<p dir="ltr">Hello,</p>
<p dir="ltr">This is slightly offtopic, however there is so much talent in this community and maybe this opportunity might help you on your leadership path.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Heather</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: "Yosem Companys" <<a href="mailto:companys@stanford.edu">companys@stanford.edu</a>><br>Date: 7 Jul 2016 01:45<br>Subject: [liberationtech] Harvard Kennedy School's MPA/ID Program (INFO SESSIONs in Accra, São Paulo, Nairobi, Kigali, Moscow and more) – pass it on!<br>To: "Liberation Technologies" <<a href="mailto:liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu">liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu</a>><br>Cc: <br><br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Finney, Carol</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Carol_Finney@hks.harvard.edu" target="_blank">Carol_Finney@hks.harvard.edu</a>></span><br><div><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"><div> </div>
<div>At this time of year we begin our efforts to reach candidates for admission to the Master in Public Administration in International Development (<a href="https://www.hks.harvard.edu/degrees/masters/mpa-id" target="_blank"><font color="#C00000"><u>MPA/ID</u></font></a>)
Program for next fall. </div>
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<div><span style="font-size:12pt">I hope you will take a moment to </span><b style="font-size:12pt">forward this message</b><span style="font-size:12pt"> to your colleagues or young professionals in your network who might benefit from study in the MPA/ID. </span><br></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom:12pt">We are very proud to have enrolled students from over 100 countries over the years. However, some areas are still underrepresented, so we would especially appreciate your assistance in reaching prospective students from <b>Africa,
</b>the<b> Middle East</b> and the <b>former Soviet Union</b>. </div>
<div style="margin-bottom:12pt">This summer, MPA/ID students and alumni will be hosting <a href="https://www.hks.harvard.edu/degrees/masters/mpa-id" target="_blank"><font color="#C00000"><u>information sessions</u></font></a> in a number of locations around the globe, including</div>
<div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="https://admissions.hks.harvard.edu/register/7-9-2016-accra-MPAID" target="_blank"><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#A30013"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b>Accra, Ghana</b></span></font></a><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#666666"><span style="font-size:11pt">
- July 9, 2016<br>
</span></font><a href="https://admissions.hks.harvard.edu/register/2016ManilaMPAID" target="_blank"><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#A30013"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b>Manila, Philippines</b></span></font></a><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#666666"><span style="font-size:11pt">
- July 9, 2016<br>
</span></font><a href="https://admissions.hks.harvard.edu/register/2016MoscowMPAID" target="_blank"><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#A30013"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b>Moscow, Russia</b></span></font></a><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#666666"><span style="font-size:11pt">
- July 9, 2016<br>
</span></font><a href="https://admissions.hks.harvard.edu/register/7-13-16-saopaulo-mpaid" target="_blank"><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#A30013"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b>Sao Paulo, Brazil</b></span></font><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#A30013"><span style="font-size:11pt">
</span></font></a><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#666666"><span style="font-size:11pt">- July 13, 2016<br>
</span></font><a href="https://admissions.hks.harvard.edu/register/2016AmmanMPAID" target="_blank"><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#A30013"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b>Amman, Jordan</b></span></font></a><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#666666"><span style="font-size:11pt">
- July 15, 2016<br>
</span></font><a href="https://admissions.hks.harvard.edu/register/07-16-2016-Yangon-AO" target="_blank"><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#A30013"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b>Yangon, Myanmar</b></span></font><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#A30013"><span style="font-size:11pt">
</span></font></a><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#666666"><span style="font-size:11pt">- July 16, 2016<br>
</span></font><a href="https://admissions.hks.harvard.edu/register/7-20-16-caracas-mpaid" target="_blank"><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#A30013"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b>Caracas, Venezuela</b></span></font></a><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#666666"><span style="font-size:11pt">
- July 20, 2016<br>
</span></font><a href="https://admissions.hks.harvard.edu/register/7-20-16-monrovia-mpaid" target="_blank"><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#A30013"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b>Monrovia, Liberia</b></span></font></a><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#666666"><span style="font-size:11pt">
- July 20, 2016<br>
</span></font><a href="https://admissions.hks.harvard.edu/register/7-20-16-nairobi-mpaid" target="_blank"><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#A30013"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b>Nairobi, Kenya</b></span></font></a><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#666666"><span style="font-size:11pt">
- July 20, 2016<br>
</span></font><a href="https://admissions.hks.harvard.edu/register/7-23-16-dar-es-salaam-MPAID" target="_blank"><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#A30013"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b>Dar es Salaam, Tanzania </b></span></font></a><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#666666"><span style="font-size:11pt">-
July 23, 2016<br>
</span></font><a href="https://admissions.hks.harvard.edu/register/2016KigaliMPAID3" target="_blank"><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#A30013"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b>Kigali, Rwanda</b></span></font></a><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#666666"><span style="font-size:11pt">
- July 25, 2016<br>
