Preferred name (calling name): Vera
Age: 29
Origin town, country: Vöcklabruck, Austria
Places where you have lived (in no particular order): Beijing, Shanghai, Brussels, Berlin, Vienna, Salzburg, Venice, Malmö, Bangkok, Padova, Bonn
Where are you living at the moment: Hisingen
Languages: German, English, French, Italian, Mandarin, beginning to learn Arabic
Academic background: Two years legal studies, Bachelor’s in Chinese Studies, Master’s in Human Rights and Democratisation
Work background:
Community Social Worker – LEFÖ IBF, an NGO that supports female victims of human trafficking (Vienna, Austria)
Blue Book Trainee – Human Rights Division of the European External Action Service Brussels (Brussels, Belgium)
Gender and Climate Change Outreach Specialist – UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (Bangkok, Thailand)
Volunteered with: Flüchtlinge Willkommen (Refugees Welcome); OurLand Thailand – A Nature Conservation Effort; currently planning for a mission with SeaWatch
Freelance interpreter: English – German (website and legal texts)
Writing skills (English): working knowledge
Journalistic experience: working on it
I have used Excel (spreadsheets): Yes, but not well
I have worked with Python: No
I use other programming languages: No
I have used WordPress: No
Graphic/illustration skills: No – would love to learn more from my fellow students who do!
Digital publishing/social media: A little bit, through my current role at UNEP
Photography: Mostly analog photography
Other editing or publishing skills: I have a lot of fun experience with editing 100 page long reports, writing speeches – you name it. Almost nothing can put me to sleep at this stage
Knowledge of the European Parliament (relevant to the CJC project). Basic knowledge
Special interests/knowledge relevant to research/investigative journalism: translation, mediation
Hobbies: Sailing, flamenco, meditation, cooking and getting lost walking around places
I think I will be able to support my fellow students with:
- proof reading
- translation
- academic writing
- inclusive, gender-sensitive language
- knowledge of EU and UN, in particular when it comes to human rights
Contact details:
- email: vera.pokorny@posteo.de
- signal: +43 6604532022