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GORANKA SLAVUJEVIC
AUSTRALIA
Sponsored by: District 9690
Country of Citizenship – Australia
Language Proficiency – English, Serbian
Undergraduate Degree – Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) (Honours)
Areas of special interest – Security implications of climate change, conflict resolution/cooperative mechanisms within environmental management programs, reconciliation after violent conflict.
Background to RWPF Award – At the time I applied for the peace fellowship I was working at Singapore Airlines as a Marketing Executive and running a charity, Triumphant International, which I co-founded with several friends. In late 2006, on my first trip back to my home town since fleeing due to a civil war in 1992 I made the choice to become a peace builder. I saw the damage the war inflicted on a community I love and woke up to who I can be for the world in the face of the existence of such wars and violence in the world. I saw peace building and global leadership as incredible opportunities for me to express my heart’s wish to make a difference and contribute in a way that is inspiring, fulfilling and meaningful to me. A friend told me about the RWPF during one of our many conversations about peace and I decided to apply.
What are you going to do with your RWPF? My intention is to be a world-class specialist in my field, namely the security implications of climate change and development of cooperative/conflict resolution mechanisms within environmental management programs. After completing my Masters in December 2010, I would like to work in this field for several months, spend some time travelling and late in 2011 commence doctoral studies at a European university (Bradford University is my first preference). I am currently looking for funding opportunities for my doctoral work.