The Center can host one to two interns at a time. Interns support researchers with background research and administrative tasks. Interns must have strong analytical skills and profound interest in a particular area of policy research.

If you would like to be considered for the internship at the CPVP, please send us ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) your current resume or CV along with a motivation letter and a short writting sample.

In March, 2010, Center for Public Policy welcomed new students within the Erasmus Student Placement Project:

Jole Fontana

Nunzio Ali

Since January 2009 the Center for Public Policy joint the Erasmus Student Placement Project and was please to welcome three students for internship from Catania University in Italy:

Fabrizio Dominico Rogato

Simona Gresta

Claudia Musorella

From December 2007 until February 2008 CPVP is hosting intern:

Marisa Mac Isaac, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Marisa graduated from Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Humanities and Arts in Twentieth Century Visual Culture and the Zentrum für Europäische Integrationsforschung at the University of Bonn, Germany with a Master of European Studies. She completed an exchange semester at the School for International Training in Prague. She has worked in a variety of industries, including nonprofit management, tourism and the arts. She currently runs her own tour business, Island Tours, on the coastal Maine Island where she grew up. She also works as a Tour Director for Smithsonian Student Travel in Washington, DC, where she leads education tours for students.

Marisa’s current research interest is training, tourism and education in EU studies. She completed a three month internship from December 2007 to February 2008 where she assisted with a variety of administrative tasks.

In Summer 2007 CPVP hosted intern:

Cristina Preda, MPA Candidate, University of Liverpool

Cristina obtained her BSc and MSc in Chemistry in 2002 and 2004, respectively, from the University of Bucharest, Romania. Following her BSc graduation, she worked for three years as an assistant at the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest. In 2005, Cristina was awarded with a Young Professional Scheme scholarship co-financed by the Romanian Government and the EU (PHARE programme) which aims at preparing young Romanians for work in public administration. As part of this programme, Cristina has been a MPA (Master in Public Administration) student since September of 2006 at the School of Management, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom. She is due to graduate in December 2007.

Cristina's present research interests are in public administration and politics; more specifically in the absorption of structural funds in Romania as a new EU member state, the multi level governance topic and the European Parliament elections. She completed a one month internship at the Center for Public Policy in August 2007, which proved critical for her formation and knowledge of EU structural funds.