(Class of 2016-2018)

Kainat Shakil is currently pursuing her PhD from Deakin University and is working as a freelance research consultant also.

“The MPhil program at CPPG gave me valuable applied research skills which has aided me not only within academia but also outside it.

In the two and a half years of working in the development sector at Shahid Javed Burki Institute of Public Policy, skills such as research design, engaging with theoretical frameworks, and analyzing data were highly useful.

Now as a PhD student, at Deakin University, I have undertaken a degree which blends gender studies, politics and international relations. CPPG’s multidisciplinary coursework helped me explore new texts and perspectives with relative ease.

Not only this, CPPG has also given me the wonderful opportunity to build lifelong connections with supportive, diverse and vibrant academics.”