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Student Engagement Team
Dec 29, 20214 min read
Voluntary Service in Turkey shaped the person I am
Working five years for an airline in Kyiv, Ukraine, was more than enough for me. I yearned for a fulfilling experience and looked for...
Student Engagement Team
Dec 2, 20214 min read
I came, I (never) saw, I (still) conquered
“Hasan Tayem, 24 years old, is a successful Jordanian professional blind runner.” My friends describe me as a highly motivated and...
Student Engagement Team
Nov 24, 20212 min read
Face to marginalisation with SAI, Caritas Ambrosiana
Every HRG student spends time on studying the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism or human rights treaty bodies' reports, thinking...
Student Engagement Team
Nov 18, 20214 min read
“No one can do everything, but everyone can do something.”
I am Miranda, I am 25 and I come from Italy. Six years ago, when I graduated from high school, I never imagined that I would be here...
Student Engagement Team
Nov 10, 20213 min read
How the old cliche "knowledge is power" pushed me from being my NGO coordinator to being a student
My name is Moriam Afolabi- Rufai, I am Nigerian, and I am the founder of the NGO Be inspired to impact Mastery for High Africa Foundation...
Student Engagement Team
Nov 10, 20214 min read
If a peaceful future seems impossible, working to make it happen is necessary
My name is Davide, I am 24 years old and I was born in Vicenza, a small town in Northern Italy famous for its Renaissance architecture....
Student Engagement Team
Nov 3, 20214 min read
A ‘third half’ proposal for (prospective) Human Rights graduates
Ever heard of what a ‘third half’ is in rugby? If not, you are in the right place to find out! Basically, the two teams chill out...
Student Engagement Team
Oct 27, 20213 min read
The path of migrants towards asylum: sad considerations from the field
My name is Claudia Elli and I am a recent graduate student of MA Human Rights and Multi-level Governance. Passionate about languages and...
Student Engagement Team
Oct 20, 20213 min read
«Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto»
My name is Anna Rita, 24 years old, and I am currently writing my thesis to graduate in Human Rights and Multi-Level Governance. In this...
Student Engagement Team
Oct 18, 20214 min read
Overcoming the “I can’t do that” syndrome to approach success
Alessia envisioned herself on grand stages as a teenager and pursued those dreams to Padova, where she has found countless opportunities.
Student Engagement Team
Oct 13, 20214 min read
Tis the season to defend your thesis
Firstly, congratulations on approaching the completion of an important milestone – writing and submitting your master’s degree thesis. In...
Student Engagement Team
Jul 28, 20213 min read
Every cloud has a silver lining
My name is Charmaine Magosvongwe and I am a young and enthusiastic lawyer from Zimbabwe. I am currently enrolled in the Human Rights and...
Student Engagement Team
Jul 21, 20213 min read
Rethinking Climate Risks - How I realised climate change education is also a human right
When I was a kid, I was taught this about my country: “Vietnam has golden forests and silver seas”. It sounds silly, I know, but it just...
Student Engagement Team
Jul 14, 20215 min read
How not to lose track (and spirit) during the dissertation process
Writing a paper is never easy and the whole thing might become more complicated if the paper concerned is the dissertation. It can take...
Student Engagement Team
Jun 9, 20215 min read
A NON INSPIRING STORY FROM A NON “HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER”. JUST AN INTERN HAVING MEETINGS TO ARRANGE
I am Patricio, from Argentina. This is how I presented myself to my HR colleagues back in 2019 avoiding the “Where are you from?” that...
Student Engagement Team
Jun 1, 20215 min read
From Human Resources to Human Rights: discovering myself in India
At a young age, people can roughly be divided into 2 categories, with all that stands in-between: those who don’t have a clear idea of...
Student Engagement Team
May 27, 20213 min read
Building my future self, an extra mile at a time.
My name is Luiza Sartori Costa. I’m from Brazil and I’m a first year student of the master in Human Rights and Multi-Level Governance....
Student Engagement Team
May 19, 20213 min read
Unaccompanied minor migrants: impossible to understand if not experienced up close
I am Simona, a 24-year-old girl born in Trieste and raised in a small village overlooking the sea in Puglia. Because of my studies, I...
giulia.rosina.1
May 13, 20212 min read
Inside international journalism: from intern to executive editor
I never wanted to become a journalist. I was studying for six years in the domain of international relations and politics in the leading...
Student Engagement Team
Apr 28, 20213 min read
The quest to find an internship in peacebuilding
My name is Maria Fernanda Cantor, I am a second-year student of the master’s in Human Rights and Multi-Level Governance, and I am very...
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