I am 26 years old and I come from Pantelleria, Italy. I graduated in December 2010 in International Relations at the University of Forlì/Bologna. Writing my degree thesis on the IMF structural programs impact on developing countries I discovered a strong interest in development economics, which soon became desire to know more about it and about international cooperation. For this reason I decided to apply for Mesci. Its practical approach to development economics and to cooperation topics will give me the skills I need to work in this field.