What's New

Several Career Seminars from the first semester will be repeated UPEACE on10, 12 and 17 April, from 10:00 -11:30, and repeated 1:00 to 2:30 in Classroom 6.   Topics include: Developing a Professional Network, Writing Effective CVs, Cover Letters and Thank You Letters, Interviewing with Success.  

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The UPEACE Internship Information Fair was held on campus on 16 February, 2012. Seventeen organizations sent representatives to talk with students about internship opportunities.

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The UN mandated University for Peace hosted the UN Young Professionals Programme (YPP)  Examination at its headquarters campus in Costa Rica on December 7^th, 2011.  Sixty-two young professionals, including students and alumni from UPEACE took the examination. 

The United Nations is looking for highly qualified candidates who are ready to launch a professional career as an international civil servant. The Young Professionals Programme (YPP) is a recruitment initiative that brings new talent to the United Nations through an annual entrance examination. For young, high-calibre professionals across the globe, the examination is a platform for launching a career at the United Nations.

The examination is held worldwide and is open to nationals of countries participating in the annual recruitment exercise - the list of participating countries is published annually and varies from year to year. This past year the application period ran from 11 July to 10 September 2011.  This examination tests substantive knowledge, analytical thinking, drafting abilities, as well as awareness of international affairs.  For more information visit:  https://careers.un.org/lbw/home.aspx?viewtype=NCE&lang=en-US

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