Five students on the Applied Track have successfully completed their internships as part of the requirements for their MA in Critical Gender Studies degrees and are due to graduate in June 2026.
Míra Balkay interned at the Budapest Institute in Hungary where she engaged in a wide range of research and operational activities, including assisting in designing field experiments on labour market discrimination against Roma applicants and people with autism spectrum disorder.
Isabella Costa interned at the Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation (VIDC) where she co-authored several well-researched publications, including two policy briefs analyzing the EU’s Team Europe Initiative and a compelling article on Black migrants in Tunisia for VIDC’s Spotlight Magazine. She also assisted in event organizing and represented VIDC in stakeholder meetings.
Szonja Deak interned at Das Weisse Haus in Vienna, where she gained insights into the diverse fields of exhibition making, administration, visitor engagement, outreach strategies and research. She was primarily involved in exhibition production and organization. She also assisted with the proofreading and translation of exhibition texts prior to publication and conducted independent research.
Magnus Gielge interned with the Gender Team at PPMI in Lithuania. They supported the preparation of external-facing content such as news articles and project descriptions, helping communicate PPMI’s work to wider audiences. They also gained familiarity with the various stages of proposal and project management, including reading tender specifications and supporting the preparation of technical proposals.
Lina Weber interned at #igfem and an independent bookstore and café. Lina was introduced to various research and communication projects carried out by the IGFEM, including a survey on the situation of female authors for which she conducted extensive research. Her second internship at an independent bookstore café became a key ethnographic site in which she conducted participant observations, took fieldnotes, and interviewed readers about their experiences with feminist queer fantasy fiction.
We congratulate our students and extend our gratitude to all our partners in our Internship Program for enriching our students’ skills and expertise.