Geneva 2007 Scholar

Isis Frisch Presidential Scholar – Yerevan 2006 International Baccalaureate, Vienna International School M.A. Candidate, International Development & Political Sciences University of Vienna

Isis Frisch is currently studying Russian and focusing on complementary courses to her Master thesis on design and development. In the first half of her studies, she focused mainly on Latin America and the economic, political and cultural dynamics that have formed the development process in its history.

She worked at Amnesty International and Terres des Hommes, where she gained insight into development organisations and the bureaucracy and is preparing for an internship at the UNIDO in Cairo and hopes to complete her courses and begin work on her dissertation in the coming year.

“Professionally the Athgo forum helped me recall times at the Model United Nations in The Hague, when we were taught the formal procedures and style of writing policy proposals etc. Also, speaking in front of a large audience is, for me, always a challenge and any opportunity to practice I consider as a possibility to improve my public speaking skills.

I relished the well blended combination of formality and casualness at the meetings, remaining professional at all times but showing a certain group dynamic. Personally the forum was the greatest gain for me. I met many wonderful people with whom I still stay in contact. Working in a new environment with many different people is one of the things I enjoy most and look forward to many more moments like this.”

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