies and languages abilities and to participate to several activities (researches, summer schools, seminars). Teachers are extremely professionals and always available, giving you constant attention and support. The didactic office is very well organised and availbale, offering always the information and suppor requested.


Catalina LUPU, Romanian.
She attended the PhD course in "Transborder policies for the daily life" which she ended in 2009 with a final dissertation on “Russia and EU at crossroads. The Role of the Black Sea Region in the European Energy Security”.

After ending her stage at the European Commission, she returned in Romania at the Ministry of Finance, former Ministry of Economy and Finance at the International Affairs Division.
Her activity at the ministry is on energy and cross border cooperation field, related on energy matters.
I recommend all the IUIES courses, because all of them are interactive, interesting, full of information’s and very useful for those who wants to follow a carrier in research field, at the EU Commission or in diplomacy field.


Ana-Maria DUTA, Romanian.
She attended the PhD course in "Transborder policies for the daily life" which she ended in 2009 with a final dissertation on "Darfur. Oltre i confini. Un’analisi del conflitto del Darfur e le sue ripercussioni transfrontaliere, tra cause ed effetti".

She is currently working at UIL Trade Union, as a social relations specialist. The responsibilities included assisting the Italian citizens that live in Romania, in their relations with Italian and Romanian public institutions, for work related issues (see Regulation CEE 1408/71 and 574/72). More specifically pensions, European forms, obligatory health insurances, practices INPS, INPDAP, ASL.
Studying at IUIES helps you grow professionally. IUIES courses are very useful and the professors and teaching experts are very well prepared and competent.


Liliana CHIS, Romanian.
She attended the PhD course in “Transborder policies for the daily life” which she ended in 2008 with a final dissertation on “J“New Regionalism” and Development of Transborder Cooperation in European Union (a prospective analysis)”.

She is currently working as a senior manager in a financial servicing consultancy office specialised on international economic analyses of the different companies.
In my opinion, the IUIES courses are useful and interesting for the young people who want to understand and to get involved in the European Union activities, at all levels.

Thank you!


Talia BOATI, Italo-Croatian.
She attended the PhD course in “Transborder policies for the daily life” which she ended in 2007 with a final dissertation on “Judicial reform in South Eastern Europe: the role of parliamentary cooperation as a tool for the advancement of European integration”.

She is currently working as a Expert on Parliamentary Cooperation and Gender Issues at the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe in Brussels.


My PhD at IUIES has helped me greatly in growing in my professional career. My tasks on my job now include the following: a) Promote bilateral and multilateral cooperation between Parliaments in South Eastern Europe and EU member States at various levels (Committees, parliamentary staff, Speakers etc);

b) Support to regionally initiated networks such as the Cetinje Parliamentary Forum and the Western Balkans Conference of Parliamentary Committees for European Affairs of States participating to the Stabilisation and Association Agreements;

c) Strengthening the democratic efficiency and effectives of the Parliaments in South Eastern Europe through capacity building seminars and initiatives with a variety of partners such as the World Bank, the European Parliament, the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly etc

The Stability Pact, established in 1999, is a political platform for action for the promotion of stability, prosperity and security in South Eastern Europe. It will evolve into a Regional Cooperation Council in February 2008.


Giulio BOLDRIN, Italian.
He attended the PhD course in “Transborder policies for the daily life” which he ended in 2007 with a final dissertation on “Proposals and itineraries for a new welfare’s model between globalization and individualization”.

He is currently working as expert in social inclusion promoter and healthcare maintenancem in a local public institution.
A IUIES course could certainly be a very important chance to improve an international career and to develop the sociological field of study.

Indeed, in my point of view, it has been very useful on the one hand to consider in particular some important topics of the current world (migrations, human rights, globalization and social related problems, transborder cooperation, etc..) and on the other hand to implement a socialization process based on a multicultural education system.



Enrico FERLUGA, Italian.
He attended the PhD in Transborder policies for daily life which he ended in 2007 with a final dissertation on "Future scenarios for Cross-border cooperation".
Researcher at the Institute of International Sociology - ISIG, Enrico is currently engaged on a year-long trip in India where is furthening his interest in the field of scenario builiding and future studies.
My PhD at IUIES has been the best formative experience ever giving me the opportunity to undertake several researches under expert guidance. It has been a plesure to confront myself with my colleagues coming from all over the world and to have the opportunity to teach several seminars at Triest and Klagenfurt universities.



