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MPA-DP Media
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MPA-DP Incubator
MPA-DP alumni who incubated their startups with us and subsequently expanded them.
Roger Nathanial Ashby MPA-DP '17
Company: OpenWise Learning
Location: Washington, D.C, USA and Nairobi, Kenya
MPA-DP Incubator Videos
Learn the stories of MPA-DP alumni who incubated their startups with us and subsequently expanded them.
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MPA-DP in 120 Seconds
DP120 — Episode 1
Introduction, Practice Makes the Practitioner
Watch all DP120 Videos
News and Development Insights from The MPA-DP In 120 Seconds
Hear testimonials from students, alumni, staff and faculty about their lines of work and how the MPA-DP can help them achieve their professional goals.
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- DP120 — Episode 1: Introduction, Practice Makes the Practitioner
- DP120 — Episode 2: DP Lab, Practical Tools for the Age of Sustainable Goals
- DP120 — Episode 3: Summer Placement Requirement
- DP120 — Episode 4: Monitoring and Evaluation, MIT D-Lab and more!
- DP120 — Episode 5: Intersection of Interests in Sustainable Development
- DP120 — Episode 6: Story from the professional summer placement: Bangladesh
- DP120 — Episode 7: Story from the professional summer placement: Philippines
- DP120 — Episode 8: Advancing SDG 2 "Zero Hunger" in Tajikistan
- DP120 — Episode 9: Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and SDGs in Brazil
- DP120 — Episode 10: Story from the professional summer placement: Rwanda
- DP120 — Episode 11: Story from the professional summer placement: Myanmar
- DP120 — Episode 12: MPA-DP alumna Cortney Newell on working in the humanitarian sector in Colombia with the International Rescue Committee
- DP120 - Episode 13: Story from the professional summer placement: Tanzania
- DP120 - Episode 14: Story from the professional summer placement: Vietnam
- DP120 - Episode 15: Story from the professional summer placement: India
- DP120 - Episode 16: Story from the professional summer placement: Bangladesh
- DP120 - Episode 17: Story from the professional summer placement: Washington D.C.
- DP120 - Episode 18: Story from the professional summer placement: Kenya
- DP120 - Episode 19: MPA-DP alumni Alli Greenberg '11 and Sahil Gulati '11 - Update from the field! Agri-business project in Afghanistan
- DP120 - Episode 20: MPA-DP alumn Marcus Vinicius Tenente Ahmar (Viny) '16 - on life post-SIPA and how the DP program gave him practical tools
- DP120 - Episode 21: Story from the professional summer placement: Singapore
- DP120 - Episode 22: Story from the professional summer placement: Working remotely for Malaysia
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Summer Placement Profile
Karolina In Nepal
Karolina Walęcik (Class of 2016) spent her professional summer placement executing a post-earthquake aid transparency project with the Mobile Citizens Help Desk at Accountability Lab in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Summer Placement Profile
Hear stories of MPA-DP students during their summer placements and learn how the MPA-DP is training them for development work.
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Karolina Walęcik MPA-DP '16
Karolina spent her professional summer placement executing a post-earthquake aid transparency project with the Mobile Citizens Help Desk at Accountability Lab in Kathmandu, Nepal. Watch the Video »Elaine Kubik MPA-DP '16
Elaine partnered with Jhpiego in Maseru, Lesotho to support the demand creation team targeting high-risk young men for HIV prevention services. Watch the Video »Olive Nsababera MPA-DP '16
Olive worked with UNICEF in Amman, Jordan, to explore the drivers of refugee youth engagement in peacebuilding efforts in the Middle East and North Africa. Watch the Video »Swetha Ramaswamy MPA-DP '16
Swetha worked with the Africa Soil Information Service in Arusha, Tanzania, developing curriculum for local enumerators to improve soil analysis using geospatial data supplied by UAVs. Watch the Video »Jessemin Sage Sheyda-Losick MPA-DP '12
Jessemin spent his professional summer placement working on a rapid assessment of five Millennium Villages in Gaza Province, Mozambique. Watch the Video »Gaelle Espinosa MPA-DP '12
Gaelle partnered with community leaders in rural Uganda to plant trees in exchange for carbon credits. Watch the Video »Megan Colnar MPA-DP '12
Megan worked with over 400 women honey producers in rural Cambodia to better market and brand their products. Watch the Video »Susmita De MPA-DP '12
Susmita worked in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where she partnered with BRAC to integrate ICT4D solutions into its community health worker program. Watch the Video »
Watch Other MPA-DP Videos
The MPA-DP has so many more stories to share about the work their students and faculty conduct around the world. Here you can hear more about DP-Lab and summer placements, and also learn more from faculty and what employers say about the MPA-DP.
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- Founding Director, Glenn Denning, explains the educational and professionals goals of the MPA-DP
- Grayson Caldwell (MPA-DP '19) talks about her passion food systems and why she chose the MPA-DP program
- The Development Practice Lab of the Master of Public Administration in Development Practice
- Opportunities for Sustainable Development in Myanmar
- Employers discuss the comparative advantages of hiring MPA-DP graduates
- Distinctive characteristics of the Columbia University’s Master of Public Administration in Development Practice program
- SIPA Student Profile: Leselle Vincent MPA DP ’22
MPA in Development Practice (MPA-DP)
The 21-month MPA-DP is a STEM-designated, practice-oriented professional advancement degree program where you will acquire the knowledge, and build the skills, experience, and networks to make a just and sustainable world.