Jelizaveta Jelinska, BAFF intern at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York.

Herberts Kass, BAFF intern at TRC Advisory.

Arnis Cimermanis, BAFF intern with the Transatlantic Defense and Security program at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), Washington DC, USA.

Elina Rednova, BAFF intern at Funaro, USA.

BAFF alumna Madara Kozlova sharing her emotions about internship at a PR showroom Doors in New York.

BAFF intern Laura Indriksone at NYES, New York.

Here are some impressions and reflections from this summer’s Leadership Academy, which took place in July 2024.

Learn more about Dalia Bankauskaite, a Lithuanian interdisciplinary expert in security policy, strategic communication, and political advisory. She joined the Beyond BAFF podcast to talk more about what excites her about this field and where it's heading.

Katrin Ounap is an Estonian researcher focusing on clinical genetics and rare diseases. She investigates the genetic causes in Estonian children with unclear diagnoses. Her main clinical interest has been metabolic diseases. She has consulted and treated many patients with genetic syndromes and chromosomal diseases too.

The latest Beyond BAFF episode features two guests, both highly engaged in forensic psychology and violence prevention in the Baltic States: Kristjan Kask and Zuzana Vasiliauskaite.

You are all intelligent young people, with your whole life ahead of you, and all of you being here, learning leadership skills and getting to know people like me in the mean-time, tells me that it will be a beautiful future.

I choose to pour my heart out into poetry, so I can free up space for the beautiful views of Portland, New York, and Washington D.C.

The multicultural experience of BAFF projects

“Apply, don’t be scared, and enjoy everything,”