Sandi HILAL, Palestinian.
She attended the PhD in Transborder policies for daily life which he ended in 2006 with a final dissertation on "Cross-border policies in West Bank-Palestine".
The current positions that Sandi Hilal holds are Head of the Camp Improvement Program (West Bank) in UNRWA that permits her to work on daily based in the camps, and she is also a partner in the London/Bethlehem Architectural Studio together with Alessandro Petti, Eyal Weizman. One of the main projects that the studio is dealing with is a long term project called Decolonizing Architecture project, that critically explores Israeli settlements and military camps.
I would recommend the IUIES course because it helped me to developed and elaborate freely many of the topics I was interested on by giving the space and the adequate courses for such purpose.
Camp improvement program

UNRWA’s Camp Improvement Program is a new initiative in participatory planning. In 2004 UNRWA made the decision to radically overhaul its approach to refugee camp rehabilitation and identified the need for integrated, holistic and community-based planning as urgent. Since then Camp Improvement in the West Bank has developed as an innovative intervention that ensures the participation of a wide spectrum of refugees in the planning, design and regeneration of their camps and builds on the latter’s considerable skills and knowledge. It is part of the principle aims of the program that these interventions not only improve the living standards of refugees but that they also transfer to them a set of organizational tools that can be critical in their struggle for a fuller exercise of their human rights. www.unrwa.org

Decolonizing architecture - The project uses architecture to articulate the spatial dimension of a process of decolonization. Recognizing that Israeli colonies and military bases are amongst the most excruciating instruments of domination, the project assumes that a viable approach to the issue of their appropriation is to be found not only in the professional language of architecture and planning but rather in inaugurating an “arena of speculation” that incorporates varied cultural and political perspectives through the participation of a multiplicity of individuals and organizations. The project engages a less than ideal world. It does not articulate a utopia of ultimate satisfaction. Its starting point is not a resolution of the conflict and the just fulfilment of all Palestinian claims; also, the project is not, and should not be thought of, in terms of a solution. Rather it is mobilizing architecture as a tactical tool within the unfolding struggle for Palestine. It seeks to employ tactical physical interventions to open a possible horizon for further transformations.
www.decolonizing.ps

Other website related to her wok: www.statelessnation.org


Emanuele GATTI, Italian.
He attended the PhD course in “Transborder policies for the daily life” which she ended in 2008 with a final dissertation on “tercultural relationships, mobility and identity schemes of young European high-skilled migrants.

He is presently committed to the writing of a number of scientific articles for international journals, realised by deepening into some of the theoretical aspects and by widening the bibliographical base of his PhD research.
I would recommend PhD courses at IUIES, for their international orientation and for the offer of many classes about different topics. Moreover, it is of great help to dispose of IUIES professors’ expertise and of IUIES facilities, like the library.



Armando GUIDA, Italian.
HE attended the PhD in Transborder policies for daily life which he ended in 2004 with a final dissertation on "The foreign debt of the poor Countries: analysis and hypotheses of solution".
In the last two years he taught Italian language in two American Universities in Florence and in Siena. Now he is working as a free-lance lecturer on the topic of transborder policies.
During the PhD “Transborder policies for daily life” that I attended, I had a deep knowledge of the main European structures, from a legal, economical and political point of view. I had a wider outlook of the European processes with a particular focus on the regional problems and on the transborder policies: cohesion and integration of the border areas, with a political, economical, social and cultural perspective. I also studied related topics such as the transformations of the contemporary society, the international migrations and the multi-ethnic societies.

I particularly liked these topics and I developed them in my PhD thesis “Il debito estero dei Paesi poveri: analisi e ipotesi di soluzione” (The foreign debt of the poor Countries: analysis and hypotheses of solution). Later on I put the PhD topics to good use through a research about the immigration for IRPET of Florence (Istituto Regionale Programmazione Economica Toscana).

Would I suggest a IUIES course? The answer is yes, because the studied topics are worthwhile and of topical interest.



Adina OLTEAN, Romanian.
She attended the PhD in Transborder policies for daily life which he ended in 2007 with a final dissertation on "Transylvania and friuli-venezia giulia in the present european context. A comparative study on history, administration and delocalization".
At the moment she is working as Teaching assistant at the Babes-bolyai university of Cluj-napoca, Romania, Faculty of letters, applied modern languages department. She is also teaching seminars and practical courses on contemporary english language, oral and written translations, media, communication techniques, specialized languages, and european community language. She is in charge with the internship period of all the students of the department. Finally she is a member of the research team of the ceex-type grant ‘symbolic geography of modern europe’, code d 08-64 / 2006-2008. She is working as a sworn translator and conference interpreter in cluj-napoca, romania, for english and french.
Studying at IUIES gives international students many opportunities for their future career either in the academic environment or in other fields by its multidisciplinary character and different courses and programmes it offers.


