22 alumni
Bonny Jean Baptiste GLOB 2001-02 | Haiti
Where do you work? Expert in program management( 2003- 2016) for international cooperation between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, working on building better relationships between these two countries.
How did IOB experience affect your life / career? The IOB experience has affected my career by enabling me to climb the ladder and become an expert working in various programs and projects funded by major donors: European Union, Canadian Cooperation, IADB, UN Women …
In 2016, several outcomes of‘ democratic processes’ have been perceived as rather surprising. Which result surprised you the most: Brexit, Trump or the rejection of the Colombian peace agreement? Donald Trump’ s victory in the US presidential elections in 2016.
Eugenio Martín del Campo GOV 2015-16 | Mexico
Where do you work?
Durable Solutions Assistant at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees( UNHCR) at the Field Office in Tapachula, Chiapas Mexico. The office works to protect and assist thousands of people from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, also known as the“ Northern Triangle of Central America” who are fleeing violence and seeking asylum in Mexico. How did IOB experience affect your life / career? The IOB experience gave me security, maturity and a better preparation for my upcoming decisions. Now I feel more equipped for the challenges in my professional career and life choices. Antwerp is a great city to live in and IOB an excellent place to build life friendships and experiences. The classes and teachers helped me refine my methodological and analytical skills that are required in the professional sphere. In 2016, several outcomes of‘ democratic processes’ have been perceived as rather surprising. Which result surprised you the most: Brexit, Trump or the rejection of the Colombian peace agreement? The rejection of the Colombian peace agreement showed us the flaws in the current peace arrangements, negotiations and democratic processes. After so many decades of violent conflict, massive human rights violations and political negotiations, Colombians raised the complex question: justice before peace, or peace before justice?
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