Miranda Betchvaia

Miranda Betchvaia

Intern - Foreign Affairs Committee

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    EU Public Affairs/past Cabinet of the President | European Parliament

  • Education

    • University of Tartu

      2018 - 2018
      Diffusion and impact of i-voting Public Administration

      •Nature and development of Estonian e-governance; Evaluating the potential of technology to diffuse as well as its societal impact; Practical suggestion to IT developers and policy makers.

    • Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași

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      Bachelor's degree

      Erasmus+ Credit Mobility, Full Scholarship• Public Policy Analysis and European Social Policy, Intercultural Communications, International Management, Human Resource Management.

    • Leiden University

      2018 - 2019
      Online Course EU policy and implementation : making Europe work

      •Understanding policy and the European policy process, EU decision-making, transposition, Implementation, Redesigning EU policy making.

    • Hertie School of Governance

      2018 - 2018
      Governance & Policy Advice

      •Political communication and political consulting, Economic and financial policy, social policy, foreign and security policy, energy and environment, policy advice and international cooperation, Citizens’ involvement in policy advice.

    • Tallinn University of Technology

      2018 - 2018
      Secure e-governance

      Full Scholarship- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia •how the public sector implements e-governance and applies service orientation; how and why have business models and service ecosystems shifted into the networked world; how security and legal frameworks relate to the e-governance; what should be considered while designing environments for the public services; conducting changes and leading change management; the background of e-services from the idealisation to realisation; (re)… Show more Full Scholarship- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia •how the public sector implements e-governance and applies service orientation; how and why have business models and service ecosystems shifted into the networked world; how security and legal frameworks relate to the e-governance; what should be considered while designing environments for the public services; conducting changes and leading change management; the background of e-services from the idealisation to realisation; (re) designing e-services in the public and private sector. Show less

    • Central European University

      2019 - 2020
      Master's degree Public Policy

      Erasmus Mundus Joint MA degree in Public Policy ( MUNDUS MAPP), Full Scholarship - European Commission.• Concentration: European Public Policy• Selected coursework: Institutions and Actors in the Policy Process, Economic Analysis for Public Policy,Policy Analysis, Political Risk Analysis, Writing for Policy Audiences.

    • Europacollege

      2021 - 2022
      Master of Arts - MA European Political and Governance Studies

      Full Scholarship - ENP • Thesis topic: ''What does the EU do when a frontrunner stops running? Understanding the EuropeanUnion’s role and limitations in solving the 2020-2021 political crisis in Georgia'' ( Published)• Selected coursework: European Digital Law and Policies, Green Transition and Fair European Societies, EU Foreign Policy and Priorities, Politics and Policymaking of the EU, Political Economy of European Integration.

    • University of York

      2020 - 2021
      Master's degree European Public Policy

      Erasmus Mundus Joint MA degree in Public Policy ( MUNDUS MAPP), Full Scholarship - European Commission.• Thesis on the European Union’s geopolitical turn to soft power: Exploring EU’s recent public diplomacyefforts in the Eastern Partnership Context;• Selected coursework: Principles of Policy Advice, European Public Policy, Global Governance, PublicManagement and Delivery.

  • Experience

    • Parliament of Georgia

      May 2016 - Nov 2016
      Intern - Foreign Affairs Committee

      • Assisted in implementing FAC action plan;• Actively communicated with other committees and MPs to promote further cooperation;• Arranged public consultation events with interested citizens to increase the awareness about thecommittee’s work.

    • EU NEIGHBOURS east ( DG NEAR)

      Nov 2016 - Mar 2023
      Mentor and Young European Ambassador

      • Ensuring smooth functioning of the network via monitoring and evaluation• Facilitating the collaboration process between the members of the network• Delivering information sessions on EU policies and communication practices• Delivering strategic communication and public diplomacy efforts with youth from the EU and EaP• Cooperating with European Commission ( DG NEAR) and EEAS in the delivery of strategic communication and public diplomacy action plans• Organizing dialogue-driven activities to increase awareness and perceptions about the EU and its internal and external policies• Participating in related high-expert workshops, conferences, summits Show less

    • Akaki Tsereteli State University

      Dec 2017 - Jan 2021
      Invited HE specialist at the Quality Assurance Service

      • Participated in developing and revising education programs;• Supported the implementation of the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the EuropeanHigher Education Area (ESG);• Prepared students internal and external, foreign education mobility compliance reports.

    • Transparency International Ukraine

      Oct 2019 - Jun 2020
      Intern

      Policy Lab

    • European Values Center for Security Policy

      Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

      • Supported in political report writing for the think tank’s high-level international partners from the EUand US institutions;• Contributed to the content cooperation in the framework of the project “Strengthening and resilienceof Civil Society Organizations against malign foreign influence;’’• Mapped the stakeholders and set the partnership objectives with the EU, USA, and civil societyrepresentatives;• Delivered external presentations and reports. •Monitored and delivered Kremlin Watch briefings;•External representations, delivered presentations, and reports;•Involvement in the preparation of expert documentation within the area of disinformation, cybersecurity and information warfare.

      • Fellow

        Apr 2021 - Jan 2022
      • Intern

        Jan 2021 - Apr 2021
    • Erasmus Student Network

      Sept 2022 - Mar 2023
      Education and Youth Policy Assistant

      • Delivered reports, press releases, background notes, policy and position papers;• Participated in qualitative and quantitative data interpretation and research;• Assisted in organizing events and activities;• Supported the delivery of youth and education policy objectives;• Contributed to the external representation with the related stakeholders;• Cooperated with the European Commission and European Parliament on education and youthpolicies.

    • European Parliament

      Mar 2023 - Sept 2023
      Cabinet of the President

      Cabinet of the President Roberta Metsola, European Parliament. Schuman Trainee

    • NOVE

      Oct 2023 - now
      EU Affairs Consultant

      EU Energy and Sustainability policies, EU elections

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Governance & Policy Advice: How Political Decisions Come to Life

      Hertie School of Governance
      Jul 2018
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    • Public Policy Challenges of the 21st Century

      University of Virginia
      Sept 2018
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    • Diffusion and Impact of Internet Voting

      University of Tartu
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