Experience
Dec 2019-present
Project Manager
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), Ottawa, Canada
• Conduct research and write reports
• Organize and implement major events, such as conferences, workshops, and podium discussions
Jan-Dec 2018
Teaching Assistant
Faculty of Social Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
• Assisted in teaching International Human Rights Law & Law and Information
• Graded assignments and student participation, led and monitored group discussions, assisted students with coursework and prepared course material
Sep 2017-Jan 2018
Research Assistant
Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
• Assisted in organizing and implementing the Conference ‘Resource Extraction and the Human Rights of Women and Girls’ with more than 80 participants
• Contributed to the drafting of the conference report
Mar-Sep 2017
Researcher
Blomeyer & Sanz, Guadalajara, Spain
• Researched for and conducted impact assessments of European Union action, with focus on “European Added Value Assessments” and “Cost of Non-Europe Reports”
• Organized and implemented surveys and interviews with key project stakeholders and beneficiaries
• Evaluated EU funded projects, such as projects of the Council of Europe on “Support to Criminal Justice Reforms in the Republic of Moldova” and “The Development of Mediation Practices in Civil Disputes in Turkey”
Oct 2016-Feb 2017
Legal Affairs Trainee
European Commission, Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO), Legal Affairs Unit, Brussels, Belgium
• Provided legal advice and support to EuropeAid services and EU Delegations, resolved legal disputes arising in the context of project implementation in beneficiary third countries from Asia and the MENA region
• Revised the 11th European Development Fund Financial Regulation
• Prepared briefings for conferences, legal consultations, and unit meetings
Jun-Aug 2015
Intern
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), Shanghai, China
• Provided organizational support of business operations of the China office
• Organized, researched for and participated in conferences and workshops
• Assisted in conducting research in preparation of articles and reports
Jun-Sep 2013
Intern
Goethe-Institute, Taipei, Taiwan
• Planned and managed events, public relations, and logistics for art exhibitions
• Supported artists and curators in the implementation of their work in Taiwan
Education
Sep 2017-Jun 2019
Master of Laws
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
• Master Thesis: Peace Through International Criminal Justice: Legal and Political Challenges of the International Criminal Court in Exercising Jurisdiction over the Crime of Aggression
Sep 2015-Aug 2016
Master of Laws in Law and Politics of International Security
Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Master Thesis: The Ukraine Crisis and Russia’s Perspective on International Law: A Legal Basis for Intervention?
Sep 2011-Jun 2015
Master of Arts in Politics and International Relations
University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
• Master Thesis: Euroscepticism in Germany and the United Kingdom: A Comparative Analysis of Party Ideology of AFD and UKIP
• Academic exchange year (2012-2013), Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada