Geneva 2007 Scholar

Jaakko Kooroshy Presidential Scholar – LA 2005 B.A., Social Sciences & Humanities and B.S., International Economic Studies University of Maastricht (The Netherlands)

Jaakko Kooroshy grew up in an immigrant neighbourhood just a stone’s throw from the Berlin Wall. His mother (Finnish) and father (Iranian) raised him with a strong awareness of the injustices of a world in which war, hunger and oppression are a daily reality for large parts of humanity.

In addition to his studies, Jaakko worked for a Dutch NGO promoting development and quality of life in an unequal global society and built up a student organization concerned with sustainability and intercultural dialogue. He currently works as a researcher at the Centre of Full Employment and Equity in Europe, a research centre at the Faculty of Economics & Business Administration of the University Maastricht, where he focuses on the comparative study of labour market institutions in an international context.

Jaakko intends to pursue graduate training in either public policy or Middle Eastern studies, but first plans to take some time off, traveling in the Middle East and helping to manage a record company with international artists.

“In this intense three-day forum I got a vivid insight into the nature of the enormous difficulties international organizations face in crafting solutions for protracted problems of global scope. Athgo’s International Forum in this way proved to be an exhaustive but by all measures interesting gathering and I still vividly remember. This experience was enriched by the inspiring atmosphere provided by the insightful keynote speeches and critical panel discussions with the audience.”

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