Niklas M. Danninger

Niklas M. Danninger

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Policy Officer @ NEOS | Integration, Migration and Asylum

  • Education

    • Diplomatic Academy of Vienna

      2018 - 2020
      Master of Advanced International Studies (MAIS)

      Activities and Societies: Polemics Magazine - Design Team 2018/2019, Managing Editor 2019/2020 Master's thesis on the border and migration regime in Ba'athist Iraq: 'Moving borders and people: The impact of the Ba'athist Arabization campaign on ethnic conflict in Iraqi Kurdistan'Tuition waver for outstanding academic performance

    • University of Vienna

      2015 - 2018
      Master of Arts Comparative Literature

      Thesis on the interplay of multilingualism, identity formation and schizophrenia in Louis Wolfson's 'Le schizo et les langues'

    • University of Vienna

      2011 - 2015
      Bachelor of Arts Comparative Literature

      • Intercultural transfer, multilingualism, digital humanities• Minor in modern Greek studies

    • University of Vienna

      2011 - 2015
      Bachelor of Arts Linguistics

      • Language policy, discourse analysis, grammar theory• Minor in Oriental studies

  • Experience

    • Voestalpine

      Jun 2012 - Jul 2012
      Steelworker

      Mainting the filling holes on the furnace roof of the coking plant (constantly running at roughly 1200 degrees) while resisting extreme heat, fumes, dust and flames.

    • Voestalpine

      Jul 2013 - Aug 2013
      Steelworker

      Mainting the filling holes on the furnace roof of the coking plant (constantly running at roughly 1200 degrees) while resisting extreme heat, fumes, dust and flames.

    • University of Vienna

      Mar 2014 - Jun 2014
      Teaching Assistant

      Teaching Assistant for the course 'Theory and Practice of Literary Hermeneutics' for Dr. Fausto De Michele

    • University of Vienna

      Oct 2015 - Feb 2019
      Library Assistant

      Customer service, cataloguing

    • Greek Embassy and Permanent Mission to the International Organisations in Vienna

      Feb 2019 - Jan 2020
      Assistant

      • Presswork, managing internal and external communications• Representing the delegation at UN conferences and at Austrian ministries• Policy research and report writing

    • Polemics - The Magazine of the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna

      Mar 2019 - Apr 2020
      Managing Editor

      • Managing a team of more than 30 people• Overseeing the publication of 3 issues

    • International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID)

      Oct 2020 - Mar 2021
      Intern

      Programme for the Social Inclusion of People Seeking Refuge in Europe (PRS)• Drafting concept notes and proposals• Logistical support for project-related activities and online conferences• Research on social inclusion and cohesion

    • Independent

      Apr 2021 - Mar 2022
      Research Analyst

      • Conducted, monitored and edited research projects on terrorism and violent extremism• Trend analysis and scenario management

    • IOM - UN Migration

      Apr 2022 - Oct 2024
      Operations Associate

      • Capacity building (trainings, information material)• Project and stakeholder management• Country of origin research• Coordinating movements of migrants in vulnerable situations

    • NEOS

      Nov 2024 - now
      Policy Officer for Integration, Migration and Asylum
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • C1 Diploma for Modern Greek

      Institute for Balkan Studies Thessaloniki
      Aug 2017
    • Diplome approfondi de langue française C2

      Centre international d'études pédagogiques (CIEP)
      Jun 2020
    • IELTS 8.5 / C2 (CEFR)

      British Council
      Dec 2017
    • Professional Diploma of French in International Relations and Diplomacy C1

      Diplomatic Academy of Vienna
      Jun 2019
      View certificate certificate
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Paramedic

      Issued by Red Cross Linz on Mar 2010
      Red Cross LinzAssociated with Niklas M. Danninger