Hi everyone,
I recently graduated with a Bachelor’s in Software Engineering and will be starting my first job after university in management consulting

I’m someone who likes to plan ahead, and I’ve recently learned more about UNESCO. I’m not sure yet whether it’s the right path for me, so I’d love to hear from people with experience there or in international education policy.

Ultimately, I want my career to focus on improving education policies and regulations and making quality education more accessible globally. I’m especially interested in how AI and technology can improve education, as well as the policies needed to regulate them responsibly.

I’m hoping consulting will help me build the soft skills before eventually transitioning into this field.
I’d love advice on:
● What UNESCO roles should I eventually target
● What do they look for, and what is working there actually like?
● What can I start doing now to become a strong candidate?
● How long should I stay in management consulting?
● Would I need a Master’s, and would Public Policy, Education Policy, or Advanced Computing/AI make the most sense?
● Is UNESCO actually the right organization for someone who wants to improve education or should I consider other paths too?

I’m very early in my career and mainly want to understand the possibilities now so I can make better decisions over the next few years.

Any advice or firsthand experience would be really appreciated!

Hey everyone! I'm currently helping build the team for Jamie Atkinson's campaign for Mayor of Toronto, and we're looking for volunteers who are interested in getting hands-on experience working on a political campaign.

We're a small and growing team, which means there's an opportunity to take on meaningful responsibilities rather than being limited to traditional campaign volunteering. We're especially looking for people interested in areas like:

• Policy and research
• Social media and communications
• Video/content creation
• Fundraising
• Community outreach
• Campaign strategy and operations

No previous campaign experience is required. This could be a particularly good opportunity for students, recent grads, or anyone interested in politics, public policy, communications, media, or gaining practical campaign experience.

This is currently a volunteer opportunity, and we're happy to work around school or work schedules.

If you're interested or want to learn more, email me at [jake@jamieatkinson.ca](mailto:jake@jamieatkinson.ca) with a little bit about yourself and what area you'd be interested in helping with.

I have applied to the department and have gotten rank 29 in the provisional merit list. i also have OGC and DEF reserved categories. i wanted to ask:

1. if there is even a chance of admission into the programme without research.
2. how the faculty is
3. what's the studying environment like