Aleksandro BURRA, Italian.
He attended the PhD in Transborder policies for daily life which he ended in 2007 with a final dissertation on "Minority Identity in the New Regional Context with Particular Reference to the Italian Minority in Istria and in the Quarnero."
Currently he is working as a Librarian and temporary teacher of history following current history curriculum, administering and making examinations, advising student on appropriate research material, liaison with administration.
My experience itself was positive. I met a lot of new friends and the friendliness and professionalism of the trainers was outstanding. Not only did they teach us the evolution of the policies in the transborder areas and in the EU, they were an invaluable source of information of their country that help us to understand the perspective and the request of all the state involved in EU integration. I give this course my recommendation.


Emmanuelle BEAUDOIN, Canadian.
She attended the PhD in Transborder policies for daily life which he ended in 2007 with a final dissertation on "Secondary Ties and Migratory Projects: The Case of Foreign Domestic Workers in Udine".
At the moment she is working as Didactical Manager. Faculty of Engineering, Università degli Studi di Udine. Support role for the teaching staff’s and Dean Office’s international activities (publications, web site, etc.)
Being part of a PhD IUIES program has been an important learning experience.


Clelia FIANO, Italian. She attended the PhD in Transborder policies for daily life which he ended in 2007 with a final dissertation on "Protecting national minorities in Central-eastern European region. The case of the Rom minority".She is currently working as a researcher cooperating with the Department of Sociology at the University of Padua and for Maritain International Institute of Trieste with a specific focus on cross-border projects development. Moreover, she works for Opera Villaggio del Fanciullo - an educational body as teacher and tutor for disadvantage youths.
Studying at IUIES has been a great opportunity to deepen my research interest. My dissertation is entitled "La protezione delle minoranze nazionali nella regione dell'Europa centro-orientale: il caso emblematico della minoranza Rom". The main issue of the research is the protection of national minorities in the Central and Eastern European countries, especially it analyses the international and regional standards of protection and the case study of Rom-Sinti national minority in Europe. The general historical background of the dissertation is the end of the bipolar system after the fall of the last huge European empire of Urss and Yugoslavia and the bringing up of new nationalisms.


Andrea LICATA, Italian. He attended the PhD in Transborder policies for daily life which he ended in 2007 with a final dissertation on "Democracy and Transport".

He is currently working in different Researches, Projects, University Teaching, Consulting, Publications, Journalism, Conferences and Cultural events.
I would recommend phd course to students interested in international sociology, politology border problematic and international university atmosphere.

Jens KOLATA, German. He attended the PhD in Transborder policies for daily life which he ended in 2007 with a final dissertation on "Collective Memory and Forced Migration. Changes in the Memory-Culture of Post-War Germany".

He is currently working as lecturer of the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) at the University of Zagreb, Philosophical Faculty, German Department. Courses held mostly in the Master of Cultural Studies, connected to the German Studies.
The Ph.d. program organised by IUIES was inspiring and very useful due to the the interdisciplinary approach realised within the course.

Arian LAME, Albanian. He attended the PhD in Transborder policies for daily life which he ended in 2005 with a final dissertation on "Transborder Co-operation as an Instrument to prevent border conflicts: Case-study : Albania Republic of Macedonia.".


Great learning environment! Great lecturers!
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Dede KASNECI, Albanian.
He attended the MA in Methods in European Policy Making which he ended in 2005 with a final dissertation on "European Union Action for the Stabilization of the Balkans".
He is currently working as Officer at European Integration Office, Parliament of the Republic of Albania


As an alumnus of the IUIES MA Methods in European Policy Making, I strongly recommend it to all those prospective students who intend to attend an MA in European Studies. The distinctive feature of the MA programme offered by IUIES is its unparalleled academic excellence, stimulating international academic environment, up-to-the minute classes and lectures as well as its unique synergy between theory and practice that are hard to gain elsewhere. This inter-disciplinary programme provides students not only with a sound understanding of the methods and processes of EU policy-making at multiple levels, but also with a critical background of key historical, philosophical, legal and economic issues that the European policy-making setting raises. The perfect synergy between the theory and practice of this programme also ensures that students not only acquire a solid knowledge of major theoretical approaches to the contemporary EU policy-making landscape, but also ensures that the students acquire, through focused courses and exercises, the necessary skills for advanced analysis and evaluation of the EU polices and their implementation.

At the end of the studies, the IUIES MAs Degree offers to its holders a comparative advantage as well as opens the door for numerous career paths either as scholars or as high-ranking experts in EU policy-making affairs and beyond.



Gianfabrizio, LADINI. Italian.
He attended the MA in Methods in European Policy Making which he ended in 2008 with a final dissertation on "‘Ordine, Conflitto, Guerra ed Europa’, ‘Order, Conflict, War and Europe’, Political Analysis".
He is currently working n Cyprus within ‘Dialogues of Peace’ project.

