▁management ; ▁media , ▁information ▁and ▁communic ations ▁policy ; ▁equality ▁and ▁social ▁justice ; ▁and ▁political ▁and ▁economic ▁development . ▁One - year ▁M APP ▁students ▁must ▁also ▁submit ▁a ▁th esis . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁gain ▁practical ▁experience ▁in ▁policy ▁through ▁either ▁a ▁summer ▁intern ship ▁or ▁a ▁policy ▁lab . ▁In ▁a ▁policy ▁lab , ▁small ▁student ▁teams ▁work ▁together ▁to ▁produce ▁original ▁research ▁for ▁an ▁external ▁client . ▁ ▁M und us ▁M APP ▁ ▁M und us ▁M APP ▁is ▁a ▁two - year ▁program ▁formerly ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁European ▁Commission . ▁Stud ents ▁study ▁at ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁four ▁univers ities : ▁Central ▁European ▁University , ▁International ▁Institute ▁of ▁Social ▁Studies ▁of ▁Er as mus ▁University ▁Rot ter dam ▁( The ▁Netherlands ), ▁Institut ▁Barcelona ▁d ' Est ud is ▁Intern acion als ▁( Sp ain ), ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁York ▁( UK ). ▁“ The ▁program ▁equ ips ▁gradu ates ▁with ▁the ▁concept ual ▁knowledge ▁and ▁hard ▁skills ▁that ▁are ▁necessary ▁for ▁understanding ▁and ▁decis ively ▁interven ing ▁in ▁contemporary ▁trans n ational ▁policy ▁problems , ▁from ▁climate ▁change ▁to ▁international ▁terror ism ▁or ▁financial ▁regul atory ▁failure .” ▁ ▁Global ▁Policy ▁Academy ▁( G PA ) ▁ ▁G PA ▁organ izes ▁academ ically ▁rig orous ▁and ▁policy - re levant ▁certificate ▁courses . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁Security ▁and ▁Co - operation ▁in ▁Europe ▁( OS CE ) ▁Network ▁of ▁Think ▁Thanks ▁and ▁Academ ic ▁Institution s