Career Prospects

Multifold career paths

MIMES provides graduate students with a detailed, comprehensive knowledge of the wider Middle East, beneficial to undertake a number of different careers, consistently with their previous training and experience, within International Institutions, Private Companies, NGOs, Research Centers and Area Studies, Media Networks, Diplomacy related institutions, Regulatory bodies.

 

Internship

A three months internship will facilitate the students's access to their professional career.  Preparation to the internship will be supported by orietation meetings with the master's staff and by dedicated courses with experts in the HR sector. 

  • ActionAid - Italy
  • Ahlan World - Morocco
  • ASSPI - Associazione per lo sviluppo del sistema di protezione internazionale - Italy
  • Child and Youth Finance International - Netherlands
  • Consulate of Ecuador - Italy
  • EEAS - EU Delegation - Italy
  • Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom - Turkey
  • Fondazione Internazionale Oasis - Italy
  • Fondazione Mission Bambini Onlus - Italy
  • ICDT - International Center for Democratic Transition - Hungary
  • ISPI – Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale - Italy
  • ITSTIME - Italy
  • LechLecha - Italy
  • Musawah - Malaysia
  • NENA News - Italy
  • OCHA - UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Switzerland
  • Perigeo NGO - Italy
  • RIIFS - Royal Institute for Inter Faith Studies- Jordan
  • Transparency International - Germany
  • Windows for Peace - Israel
  • WAREG - European Water Regulators - Italy

 

Language Course

As an alternative (or in addition) to the internship, students may choose to attend an Arabic, Persian or Turkish language course. Tthe course will have to be positively evaluated by the Master’s Direction and additional fee depending on the organizing institution may occur. Here below some institutions where MIMES students attended their courses.

  • International Center for Persian Studies/Dehkhoda Lexicon Institute (Persian language) - Iran
  • Qalam wa Lawh Arabic Language Center (Arabic language) - Morocco
  • Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Arabic language) - Italy

EMPLOYMENT SECTOR

In which sector are MIMES students employed? 
44% choose a career in research or education (university, PhD, think tanks and research centers)  
15% start their career in International Cooperation and NGOs
15% work in local and international institutions (EU/International agencies, diplomatic offices and public administrations)
9% serve in the area of International relations
6% find their first job in the private sector

Emily: MIMES was a real watershed

ALUMNI STORIES

Emily: MIMES was a real watershed

"I will always be grateful to MIMES for having prepared the way for me to keep pursuing my interests and aspirations in the field of International Relations in the Middle East".
Read the story of Emily Tasinato, MIMES 2021/22: what the Master gave her, her inetrnship and, later on, work experience at the Med'Or Foundation. 
What can make us, at ASERI, prouder that an Alumna success story?  
Raad more here

Approaching international Agencies

Approaching international Agencies

Starting a career in international Organizations, such as the EU or the UN, is one of the targets of many students of the ASERI masters’ programs. How do they succeed?
Besides their specific competences, students approach their career path with a well-equipped toolkit, to cope with the fierce competition at international agencies.
Through full immersion plenary sessions and one-to-one CV check meetings, Dr Soraya Johaar, an experienced HR professional who served (among others) at UN and UNESCO, unveils the secrets to write a striking cover letter, an effective CV and to conduct a brilliant interview.

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