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SIPA MIA or MPA/LKY MPP Dual Degree Program
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Columbia University’s SIPA offers both MIA and MPA students the opportunity to study in Singapore at the National University of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP) in the second year of study, whereupon graduation they will earn master's degrees from both SIPA and the LKYSPP in the same amount of time it takes to earn one degree.
This program is ideal for those students interested in finishing their course of study in Singapore, thus obtaining a world class education from two different regions of the world. They also benefit by 
maximizing their career opportunities in the region upon graduation, through the combined alumni networks of both programs and by being physically based in Singapore in their final year.
The dual degree candidate will profit from the extensive resources available at Columbia in New York City, as well as being strategically situated in a vital economic hub of Asia. The small and intimate nature of the LKYSPP Public Policy program, with approximately 70 students, offers a complementary academic experience that will enable the student to better get to know fellow classmates and faculty, and create long lasting friendships.
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Here is what one alumnus has to say about the experience:
Shruthi Jayaram, India
LKYSPP/SIPA MPP/MPA Dual Degree, '08; International Economic Policy (SIPA), Economic Policy and Analysis (LKYSPP)
“The dual degree program has offered me many opportunities, the most important being the chance to study economic policy from the perspectives of two important decision-making centers, Asia and the United States. Applying the Asia focus at the Lee Kuan Yew School to the rigorous functional concentration of International Economic Policy at SIPA has allowed me to form a better understanding of economic policy formulation in both the developed and the developing world.”