Are you an organization who has an idea for a project and wants to partner with one of our student research teams?
The Global Policy Project (GP2) (PPGA 590) is a signature component of the professional Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs (MPPGA) program. In these capstone projects, student teams consult directly for client organizations to address real-world policy challenges, applying their interdisciplinary backgrounds, creative thinking, and analytical skills to propose solutions.
Clients range from government departments, Indigenous nations, multilateral institutions, think tanks, NGOs, community-based organizations, survivor-led entities, academic institutions and more.
Client Testimonials
“For us there’s a lot of questions that need to be answered. It’s very important to have researchers, like the research team coming from UBC, to engage with those questions: to help reach out to stakeholders, to help to analyze the outcomes of those consultations, and then to turn those into recommendations for policy and how policy can change.” – Micah Ingalls, Mekong Region Land Governance Project (GP² client)
“Transform Rural India (TRI) has hosted four students for GP², working on an intersectional topic on Gender and Public Health, and we are experiencing the benefit from their unique and fresh perspectives… I look forward to my organization’s continued participation in shaping GP2 for the upcoming cohorts. Together, we can build something larger than ourselves.” – Nishi Kant Dixit, Transforming Rural India Foundation (GP² client)