
Miranda Betchvaia
Intern - Foreign Affairs Committee

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

University of Tartu
2018 - 2018Diffusion 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
-Bachelor's degreeErasmus+ Credit Mobility, Full Scholarship• Public Policy Analysis and European Social Policy, Intercultural Communications, International Management, Human Resource Management.

Leiden University
2018 - 2019Online 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 - 2018Governance & 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 - 2018Secure e-governanceFull 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 - 2020Master's degree Public PolicyErasmus 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 - 2022Master of Arts - MA European Political and Governance StudiesFull 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 - 2021Master's degree European Public PolicyErasmus 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 2016Intern - 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 2023Mentor 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 2021Invited 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 2020InternPolicy 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 2022Intern
Jan 2021 - Apr 2021

Erasmus Student Network
Sept 2022 - Mar 2023Education 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 2023Cabinet of the PresidentCabinet of the President Roberta Metsola, European Parliament. Schuman Trainee

NOVE
Oct 2023 - nowEU Affairs ConsultantEU Energy and Sustainability policies, EU elections
Licenses & Certifications
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Governance & Policy Advice: How Political Decisions Come to Life
Hertie School of GovernanceJul 2018 - View certificate

Public Policy Challenges of the 21st Century
University of VirginiaSept 2018 - View certificate

Diffusion and Impact of Internet Voting
University of Tartu
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