http://milanoschool.org of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy Thu, 01 Oct 2015 08:42:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://milanoschool.org/colombia-ifp/ http://milanoschool.org/colombia-ifp/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2015 20:36:23 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=121593 Among International Field Program (IFP) countries Colombia has been particularly successful in attracting dedicated students who have continued their work beyond the two-month IFP; some have gone on to receive awards, deliver reports or even return to Colombia. This article discusses these students' achievements, provides an overview and history of the Colombia program, and presents an interview with Annie Stup, Urban Policy student and 2015 Colombia IFP participant.]]> http://milanoschool.org/colombia-ifp/feed/ 1 http://milanoschool.org/international-field-program-urban-students-use-social-cartography-to-explore-cape-town-in-60-days-11-maps-1-city/ http://milanoschool.org/international-field-program-urban-students-use-social-cartography-to-explore-cape-town-in-60-days-11-maps-1-city/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2015 21:39:12 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=121319 Over a 60 day period, 11 International Field Program (IFP) students developed maps that dealt with one particular issue of interest connected to their IFP work. ‘The power of a map depends on its capacity to show realities that we cannot see through human eyes. This is particularly important for complex entities such as cities.’ – Laura Wainer, IFP-Urban Coordinator ]]> http://milanoschool.org/international-field-program-urban-students-use-social-cartography-to-explore-cape-town-in-60-days-11-maps-1-city/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/annel-cabrera-international-affairs-student-discusses-her-experiences-on-the-argentina-international-field-program/ http://milanoschool.org/annel-cabrera-international-affairs-student-discusses-her-experiences-on-the-argentina-international-field-program/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2015 22:47:11 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=121198 Cabrera and her fellow International Field Program (IFP) colleagues worked with AySA, a government agency whose mission is to improve and extend potable water and sewage services in Buenos Aires. This is done through the cooperatives ‘Water + Work’ and ‘Sewers + Work,’ in which unemployed or under-employed residents construct the water and sewer networks. IFP students have been exploring how these residents are agents of change in their communities.]]> http://milanoschool.org/annel-cabrera-international-affairs-student-discusses-her-experiences-on-the-argentina-international-field-program/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/chris-london-and-milano-ifp-students-assist-with-housing-solutions-in-pacora-colombia/ http://milanoschool.org/chris-london-and-milano-ifp-students-assist-with-housing-solutions-in-pacora-colombia/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2015 13:00:55 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=121140 Milano faculty Christopher London and his International Field Program students spent the summer studying the complex makeup of free housing establishments in Pácora, Colombia.The students were studying and learning about victims of conflict and displacement in Pácora, when they came across the housing plan that provided free housing to over 100,000 people. Over the course of seven weeks, IFP […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/chris-london-and-milano-ifp-students-assist-with-housing-solutions-in-pacora-colombia/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/shadigarman/ http://milanoschool.org/shadigarman/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2015 15:49:18 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=120747 Shadi is working with GroundUp, an online community-focused newspaper, to create photography and assist with their social media presence.]]> http://milanoschool.org/shadigarman/feed/ 0