UM verwelkomt eerste MPP Scholarship student!

Lammert Petter uit Ecuador is de eerste student die via de gloednieuwe MPP Scholarship is gestart aan de UM! Mede dankzij donaties via de crowdfundingcampagne, is Lammert afgelopen september begonnen aan de Master of Science in Public Policy and Human Development aan UNU-MERIT. Het programma biedt aspirant-beleidsmakers de kennis om evidence-based beleid te creëren en te analyseren: vaardigheden die cruciaal zijn voor een succesvolle carrière in dit domein. 

'My name is Lammert, I come from Ecuador, and I have a background in Economics and Finance. I have been dreaming for several years to have access to high quality education in a leading institution and to grow a network among specialized, passionate, hardworking researchers and scholars, just like what UNU-MERIT offers. However, there are considerable differences between education quality and students’ financial capacity between countries and economic areas, and my country is among those far away from the socio-economic context in The Netherlands. That is why I consider myself very fortunate for the opportunity I have been given by UNU-MERIT’s initiative to extend access to quality education to non-EU students.

Now that the program has started, I have learned that public institutions are not the only ones that can take action over a policy problem. There are several actors surrounding a problem or a need and, in this case, I consider the initiative taken by UNU-MERIT in offering the MPP Scholarship as a policy action towards wider access to education. There are many students with the will, passion, and capacity to become agents of positive change that need just one opportunity to exploit their potential. For me, the MPP Scholarship is that opportunity that passes on the enthusiasm to work towards making this world a better place.' - Lammert Petter, Masterstudent aan de Universiteit Maastricht

Over de projecteigenaar UNU-MERIT
UNU-MERIT is het VN-instituut voor alomvattende innovatie: een onderzoeks- en opleidingsinstituut dat kennis, onderwijs en beleid mobiliseert om het volledige potentieel van innovatie voor duurzame ontwikkeling te ontsluiten. 
Momenteel werft UNU-MERIT donaties voor de tweede MPP Scholarship. Klik hier voor meer info.