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ADA CLAUS

STUDENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Hello!

My name is Ada. I am experienced in analysing, scrutinising and researching.
I am good at recipient-oriented writing, in planning and I have excellent intercultural communication skills.

Currently...

I am acquiring new skills needed for social entrepreneurship by working on the foundation of a social organization in Germany.

education

M.A. International Relations

Technical University (Dresden, Germany)

Oct 2017- Present

Interdisciplinary training in theories and methods of international relations, political science, international law and international economics.

B.A. Area Studies of Asia & Africa,
European Ethnology

Humboldt University (Berlin, Germany)

Oct 2012 - Nov 2016

Interdisciplinary training in theories and methods of area studies, social anthropology, literature, linguistics, sociolinguistics, communication studies, religious studies, political science, and history.
Thus being enabled to conduct research focusing on the regions of Asia and Africa covering the three main thematic fields Society and Transformation, Language and Communication, Culture and Identity.
Additional training in theories and methods of European Ethnology.

Study Abroad

University L'Orientale (Naples, Italy)

Sep 2015 - Feb 2016

Studying Asian and African Studies, with a special focus on Islamic studies, Indonesian language and Geography.

Experience

Student Assistant

Federation of German Industries BDI (Berlin)

Department of Environment, Technology and Sustainability

Feb 2019 - Aug 2020

Assisting Senior Managers of the Department in daily tasks at the interface between business and politics as service providers for the German industry.
Researching and providing background information. Writing summaries, minutes, speeches and articles published on the website. Assisting in the creation of statements and position papers. Preparing presentations. Assisting in the organisation ofevents and meetings.

Intern

Federation of German Industries BDI (Berlin)

Department of Environment, Technology and Sustainability

Sep 2018 - Feb 2019

Translator

Mediamatters International

Nov 2014 - Feb 2015

Compiling press review articles. Translating and summarizing news articles in the languages English and German.

Intern

Technical College of Buriram (Thailand)

Aug 2014 - Sep 2014

Teaching English at the English Department of the Technical College of Buriram.

Intern

Terracs

Feb 2013 - Apr 2013

Working with socioeconomic global geological data and geographic information systems (GIS) at Terracs. Researching, reprocessing and integrating socioeconomic datasets in Google Earth Pro.

Intern

Hartmann Energietechnik

Oct 2011 - Jan 2012

Constructing solar panels in the manufactory of Hartmann Energietechnik.

Student's substitute

Humboldt University (Berlin)

Apr 2014 - Sep 2015

Student representative of the Institute of Asian and African Studies at the 'Commission of Instruction and Studies' at the Department of Cultural-, Social- and Educational Sciences of the Humboldt University of Berlin.
Moreover, representation of student interests at the Institute of Asian and African Studies.

Student's Association

Humboldt University (Berlin)

Apr 2014 - Sep 2015

Active member of the Students Council of the Institute of Asian and African Studies working approx. 14 hours per week.

Summer Academies

Engagement Global (Berlin)

Sep 2015 & Sep 2016

Participant of the summer academies on the subject of 'Sustainability' and UN Sustainable Development Goals organised by Engagement Global and EPIZ e.V. Berlin.

Educational Journey on EU Trade Policy

Brussels

Nov 2017

Participant of an educational journey on trade policy of the European Union with focus on trade between the EU and countries of the global south. Meetings and discussions with representants of the European Commission and the European Parliament.

contact

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or offers.

Email:contact[at]ada-international.de

Address:Berlin, Germany