The Fletcher School

A Graduate School of International Affairs

Student Profiles

Niermala Hindori-Badrising, MA 07, Suriname

“Fletcher appealed to me because of its reputation as a renowned professional school in international relations offering an outstanding multi-disciplinary program. I felt that Fletcher could provide me with the tools not only to broaden my education but also to strengthen my professional skills since the program provides substantive and practical knowledge relevant to the real world practice of international affairs.”

"The flexibility of the curriculum and the inter-disciplinary approach at Fletcher provide me with an exceptional opportunity to tailor my courses in such a way that it meets my goals of a better understanding of the complex nature of global affairs and the challenges of the 21st Century.”

"It is fair to say that the quality of the Fletcher faculty in terms of their scholastic knowledge, experience and their practical multi-disciplinary approaches in teaching on the various aspects in international affairs is outstanding. It is an excellent guidance to strengthen my knowledge and professional skills in the fields of study I have chosen.”

"I came to Fletcher because I wanted an education that mixed the pragmatism of a professional degree with the intellectual rigor of an academic program. At Fletcher theory is always tempered with the practical experience of the professors and other students."

Education before Fletcher:

MA, International Development Studies, Institute of Social Studies, The Netherlands;
Post-Graduate, Governance, Democratization & Public Policies, Institute of Social Studies, The Netherlands;
Post-Graduate, International Law & Organizations for Development, Institute of Social Studies, The Netherlands;
Post-Graduate, International Relations, Netherlands Institute for International Relations, The Netherlands;
BA, Law, Anton de Kom University of Suriname

Fields of Study:

International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution;
Political Systems and Theories

Experience before Fletcher:

Office of the President of Suriname;
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Suriname

Languages:

Dutch;
English