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The Arete fellowship is a 8-week program where fellows
learn how to maximize their positive impact to tackle the biggest issues
humanity faces today.
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Our readings will cover topics ranging from Animal Welfare to AI Safety, and from Extreme Poverty to Global Catastrophic Risks. During the program, fellows will actively lead and engage in intensive discussions revolving around ideas and strategies to mitigate these global issues.
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As an Arete Fellow, you will join a global community of scholars from Oxford, Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Brown, and many renowned institutions around the world for networking, research, and entrepreneurship opportunities.
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From Animal Welfare to Extreme Poverty and from Engineered Change to Global Catastrophic Risks, there are numerous large-scale and far-reaching global issues that plague humanity. But many well-intended initiatives to tackle them are ineffective, and sometimes even counterproductive.
So, how do we actually do the most good?
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Every semester, a select cohort of intellectually motivated students join us for a 9 week Arete Fellowship, where you will learn how to maximize their positive impact to tackle the biggest issues humanity faces today.
Through weekly readings, discussions, team-building events, socials, and research, the prestigious program introduces fellows to the analytical toolkit to maximize their future impact and to do good most effectively in the world.
The fellowship is open to undergraduate and graduate students from NYUAD and universities worldwide, from all majors and disciplines.
As an Arete Fellow, you will join a global community of scholars from Oxford, Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Brown and many renowned institutions around the world for networking, research, and entrepreneurship opportunities.
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ellowship curriculum
Week 1: The Effectiveness Mindset
(Introduction to Effective Altruism)
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Week 2: Optimizing Your Impact
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Week 3: Global Health and Poverty
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Week 4: Animal Welfare & Expanding Our Compassion
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Week 5: Long-termism
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Week 6:Existential Risk & Emerging Technologies
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Week 7: Increasing the Accuracy of Our Judgement
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Week 8: Putting it into Practice​
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Zhong Chen
(Zack) Tan
Spring 2021 Fellow
"Reaffirmed my desire to enter the social impact sector, and keep on thinking of ways to do the best good"
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Nationality: Singapore
Major: Social Research and Public Policy (SRPP)
Class of 2023
Kang Ying Cen
Spring 2021 Fellow
" I have more faith in my ability to do good through my career, and I have a clearer sense of how to find the balance between my personal interests and the opportunity to maximize my impact."
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Nationality: China
Psychology Major | Philosophy Minor Class of 2024
Our first cohort of Arete fellows have gone on to become (selected members):
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Associate Consultant at Bain & Co.
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Oxford In-depth fellowship facilitator
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Oxford reading group facilitator
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Machine learning intern & researcher
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Became a community builder at EA Colombia
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President of Vegan Club
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Intern at Ashoka Singapore
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Intern at an EA Think Tank
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Invited to speak to Dr. Anthony Fauci through EA​​
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Joined EA NYUAD E-board
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Decided to pursue EA-aligned career path
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Turned vegan after the fellowship
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After the fellowship, there are many opportunities to remain engaged with EA on campus; many graduating fellows go on to join the board, helping us organize events and activities for our members and the wider NYUAD community.
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