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Loė Guthmann

Loė Guthmann

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    PEEB Junior Advisor (GIZ)

  • Education

    • Universität Mannheim

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      Bachelor’s Degree Political Science

      Wrote my thesis on dominant party systems in Southern Africa (1.0/5.0). Through a logistic and a linear regression, I found that, against common expectations, a consensual political culture rather than primary access to resources helps explain party dominance in Southern Africa. I used Afrobarometer data and data I collected myself during a two-month research stay in Cape Town. The ten cases included Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia… Mehr anzeigen Wrote my thesis on dominant party systems in Southern Africa (1.0/5.0). Through a logistic and a linear regression, I found that, against common expectations, a consensual political culture rather than primary access to resources helps explain party dominance in Southern Africa. I used Afrobarometer data and data I collected myself during a two-month research stay in Cape Town. The ten cases included Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Weniger anzeigen

    • King's College London

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      MA International Relations (Dual Degree)

      Wrote my dissertation on community-led environmental peacemaking (76/100). It suggests that the predominant realist view of the environment, among academics and political elites, effectively prevents them from imagining environmental challenges as a reason for cooperation rather than conflict. Using survey data, I find that citizen images of the environment, by contrast, are more constructive, favouring shared solutions over competition.Took modules in Conflict and the Environment;… Mehr anzeigen Wrote my dissertation on community-led environmental peacemaking (76/100). It suggests that the predominant realist view of the environment, among academics and political elites, effectively prevents them from imagining environmental challenges as a reason for cooperation rather than conflict. Using survey data, I find that citizen images of the environment, by contrast, are more constructive, favouring shared solutions over competition.Took modules in Conflict and the Environment; Theories, Concepts and Methods in IR; Religion and Politics in India and Pakistan; and Social Dimensions of Terrorism. Was part of KCLFC, the university's football team. Bartended at Brewhouse & Kitchen's Hoxton branch thrice a week, parallel to my studies. Weniger anzeigen

    • Sciences Po

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      MA International Development (Dual Degree)

      Took modules in Political Economy of International Development; Development Economics; Agriculture & Food in the Global Agenda; Preventive Diplomacy and Multilateral Conflict Management; Statistical Reasoning; Media & Democracy; European Integration; Sustainability of Growth; Gender & Development from a Rights-Based Perspective; Urban Infrastructure Development and Policy; Critical Perspectives on Global Health; and intra-African Migration.

    • Trinity College Dublin

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      Academic Year Abroad Political Science

  • Experience

    • UNESCO

      Sept 2017 - Feb 2018
      Project Intern

      [Fully funded]. Helped organise a workshop on UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in East Africa, conceptualised and conducted the school project Together We Can in close cooperation with Edified Generation Rwanda and its scholarship holders, wrote a feature story on the role of women in Rwanda's reconstruction after 1994, published an interview with Kiki Katese in Tom Tom Magazine (see publications), assisted scholarship applicants in their funding efforts, and took Kinyarwanda lessons twice a week.

    • Goethe-Institut e.V.

      Apr 2018 - Jun 2018
      Programme Assistant

      Closely worked together with Taiwanese and German artists in the organisation of events and projects in film, music, and arts (e.g. the 2018 Taipei Film Festival or the 1905 International Human Rights Festival), expanded community-based initiatives, translated documents and project descriptions from German to Chinese/English and vice versa, and conducted a weekly conversation class with Taiwanese students.

    • Shoreditch Trust

      Jan 2019 - Jan 2020
      Community Volunteer

      Supported the Food for Life project (worked together with stroke survivors and young families; collectively prepared meals; developed an understanding of healthy and nutritious food), worked within the Blue Marble Training in conducting interviews and community mapping exercises with young people (aged 16-25) in Hackney to find out which spaces they find accessible and what they think is missing, and went on house visits with Community Connections to mitigate social isolation.

    • Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Foreign Office) Germany

      Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
      Environmental Affairs Intern

      [At the German Embassy]. Participated in briefings at French ministries ahead of ENVI Council meetings and wrote summaries, created a report on the efficiency of public spending on environmental protection services, and prepared discussion notes on President Macron’s reform plans in the fields of energy and transport.

    • Indo-German Chamber of Commerce

      Jun 2019 - Sept 2019
      SDGs Trainee

      Provided assistance in aligning corporate practises and business strategies with the SDGs, created briefings on environmental CSR activities, managed and updated master lists in the field of sustainability, co-organised a training seminar on efficient management of in-house resources, designed a logo for SustainMarkets, and concocted a new Identity Teaser (see link below).

    • European Parliament

      Jan 2020 - Feb 2021
      Schuman Trainee (DG EXPO | DEVE)

      Prepared opinions in the field of climate change and the environment (e.g. on the impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations), provided support to the task force for the negotiations of a Post-Cotonou agreement, scrutinised Commission documents on NDC implementation measures, and wrote notes for hearings and exchanges of views (e.g. on climate migration).

    • Kounkuey Design Initiative

      Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
      Mercator Fellow

      Supported a project on nature-based solutions for water management in cities (R-U-NBS) and contributed to a project on promoting integrated and inclusive infrastructure (3iF).

    • Mercator Kolleg für internationale Aufgaben

      Jan 2021 - Sept 2022
      Mercator Fellow

      Mercator Fellows work on self-designed projects, which determine the work placements they choose worldwide. My project explored the extent to which nature-based solutions help transform public space and enhance social cohesion.

    • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH

      Jan 2021 - Sept 2021
      Proklima Assistant

      Researched the potential for emissions reduction through passive cooling in cities, promoted Green Cooling technologies for ozone layer and climate protection, and developed guidelines on how the refrigeration and air conditioning sector can be integrated into the NDCs.

    • Kota Kita Foundation

      Jun 2022 - Sept 2022
      Mercator Fellow

      Supported a project on place activation by the Kali Pepe river in Solo, which included the creation of a policy brief on co-designing for resilience and inclusivity, a methodology document on participatory design, and an inventory of best practices of small-scale public space around the world.

    • Eurocities

      Feb 2023 - Jun 2023
      Project Support Officer

      Helped finalise the CitiMeasure project, which brought together expertise in implementing environmental citizen science initiatives.

    • Programme for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (PEEB)

      Jul 2023 - now
      Junior Advisor

      Helping promote regenerative building design and construction.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • HSK 2 (Chinese Language Test)

      Confucius Institute (Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China)
      Jan 2019

    • Training Certificate on Nature-Based Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation

      International Institute for Sustainable Development
      Jan 2022

    • Professional Certificate on the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions™

      IUCN
      Jul 2022

    • A2 Certificate in Bahasa Indonesia

      LANGUAGE STUDIES INDONESIA
      Aug 2022

    • DELF B2 (Diplôme d'études en langue française)

      Ministère de l'Éducation nationale et de la Jeunesse
      Jun 2013

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Loė Guthmann
      Mercator Fellowship on International Affairs Stiftung Mercator Okt. 2021 The Mercator Fellowship on International Affairs is jointly run by the German Academic Scholarship Foundation and Stiftung Mercator in cooperation with Germany’s Federal Foreign Office. Each year, it sponsors 25 postgraduates from all disciplines.https://www.mercator-kolleg.de/en/fellows/loe-guthmann/
    • Awarded to Loė Guthmann
      sdw Scholarship Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft Okt. 2018 Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (sdw) covered my tuition fees at KCL and provided me with a monthly subsidy to cover living expenses during my years in Paris and London. sdw supports students along the entire education chain. I was actively involved in projects realised by the sdw groups in Paris and London.
    • Awarded to Loė Guthmann
      2018 IELTS Award British Council Sept. 2018 The British Council covered my tuition fees at Sciences Po. The IELTS Award is designed to assist individuals who have a strong motivation to develop their career and can demonstrate that they have the potential to contribute to society with their studies.
    • Awarded to Loė Guthmann
      DAAD Scholarship for Internships Abroad Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst Apr. 2018 Received a scholarship (travel allowance, monthly allowance) for my internship at Goethe Institute Taipei.
    • Awarded to Loė Guthmann
      e-fellows.net Scholarship e-fellows.net März 2018 e-fellows.net is the first online-based scholarship programme in Europe.
    • Awarded to Loė Guthmann
      Travel Grant Schwarzkopf Foundation & Confederation of German Employers' Associations (BDA) Aug. 2017 Received a three-week travel grant to launch Digital Natives Europe [see more under Projects](http://digitalnativeseurope.blogspot.com).
    • Awarded to Loė Guthmann
      ERASMUS Scholarship European Union Sept. 2015 Received a scholarship for my two semesters abroad at Trinity College Dublin.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Student Mentor

      Issued by Project Access on Jan 2020
      Project AccessAssociated with Loė Guthmann

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Oxfam on Jan 2019
      OxfamAssociated with Loė Guthmann

    • Editorial Assistant

      Issued by Edified Generation Rwanda Official on Nov 2017
      Edified Generation Rwanda OfficialAssociated with Loė Guthmann