Student visit to the UN office in Vienna

On November 08th, the Export students of 5th semester paid a visit to UN office in Vienna (under the auspices of Chair for Intl. Law and Global Political Studies). The first part of visit was composed of introductory lecture on the UN in general and followed by the documentary movie and two standing UN exhibitions.

The second, more substantive part of visit was a lecture on the mandate/role and work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), given by the Senior IAEA official Mr. David Kinley. During the 80-minutes tour-de-table session, the IMC fellow students had the opportunity to gain a closer insight into the scope of work and current activities of the Agency, as well as to hear thoughtful and inspiring answers on series of their questions (e.g. nuclear disputes/controversies in respect to North Korea and Iran, etc.).

Summing up at the end of this content-intensive and extremely valuable event, Mr. Kinley stated that he was impressed by interest, commitment and knowledge of our students as demonstrated throughout the questions and discussion with him, and expressed the wish to regularize such visits as by addressing forthcoming generations with the IAEA-related issues. As the follow up, the possibilities of internships with the Agency were also discussed.

The next year study-visit to the UN Vienna will focus on UNIDO. The Export 2004 students are scheduled for the next visit to the UN organization for spring 2007.

Text: Mr. Bajrektarevic

The presentation of the IAEA can be found here.