Congratulations John Barton (GDS'19) on your future studies in development, education and international cooperation!

John Barton graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences in 2019 with majors in Global Development Studies and Latin American Studies and a minor in Urban and Environmental Planning. He previously won a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award to Argentina for the 2019-20 cycle. He has lived in Argentina since early 2020, where he has worked as an English teacher and research assistant to an Argentine politician. This year, 2023-24, he has been selected for his second Fulbright grant, the Fulbright-University of Jyväskylä Graduate Award to pursue a two-years Master's degree in Development, Education and International Cooperation at the University of Jyväskylä in Jyväskylä, Finland. 

The Master’s Degree Programme in Development, Education and International Cooperation (DEICO) seeks to provide students with tools for functioning creatively and effectively in the world of international development cooperation, with a specific focus on development and education. The students will learn both intellectual tools and practical skills, with which to encounter multi-faceted and contradictory phenomena in the field. The programme broadens and deepens students’ understanding of international development institutions, policies, and actors from a critical, reflexive and interdisciplinary perspective. The programme's core modules include themes such as development theory, development policy, project management, intercultural communication, education development, and research skills.

With John's background in Global Development Studies at UVA, he feels confident goign into the program. Congrajulations and good luck John!