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16th July 2015
10 year internship scheme anniversary (VI): Things always happen for a reason
Today’s guest blogger is Cosmina Grigore, a PR professional and patient coach. Cosmina was one of the earliest alumni and as a student she was the first to contact the embassy and to suggest the programme. “This idea will never happen. They’ve never done such thing”, she said to me. Then she added: “It’s impossible, […]
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16th July 2015
10 year internship scheme anniversary (V): Why volunteering is important
Next up in our guest posts series is Elis Bechir, former Political Section intern and currently part of UNV staff working in Haiti. Here’s her take on the importance of volunteering. On my last job interview -which I passed- I was asked why is volunteering important to me. Whenever I am asked about my professional […]
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16th July 2015
10 year internship scheme anniversary (IV): How to help run a QBP
Beatrice Panduru has just recently finished her internship . She worked closely with the embassy’s events officer to deliver this year’s Queen’s Birthday Party. Sunny days. These are the words to describe my time at the Embassy. Taking it from the beginning, the first time I visited the embassy was when I had my interview […]
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16th July 2015
10 year internship scheme anniversary (III): How to get off on the right foot in your career
Andra Cazacu was a British Embassy intern in 2007 and is currently working as a Product Marketing Manager at Bitdefender, one of Romania’s leading IT companies. Here’s what she thinks about her time with the embassy as an intern. 8 years ago (I can’t believe how long it’s been), I read about an opening for […]
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15th July 2015
10 year internship scheme anniversary(II): Tailoring your own story
Our second guest blogger is Dimitrie Mihes, an internship alumnus and our current economic officer in the embassy’s political section. Having been reminded several times by our ever-so-vigilant comms officer, Catalina, to write about my time as an intern with the British Embassy, my guilty conscience started to outweigh the pleasure of procrastination. So as […]
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15th July 2015
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Ethiopia hosting FFD3: A testament to progress in eradicating poverty
Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is delighted; it has been preparing for months to welcome the 5000 or so high profile international guests (including Heads of States, Ministers and other special representatives of countries) attending the Third Financing for Development Conference (FFD3). And so far, so very good! The UK’s delegation, led by Justine […]
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15th July 2015
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Engaging the world
On his recent visit to Latin America, Pope Francis reminded us of the need for international solidarity and a universal vision. It is not always easy for national governments to meet such aspirations in full. After all, they are in the final analysis – especially if they are democratically elected – accountable to their own […]
15th July 2015 Toronto, Canada
Canadian science news: 6-12 July 2015
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14th July 2015
10 year internship scheme anniversary(I): Pay it forward and have fun in the process
This year we are celebrating 10 years since the embassy launched its internship scheme. I have invited alumni to share their stories on my blog, and the first guest post is signed by our Head of Communications, Raluca Bragarea, who helped launch this initiative. Ten years, about 150 students or young professionals, an idea exported […]
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13th July 2015 Singapore
Scaling Up Solar PV in Thailand: The Drive toward a Strong Vision
This guest blog is from Dr. Sopitsuda Tongsopit, a researcher at the Energy Research Institute of Chulalongkorn University, who conducted the project Thailand Solar PV Roadmap Initiatives supported by the South East Asia Prosperity Fund, under the priority of supporting Low Carbon Development.
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