What does a master's in tri-sector collaboration look like?

There is a heavy focus on tri-sector collaboration — or bringing together business, government and civil society actors — to solve development dilemmas, but little on how to prepare people for that kind of dialogue. “We train people in completely different ways and completely different mindsets,” Ann Florini, professor of public policy at Singapore Management University, told Devex’s Kate Warren. “Then we throw them out into the real world and say, ‘You actually have to interact with each other.’ And they have no idea how to do it. We figured it was time to change that.” Florini helped to develop a master’s in tri-sector collaboration at the university to train professionals on the partnership mindset. Scenario building and bringing disparate people together to come up with common definition of a problem, she indicated, is a hugely important space. Find out how the graduate program has already sparked collaboration across sectors. You know you need a postgraduate degree to advance in a global development career, but deciding on a program, degree and specialization can be overwhelming. In partnership with APSIA, Duke Center for International Development and the MPA/ID Program at the Harvard Kennedy School, we are digging into all things graduate school and global development in a weeklong series called Grad School Week. Join online events and read more advice on pursuing a post-graduate education here.