Life after graduation and our alumni
Our MA and PhD graduates enjoy a very high success rate in pursuing their chosen careers shortly after graduation. Some who pursue internships during their studies are offered contracts immediately after graduation and stay in Brussels. Others have joined their home country's diplomatic service, entered international organisations, or have undertaken a 'stage' (a paid 5-month internship) at the European Commission, or another EU institution.
Many of our students' careers have taken them much further afield. Recent BSIS graduates have helped to set up elections in Afghanistan while others have monitored elections in Iraq, the Balkans and Africa. A large number of our graduates have also joined or started NGOs and charities while many have returned to their home countries to pursue careers in international commerce, finance, government and law.
Non-native English speakers graduate with proof of their English skills through an advanced degree, and native English speakers return home with proof of cultural flexibility, internationalism, and often a polished additional language. Our alumni base extends from the United Nations to Kissinger Associates or Capitol Hill, and from the US Department of Homeland Security to the ICTY at The Hague, spanning a massive variety of activities and professions.
We have more than 2500 alumni from BSIS working in a variety of roles across a range of diverse organisations.