MEIG Programme has amplified my ability to analyse global challenges

Mr. Mayéda Digemnt’n Ferdinand Bassonna
MEIG Graduate 2019-2020

After having worked for the legal assistance and protection of asylum seekers, refugees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) and stateless persons as Legal Officer at the National Coordination of Assistance to refugees (NCAR) in Lomé-Togo, I went on to receive the Master of Advanced Studies in European and International Governance (MEIG) at the University of Geneva. The MEIG Programme has amplified my ability to analyse global challenges to which concrete solutions must be found based on the implementation of agreed decisions within the global governance.
The programme has also allowed me to have better knowledge and understanding of the decision-making process within the European Union and the multilateral framework for solving global, regional, national and local challenges. It has also deepened and strengthened my negotiation skills while enhancing public-speaking skills that are crucial for meetings and conferences.
Interesting and practical moments during the program were the visits to the Institutions studied such as the European Union in Brussels and the United Nations in Geneva. It was particularly interesting to observe the United States and China Missions to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva.
The programme was also an opportunity to meet participants from around the world and to be exposed in this way to a diversity of opinion, scientific and cultural.

MEIG Programme has amplified my ability to analyse global challenges

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Being part of the MEIG Programme is one of the most enriching experiences of my life

It was learning on the goal

MEIG allowed me to improve my leadership and my negotiation skills

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To learn from executives within the international organizations

Having both a theoretical and a practical approach of governance

I wanted to break these barriers I wanted to be woman in a leadership role

MEIG Programme was a game changer

Interesting twist to the governance aspects

A chance to gain a solid comprehension of the European and global challenges

Multilateralism and its linkages to regional frameworks as an asset

Learning from many experienced and skilled people

A great collaboration with colleagues of different backgrounds

Meet people from all over the world

I decided to change tracks and move into the international public sector