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May 18th 2012: The New Zealand Consul General in Milan, Mrs. Clare Wilson, will hold a lecture to the MPM students. This special event, organized within the course of Microeconomics of Competitiveness will be focused on the economic development and strong relations between Italy and New Zealand.

On Saturday, 11 February 2012, MPM7 and MIHMEP12 students received their diplomas and graduated from the MPM and MIHMEP programs respectively, therefore becoming alumni.
The evening's agenda was very full. In addition to representatives from the SDA Bocconi faculty, directors, former directors and coordinators of both programs, the ceremony included the participation of Geert Bouckaert (Director and Professor of the Public Management Institute at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) and Mike Drummond (Professor of Health Economics at University of York).
The evening also included words from Carina Hirsch (MPM6 alumna) and Adama Sanneh, who was the MPM7 class representative.

Following a tradition of the MPM program, the MPM team organized a visit to the UN campus in Turin again this year. Students had the chance to get acquainted with UNICRI, thanks to a presentation by its Deputy Director, Kristiina Kangaspunta; ITC/ILO, through information provided by its Director, Antonio Graziosi and UNSSC through its Deputy Director, Paolo Ceratto and Elisa Pontini.
The visit was coordinated by Marina Mazzini, UNICRI media contact. In addition to the UN visit, students had the chance to explore the historic city center of Turin.

The Internship day, the first of its kind in the MPM history, has been organized to give students exposure to a number of internship opportunities and to provide them with insights on career prospects and possibilities. During the day representatives from different Institutions showcased their activities, projects and internship opportunities.
In order to cover a range of institutions as wide as possible, the guests invited spanned the UN agencies, research centers, NGOs, development agencies, etc. In specific the event saw the participation of FLavia Pansieri - UNV Bonn, Carolina Pozo - AVANTI Quito, Maria Cristina Di Vito - Agici Finanza d’Impresa Milan, Gorana Banicevic - RERA sd Split, Tom Kagerer - LGT Venture Philanthropy - iCatsProgram Zurich.
The students found the event a useful guidance to help clear up their internship/career ambitions and to have a real touch of the work in those organizations.

Life in MPM so far has been action packed. From day one we've had a number of social and professional events that have made the course so much more than just study! When we first arrived we had the Public Colloquium, a week of getting to know the activities, uni info and help with getting settled in Milan. Since then we have had a lot of inspirational guest speakers and even a field trip to the United Nations campus in Turin. I found the career days useful to give me ideas about what I want to do for the internship and after graduation.

The course is so relevant, covers content from law to economics and human rights, and the professors are the leaders in the field. I really feel like I'm going to be equipped for work in the Public Sector.

Also, it's a pretty special atmosphere in MPM because we are from all over the world and all in the same situation. We also share a common interest in development and helping people so we have really clicked as a group and become our own support network. The staff really helped with this too and are very approachable and available.

Joanne Patroni, MPM8 student - Australia

A major factor for choosing the MPM program at SDA Bocconi was the mandatory internship period at the end of study. I wanted to use coursework to further understand my field of interest once I graduated.
The internship presentation by MPM program staff was helpful in a number of ways. The staff laid out the internship process as well as how they were going to assist student placement in an internship of particular interest. Also, three former MPM students were on hand to share their experience, which was invaluable.
One student was involved with a public agency doing development work in India. Another was working at a non-profit foundation focused on governance and policy management. A third former student was on hand to share his experience interning at a consulting company. All three former students also discussed the process they took to find a proper internship and how they came to their final decision.
This presentation got all the students talking, and piqued our excitement for our internships ahead.

Nathan Guy, MPM7 student - USA