Placement: The European Institute, Washington, D.C. – September 30 – December 14, 2016

Áron worked as a communication intern the European Institute (EI), an independent forum in which key decision makers from both the public and private sectors in Europe and the United States can meet to discuss issues of common concern and develop effective and mutually beneficial solutions. His tasks included writing for the blog, research on various topics and authors for European Affairs, assisting with website updates and content, writing press releases, developing special projects for promotion of publications, and also general administrative and organizational assistance.

Áron Giró-Szász studies law at ELTE University (Budapest, Hungary) and he spent a semester at University of Warwick (Coventry, England) in the 2014/2015 academic year. He has been an active member of university life from the very beginning, both socially and professionally. In addition, he gained admission to the MathiasCorvinus Collegium (MCC) along with the Law Students’ Self-study Organization (Joghallgatók Önképző Szervezete- JÖSz), and he was elected to the Students’ Union as the representative of his class, and later to become the faculty president for one year.