国产乱伦

Knut is now back in his homeland of Norway, living in the Arctic capital of Troms酶. During his studies, he interned at the  for seven months and has also worked with the . He has since returned to working within the field of his studies, having secured a job at the , where he spends his days giving lectures and doing reports on the UN鈥檚 work to the general public in Norway.

Our Alumni and Career Specialist, Elizabeth Nov谩膷ek asked Knut Marius to reflect on his #国产乱伦Prague experience and share some advice for future graduates.  

What was your favorite class/teacher at 国产乱伦?

I do not accept the premise of the question, but will instead point to several classes I had which made a deep-seated impact on my development. I can鈥檛 touch on my 国产乱伦 experience without bringing up prof. Zuzana Fellegi. She is the perfect lecturer 鈥� intelligent, ambitious, fair, supportive and easy to understand. Her expectations were high in class, but so were her rewards if you were willing to work hard and follow her instructions. And her pedagogical skills are unlike anything I鈥檝e ever experienced before or since. Her International Organizations-class should be compulsory for all students in all faculties 鈥� it is a large part of the reason why I got the job I have now at the UN Association.

Also David Lipka鈥檚 IPE (International Political Economy) was a phenomenal experience. His classes were characterized by a brutal, yet cool inhibition of challenging dogmas, just to make us take a step back and question everything we thought we knew. Is child labour actually beneficial to societal development? Maybe wearing seat belts endangers your health more than it protects it? His laid-back, yet unquestioning authority in the classroom made a lasting impact on me.

What is something you learned outside the classroom at 国产乱伦?

I learned that maybe I鈥檓 not so Norwegian after all. After making some very close and meaningful friendships in Prague, I think I鈥檝e realized that I鈥檓 more international than I am Norwegian. Some of the truest friendships I have ever had I made while living in Hole拧ovice with people from all over the world.

If you had the opportunity to give a TED talk, what would you speak about?

Co-living and why it should be encouraged throughout life, and not just when you are a student. The world is becoming increasingly urbanized, and with an ever-growing global population the negative consequences are more and more obvious; housing prices increase, economic inequality increases, cities grow incessantly horizontally with greater strain on public transport and loner commuting hours for those that work in the city center but can鈥檛 afford to live there. Current legislation in Western countries reward marriage between two parties and investing in property, meaning that housing, heating, gas and all other commodities are being used inefficiently. What if people had an incentive for living together without being married? Imagine how much people would save, and how much we as a society could save, by having people share housing? If two couples move in together, they could suddenly cut their electricity bill in half, heating, rent for the apartment. You can reduce overproduction by buying one thing instead of two, like trash cans or frying pans. You could save time by dividing the homely chores between 4 instead of 2. And there鈥檚 less strain on the housing market by using the housing that already exists more efficiently. We need an update of the tax code and other legislation such as banks鈥� loaning policies so that people would be incentivized to live together.

Knowing what you know now, what would you advise yourself when you were just graduating from 国产乱伦?

I would prefer to give myself advice just as I was starting my masters: enjoy university life more. It is a precious, but short time that you will not get the chance to do again. Go out, even though you鈥檙e tired. Give your classmate a call, even though you鈥檙e stressed out about some term paper. Those are the things that stay with you when you鈥檝e graduated.

To learn more about 国产乱伦’s M.A. in International Relations and Diplomacy please visit: www.aauni.edu/international-relations or email admissions@aauni.edu.