"Our activities aim at supporting trust-building and reconciliation processes between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities. We work with two local civil society organizations (CSOs) and we act as a bridge between the island’s divisions. Amongst other things, the most recent ones include facilitating bi-communal cultural initiatives (the last one being a Greek Cypriot theatre group playing in a Turkish Cypriot festival), website improvements in three languages (English, Greek and Turkish), organizing an island-wide ‘responsible tourism’ package for Italian tourists, promoting a business deal between a Turkish Cypriot producer and a Greek Cypriot seller. We’ve been also promoting and managing the contacts between Cypriot and Italian CSOs. Currently I’m personally involved in the negotiations with two local partners (one in each side of the UN ‘buffer zone’) that are leading us to present a joint project which will be funded by an EU Programme."
I would recommend a IUIES course not only because of good price/quality relations but also for the good combination between an academic-style theoretical preparation and a field work-oriented perspective. Some of my teachers, indeed, were academic scholars while others provided me with a direct insight of the problems and features of their daily work. In short I found in the IUIES courses I attended a good mixture of theory and practice. Finally, although I didn’t find my past internship or current professional opportunities directly through IUIES structures or operators, I met both of my chances thanks to IUIES, namely the International Summer School and a course’s teacher.


Luisa Seculin, Italian.
She attended the MA in Methods in European Policy Making which she ended in 2007 with a final dissertation on "The Basel 2 Agreement and its consequences on SME".
She is currently working for an Austrian Bank (Sparkasse AG). She is the chief of the Virtual Branch located in Udine. She is working on a new project involving three countries (Austria, Slovenia and Italy), regarding the multi-channel bank. She is responsible of the Italian part of this project.


IUIES organizes its courses in an International environment, giving you the opportunity to meet people (students and teachers) from different countries and cultures. Of course, you can practise the foreign languages you know, and it’s very important for your professional career.

The bank I work for appreciated the fact that I had attended this Master.

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Giulia Foghin, Italian.
She attended the MA in International Peace Operators which she ended in 2008 with a final dissertation on "“Human Rights Violation: The case of the erased in Slovenia".
She is currently Working at ISIG, as scientific secretary to the UN conference "Borders and Public Health".


I would definitely recommend a IUIES course. High level of lectures and teachers.



Irina Donina, Russian.
She attended the MA in International Peace Operators which she ended in 2008 with a final dissertation on "The Anti-Globalization movement: Past and Future".
She is currently pursuing her career in Fundraising for a hi-tech company in Russia (TECON, Uraltransenergo group). Tasks: research, preparation of strategy program documents, fundraising, communication with administrative bodies, both at the federal and municipal level.


I would gladly recommend a IUIES course, because it is a nice possibility to attend lectures by professors coming from different countries to cover not only theoretical aspects of the issues discussed but also share their specific experience of field work and analyze the topics in question from different perspectives. Besides, the IUIES courses give a great chance to improve one’s linguistic skills and, perhaps, learn another language


Georgiana GLIOGOR, Romanian.
She attended the MA in International Peace Operators which she ended in 2007 with a final dissertation on "Children of Wars".
She is currently pursuing her academic career in the field of human rights studies and children protection.
.I would recommend the IUIES master course in International Peace Operators because it gives you the chance to get acquainted to and better understand the nowadays international conflicts. Moreover, its a unique opportunity to study in a truly international environments and to find the tools to build on all the stimula it offers.


David SACCA , Palestinian.
He attended the MA in International Peace Operators which she ended in 2005 with a final dissertation on "UNRWA approaches to rehabilitate Palestinian refugees’ shelters in their camps in Lebanon".
After passing three years in different countries in Africa working in refugee camps as an Architect/Site Planner; currently, he works for a French NGO called Première Urgence (PU) as a Shelter Program coordinator based in Tripoli, North Lebanon.
He is in charge of the Emergency Shelter rehabilitation program in Naher el Bared Palestinian camp, which includes the following tasks:
Coordinating the emergency repair of family unit program
Liaising with the donor and various partners (UN and NGOs)
Monitoring & evaluating the work and the results to draft new proposals and adjust the program
Supervising the work of local staff including engineer, social workers and logistician
It’s not simply a course, it’s much more than that; personally, I discovered a family. Coming from different countries in the world (Lebanon, United states of America, Mongolia, Italy, Slovenia, Albania …) we shared the same courses, same discussions, same food, same house to finish at the end sharing the same ideas and creating missions in different countries in the world helping others to rebuilt their own life.
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