Dayna is interning at a major European think tank in Paris. Her weekly duties consist of writing news briefs on various topics related to international organizations and member States of the European Union. Specifically, she covers Malta, Cyprus, and Ireland. Additionally, she is tasked with updating the foundation’s country fact sheets for each of these countries. Dayna also writes briefing notes on current European affairs, including the European Court of Human Rights and Ukraine’s foreign policy. She started working on the latter subject when a Ukrainian delegation visited the Robert Schumann Foundation in Paris in October. Additionally, Dayna regularly reports on academic and political events in Paris related to Europe.
Her internship is progressing smoothly. He supervisor notes that Dayna is a diligent and driven student who eagerly seeks out additional tasks and incorporates feedback from her peers. She has successfully integrated into a team of fellow trainees.
PROPOSED RESEARCH TOPIC: Dayna aims to merge her interests in international relations and the environment by dedicating her dissertation to the Global Gateway, a worldwide strategy by the European Union to invest in infrastructure projects and establish economic partnerships, based on sustainability. Moreover, this topic aligns with the Schuman Foundation’s interests.
I4CE – Institute for Climate Economics
Aliyah is interning at this sustainable development think tank that specializes in economics. Her project focuses on the impact and usage of carbon pricing in different European pricing systems. From the beginning of her internship, Aliyah was immersed in the subject matter, as she participated in a workshop hosted by her employer for representatives from different European countries. She wrote a summary of the workshop. She is now primarily working on collecting and analyzing a database of the 17 identified carbon pricing systems. Afterwards, she will assist another researcher at the Centre with a project on the strategies of various European countries concerning green transition, with a comparative focus on France.
The internship is a success. Although Aliyah faced some challenges in adapting to the technical subject matter, her supervisors are extremely satisfied with her contributions and the high quality of her work. They even express their admiration for her skill in detecting errors within the carbon pricing database. Aliyah also goes out of her way to engage in conversations with different members of the center.
PROPOSED RESEARCH TOPIC: As for her dissertation topic, Aliyah will explore the implementation of carbon pricing from an international perspective, addressing its impact on consumers.
Laboratory of Formal Linguistics (LLF - University of Paris)