</span></font><a href="https://admissions.hks.harvard.edu/register/8-2-16-kampala-mpaid" target="_blank"><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#A30013"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b>Kampala, Uganda</b></span></font></a><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#666666"><span style="font-size:11pt">
- August 2, 2016<br>
</span></font><a href="https://admissions.hks.harvard.edu/register/2016KualaLumpurMPAID" target="_blank"><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#A30013"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b>Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia </b></span></font></a><font face="Segoe UI" size="2" color="#666666"><span style="font-size:11pt">-
August 3, 2016</span></font></font><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:12pt"> </span></div>
<div>Warm regards,</div>
<div><font face="Vladimir Script" size="6"><span style="font-size:22pt"><i>Carol</i></span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt">Carol J. Finney, Director</span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt">MPA/ID Program * Kennedy School of Government * Harvard University * 79 JFK Street * Cambridge, MA 02138 * USA</span></font></div>
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<div><font color="maroon"><b>Master in Public Administration in International Development</b></font></div>
<div><font color="maroon"><b>Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University</b></font></div>
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<div>The Harvard Kennedy School’s newest degree program, the <a href="http://www.hks.harvard.edu/degrees/masters/mpa-id" target="_blank"><font color="blue"><u>MPA in International Development (MPA/ID)</u></font></a>, is designed to prepare the next generation of leaders in
international development. It is an economics-centered, multi-disciplinary program, combining rigorous training in analytical and quantitative methods with an emphasis on policy and practice.</div>
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<div>The MPA/ID Program is chaired by Professor <a href="http://www.hks.harvard.edu/about/faculty-staff-directory/lant-pritchett/(page)/faculty" target="_blank"><font color="blue"><u>Lant Pritchett</u></font></a>. The intellectual home of the MPA/ID students is Harvard's university-wide
research center, the <a href="http://www.cid.harvard.edu/" target="_blank"><font color="blue"><u>Center for International Development (CID)</u></font></a> based at the Kennedy School and directed by Professor <a href="http://www.hks.harvard.edu/about/faculty-staff-directory/ricardo-hausmann/(page)/faculty" target="_blank"><font color="blue"><u>Ricardo
Hausmann</u></font></a>.</div>
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<div>The MPA/ID Program offers unparalleled training for a professional career in development. The mix of theoretical rigor with a practical approach has proven to be a winning combination in the professional world. Our graduates hold influential policy and
management positions in a wide range of international organizations, national governments, central and regional banks, non-profit and research organizations, and private sector companies. </div>
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<div>Our young alumni body includes the Minister of Planning of Ecuador, several deputy ministers, 27 World Bank Young Professionals, a White House Fellow, a member of the Irish Parliament, and several social entrepreneurs who have received Echoing Green Fellowships,
to mention just a few.</div>
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<div>We are looking for applicants who:</div>
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<li>are committed to the economic, political, and social progress of developing countries </li><li>excel in economics and mathematics </li><li>have excellent academic records </li><li>have several years of international development work experience, and</li><li>show potential for leadership in their future careers </li></ul>
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<div>International and US candidates are encouraged to apply. For Fall 2017 enrollment, the <b>application</b> <b>deadline will be December</b><b> </b><b>1, 2016</b>. For more information on the MPA/ID Program, please see <a href="http://www.hks.harvard.edu/mpaid" target="_blank"><font color="blue"><u>www.hks.harvard.edu/mpaid</u></font></a></div>
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<div>Prospective MPA/ID students are invited to attend:</div>
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<div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.hks.harvard.edu/degrees/masters/mpa-id/admissions/visit-the-school" target="_blank"><font face="Arial" color="blue"><b><u>Washington, DC Information Session</u></b></font></a><font face="Arial">
on </font><font face="Arial"><b>Friday, September </b></font><font face="Arial"><b>9, 2016</b></font><font face="Arial"> from 12:30 – 2:00 pm at the World Bank in Washington, DC. </font><font face="Arial"><b>Registration required by Tuesday, September 6 at
</b></font><font face="Arial"><b>noon.</b></font><font face="Arial"> </font><font face="Arial">Please sign up to attend this event</font><font face="Arial" color="#333333"> </font><a href="https://admissions.hks.harvard.edu/register/DCSept11" target="_blank"><font face="Arial" color="blue"><u>here</u></font></a><font face="Arial" color="#333333">.</font></font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.hks.harvard.edu/degrees/masters/mpa-id/admissions/visit-the-school" target="_blank"><font face="Arial" color="blue"><b><u>Cambridge Open House</u></b></font></a><font face="Arial"> to be held at the Harvard Kennedy School
in Cambridge, Massachusetts on </font><font face="Arial"><b>Monday, </b></font><font face="Arial"><b>October 17, 2016</b></font><font face="Arial">. Please </font><a href="https://admissions.hks.harvard.edu/register/mpaidopenhouseoct5" target="_blank"><font face="Arial" color="blue"><u>register</u></font></a><font face="Arial">
in advance.</font></font></div>
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<div><b>Virtual Information Session </b>- September 22, 2016. Check our website for details.</div>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt">Carol J. Finney</span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt">Director, MPA/ID Program * Kennedy School of Government * Harvard University * 79 JFK Street * Cambridge, MA * USA </span></font></div>
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