{"id":1862,"date":"2020-02-26T09:02:20","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T09:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/?p=1862"},"modified":"2021-05-24T16:43:54","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T15:43:54","slug":"upcoming-polir-careers-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2020\/02\/26\/upcoming-polir-careers-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming POLIR Careers Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

The School of Politics and International Relations has a number of exciting careers events and opportunities coming up this term.<\/p>\n

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Careers in Diplomacy with guest speaker Owen Traylor <\/strong><\/a>
\n5th March 2020\u00a0 * <\/strong>11am \u2013 12pm * GS6<\/strong>
\nThere\u2019s no such thing as a typical Diplomatic career. You could be based in London or working in one of the Foreign Office\u2019s small, challenging or remote embassies, or working on global issues in one of our large embassies in Washington and Paris. Find out more at our Careers in Diplomacy Event. Guest speaker Owen Traylor, former Deputy Ambassador at the British Embassy in Israel will speak about his career in the Foreign and Commonwealth Service. Owen served for more than three decades in the British Foreign Service; including on the Cabinet Office Committee on Northern Ireland in the run-up to the Good Friday Agreement; in Turkey; Japan and Israel.<\/em><\/p>\n

Brussels Trip to the European Parliament<\/strong><\/a>
\n13th- 15th March 2020<\/strong>
\nPolIR, EUROSOC, the Global Europe Centre and CAS are organising a student trip to Brussels. It will include a guided tour of the European Parliament, other Brussels-based institutions, museums and the city highlights. If you are interested, please sign up by Thursday, February 27th. The estimated price of the trip is \u00a3120 and includes a return bus from Canterbury and 2 nights in a central Brussels hotel with breakfast.<\/em><\/p>\n

Women in Politics \u2013 Careers Panel\u00a0 – 20th March 2020<\/strong>
\nFrom 6pm \u2013 7pm in GLT3 with a reception in the Grimond Foye<\/strong>r
\nTo celebrate International Women\u2019s Day we have invited a panel of accomplished women with careers in a wide range of Political fields. Hear them speak about their career journeys followed by a networking reception with refreshments. CANCELLED\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Careers in International Affairs Forum <\/strong><\/a>
\nPOLIR Fully Funded Field Trip – 30th April 2020<\/strong>
\nCareers in International Affairs Forum is an annual meeting in which students, graduates, recruiters and experts will network, share their offerings and exchange insights in the field of international affairs. Young people interested in pursuing their careers in foreign relations and diplomacy will have a chance to meet and hear from key employers such as think tanks, NGOS and humanitarian organisations.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n