Leadership and Statecraft
(field of studies: International Relations)

1. On an internship in public administration, you’re asked to prepare a recommendation for a decision-maker on a contentious issue. How do you go about it?

2. A crisis – say a flood or a major infrastructure failure – needs a fast response from several institutions. What matters most?

3. What does leadership in public life mean to you?

4. At Master’s level you’ll analyse cases from different countries, run negotiation simulations and write policy analyses in English, with classmates from around the world. How does that sound?

5. You read about a reform that worked in one country but failed in another. What interests you?

6. Your project team includes people with sharply opposing views. How do you lead the work?

7. How do you approach long-term thinking?

8. You have to defend a decision in public that’s unpopular but, in your view, right. What do you do?

9. You’re choosing a topic for your Master’s dissertation. What draws you?

10. What motivates you most to pursue a Master’s degree in Leadership and Statecraft?