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Each summer, students in our two-year master’s programs apply their classroom learning through meaningful public service summer internships. This year, students completed internships in various states and countries—from Pennsylvania to Oregon, Kenya to Cambodia—and worked for organizations ranging from Duolingo to the Rwanda Development Board to the United Nations.
To help aid students on their journeys to deepen their experience and develop new skills, Harvard Kennedy School administers the Summer Internship Fund, which provides financial support for students in two-year programs undertaking unpaid or minimally paid public or nonprofit sector internships.
We took time to ask some students about their experiences in their respective fields. Read below to find out more about where some of our students worked this summer and what they learned.
Simone Ginanneschi MPA 2026
Simone Ginanneschi MPA 2026
Simone Ginanneschi MPA 2026 discusses his experience working in Jakarta over the summer, where he worked on two projects related to Indonesia’s decarbonization and fair energy transition.
Hanang Himawan MPP 2025
Hanang Himawan MPP 2025
Hanang Himawan MPP 2025 learned how local contexts shape economic challenges and solutions that work best during his development economic research internship in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Assyifa Szami Ilman MPA/ID 2025
Assyifa Szami Ilman MPA/ID 2025
Assyifa Szami Ilman MPA/ID 2025, who goes by Ilman, reflects on his summer experience in Ulaanbaatar, where he worked on projects that focused on expanding Mongolia’s capacity to generate electricity.
Femi Olonilua MPA 2025
Femi Olonilua MPA 2025
Femi Olonilua MPA 2025 shares her experience in the La Mé Region of Côte d'Ivoire, speaking with with local communities and analyzing demographic data and previous studies to create a gender inclusion strategy for the region.
Winston Tang MPP 2026
Winston Tang MPP 2026
Winston Tang MPP 2026 shares his hands-on summer experience working in two emerging markets, Mexico and Rwanda, where he learned about the art of bringing the public and private sectors together.
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