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Paris, FR

Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

• Coordinating and operationalising the Horizon Europe project MAGELLAN between academia, research and industry on recycling and manufacturing of rare earth permanent magnets used in electric vehicle motors in Europe
• Administrating and ensuring donor compliance of the France Relance project MAGNOLIA between academia, research and industry on recycling and manufacturing of rare earth permanent magnets used in electric vehicle motors.
• Exploring EU and national public funding opportunities to support follow-up projects and initiatives

Vejle, Denmark

• Leveraged ~13M€ for peer-to-peer policy learning activities across European regions on sustainable growth and competitiveness of SMEs, digitisation for companies (i.e. AI uptake by SMEs), and skills for smart regional.
• Performed the ex-post evaluation of the Interreg Europe 2014-2020 programme for the EC DG REGIO
• Counselled a researcher to develop an application for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) postdoctoral fellowships under Horizon Europe (~200k€)
• Designed and facilitated 2 fundraising workshops on EU programmes engaging 40 stakeholders from academia, government and NGOs located in Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a French overseas territory

Odense, Denmark

• Accompanied 45 researchers in developing project proposals under Horizon Europe and Digital Europe (8 projects approved, ~5.3M€ for SDU)
• Elaborated the application support strategy and secured 3 MSCA postdoctoral fellowships (~600k€ for SDU)
• Built the capacity of 75 researchers through 6 workshops on funding opportunities under Horizon Europe
• Counselled a senior researcher to develop 2 proposals for ERC Advanced Grants worth ~5.8M€

Copenhagen, Denmark

• Managed 4 European projects supporting cultural and creative industries (CCIs): Tourban and CAST (COSME), DeuS (Erasmus+) and RCIA (Interreg Europe)
• Authored the project communication strategies and assets of Tourban and DeuS
• Developed strategic partnerships at the international level and facilitated a global network supporting CCIs through the organisation of policy round tables (DeuS) and events supporting CCIs (BRIGHT 2021)
• Organised 2 international startup pitch competitions on sustainable mobility in Copenhagen (CAST) and on collaborative tools in the creative economy (DeuS)

Aarhus, Denmark

• Managed 3 European R&I projects on innovative services for smart cities and communities and on the Internet of Things: SynchroniCity and NGIoT (Horizon 2020) and SCORE (Interreg North Sea Region)
• Supported the policy work of the OASC network on the European way for the digital transformation of cities and communities (EU initiative Living-in.EU)
• Inputted the EU public consultations on Horizon Europe, Digital Europe and the European data strategy
• Reviewed key project deliverables and monitored the results of pilot actions developing IoT- and AI-enabled solutions for smart cities and communities (SynchroniCity)
• Co-authored the scoping paper and the draft roadmap for IoT research, innovation and deployment in Europe through desk research and survey analysis (NGIoT)

Brussels, Belgium

• Authored 2 reports on the participation of overseas countries and territories (OCTs) in the EU programmes in 2014-2018 and on the benefits of Erasmus+ projects in the OCTs
• Facilitated the network of overseas territories and reinforced the partnership with the EC DG INTPA
• Built the capacity of 70 delegates from 18 OCTs on EU funding opportunities
• Initiated and coordinated OCTA’s position on the legislative proposal for the LIFE programme 2021-2027
• Supported key stakeholders from Curaçao and Sint Maarten in becoming official partners of the 2019 edition of the European Social Economy Regions initiative (ESER) promoted by DG GROW

Lille, France

• Counselled 300 project applicants from across Europe on how to build a project in line with the programme requirements via 10 capacity-building workshops, 85 individual coaching sessions and 1 digital media campaign
• Assessed 170 project proposals and monitored the performance of 25 projects exchanging experiences and good practices on SME competitiveness, e.g. internationalisation, innovation capacity, access to finance.
• Co-authored and presented the study on the long-term effects of the collaborative projects financed by the previous programme Interreg IVC
• Supported the set-up of the programme policy learning platform and reviewed the work of external experts in charge of the thematic objective SME competitiveness

Lille, France

• Counselled 450 project applicants from across Europe on how to develop sound project proposals via 15 capacity-building workshops and 125 individual coaching sessions
• Assessed 230 project proposals and monitored the performance of 35 projects exchanging experiences and good practices on R&I, entrepreneurship and SMEs, the information society, employment and human capital, natural.
• Reviewed the work of external experts commissioned to perform 1) the mid-term programme evaluation, 2) the programme study on experience of experience processes, 3) the update on the mid-term programme evaluation, 4).
• Inputted the design of the Interreg Europe 2014-2020 programme by reviewing the deliverables produced by external experts, co-hosting consultation workshops with Partner States representatives, co-managing a.

Lille, France

• Represented the French State and led the French delegation at the steering and monitoring committee meetings of 4 Interreg programmes: England-France, France-Wallonia-Flanders, North-West Europe and IIIC West
• Presided over the steering and monitoring committees of the programme Interreg IIIB/IVB North-West Europe consisting of Partner States representatives
• Coordinated key stakeholders at local, regional and national levels in the preparation of 4 Interreg programmes for the programming period 2007-2013

Brussels, Belgium

• Provided strategic intelligence on EU policies, e.g. R&I, transport, energy, state aid, agriculture and fisheries
• Provided input for the development of EU project proposals, e.g. on corporate social responsibility
• Authored a report on the EU representation offices of Polish regions in Brussels

Master Of Arts, European Interdisciplinary Studies, Very Good

• Major: EU Single Market. Principal subjects covered: European history, European economic integration, EU legal order, EU competition.

Master Of Arts, Political Science, Summa Cum Laude

• Major: European affairs. Principal subjects covered: European integration, EU governance, EU legal order, EU international relations.

State Certification In Polish As A Foreign Language - B2 Level, Good

• Erasmus at the Faculty of Journalism and Political Science of the University of Warsaw • Principal subjects covered: Polish history.

Vordiplom (Bachelor), Political Science, Very Good

• Erasmus at the Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science of the Free University Berlin • Principal subjects covered: methods of political.

Hypokhâgne Al, Humanities, Awarded As The "Best Student Of The Year" (Valedictorian Of The Class)

• Principal subjects covered: history, philosophy, French literature, geography, German, political philisophy