Teona (Nešović) Birkner Email and Phone Number
Year 2018 in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. City museum hall. A small promotion of the first edition of "Eidos", a philosophy journal. Me, a final year high school student, with a feeling that I can change the world. (The feeling is still there.) I was enjoying the discussion and the storm of ideas and, walking home, couldn't stop thinking that a lot more people should have been there to hear it. After a few days and a bit of research, I was sitting with a university professor of philosophy who was kind to accept my invitation for a meeting. We were developing the idea of initiating a philosophy café to bring philosophical thoughts out of the academic circle. I am proud to say that the Philosophy Café still lives in our town. That's how you change the world.I love philosophy. But, just imagine how I move mountains in the area I am experienced in, educated for and passionate about: democracy and citizens' engagement, media and disinformation, peace, security and post-conflict reconciliation.
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Communications ConsultantEurope Calling E.V.Florence, It -
Project Assistant And ResearcherTransnational Democracy Programme Based At Eui School Of Transnational Governance Apr 2023 - PresentFlorence, Tuscany, ItalyCurrently, I am working for the Transnational Democracy Programme at the Florence School of Transnational Governance at the EUI. The fields of action I'm engaged with are the Democratic Odyssey and the Young EUI Democracy Forum. The Democratic Odyssey is a project that develops a concept and a strategy to institutionalise a permanent people's assembly for Europe. My duties are providing organisational and logistical support for all the activities and events, co-managing the project's network of campaigners and managing their engagement, as well as cooperating with other departments at the EUI. I research citizens' assemblies and the modular approach to their implementation and produce publications on the topic of deliberative democracy and citizens' assemblies. For the past several months I have been a member of the communications team in which I contribute to creating the communications and visibility strategy, as well as to creating social media and website content. I am the coordinator for the Western Balkans aspect of the Odyssey and I work on mapping and engaging with relevant democratic innovations in the Western Balkans and developing partnerships in the region.My responsibility is coordinating the work of the Young EUI Democracy Forum that serves as a space for youth to engage with issues related to democracy worldwide by combining research, practice and open discussion. I lead a team of 10 Forum members, design Forum activities, distribute tasks and oversee their progress. In the Debating Democracy series of events, I am also in charge of preparing the student debaters and coaching them in public speaking and rhetoric.
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Member Of The Constituent NetworkDemocratic Odyssey Apr 2023 - PresentThe Democratic Odyssey is a project which seeks to institutionalise a permanent Peoples’ Assembly for Europe. -
Course Assistant For Responsible Negotiations Across BordersSchool Of Transnational Governance Jan 2023 - Feb 2023Florence, Tuscany, ItalyAssisted in the preparation and implementation of the first-year master's course lead by professors Kalypso Nicolaїdis and Alain Lempereur. Researched negotiation strategies, took care of the course logistics, helped the students in the learning process. -
Project AssistantGlobal Peacetech Hub Based At Eui School Of Transnational Governance Sep 2022 - Dec 2022Florence, Tuscany, ItalyWorked in the organising team of the first annual Global PeaceTech conference in Florence that brought together representatives of research institutes, non-profit organisations, governments and companies from around the world. In charge of the logistics and communication with all the participants and partners. Received positive feedback for efficiency and demonstrated competence, the conference went smoothly and successfully, the goals of the event were achieved. Invited to participate in writing a policy brief based on the outcomes of the Conference.
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Research InternEuropean Digital Media Observatory May 2022 - Jul 2022Florence, Tuscany, ItalyIn charge with the Western Balkans region in EDMO report "Policies to tackle disinformation", as this area was previously not fully covered, and successfully completed that part of the report. Researched disinformation policies in the Western Balkans using secondary data and both quantitative and qualitative data analysis. Significantly improved research and writing skills. -
Debate JudgeCentre Of Cultivating Dialogue Of Bosnia And Herzegovina Sep 2018 - Jun 2022Bosnia And Herzegovina
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Founder And Coach Of The City Debate Club “Agora”Centre Of Cultivating Dialogue Of Bosnia And Herzegovina Jun 2018 - Jun 2022Zenica, Federation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina, Bosnia And Herzegovina
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Coach Of Debate Club “Magistra Vitae” Of Catholic School Center "St. Paul" Zenica, Primary SchoolCentre Of Cultivating Dialogue Of Bosnia And Herzegovina Sep 2017 - Jun 2018Zenica, Federation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina, Bosnia And Herzegovina
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Captain Of Debate Club “Paulus” Of Catholic School Center "St. Paul" ZenicaCentre Of Cultivating Dialogue Of Bosnia And Herzegovina Sep 2016 - Jun 2018Zenica, Federation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina, Bosnia And Herzegovina
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Member Of Debate Club “Paulus” Of Catholic School Center "St. Paul" ZenicaCentre Of Cultivating Dialogue Of Bosnia And Herzegovina Sep 2014 - Sep 2016Zenica, Federation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina, Bosnia And HerzegovinaStarted the debate journey as a member of a high school debate club and afterwards a captain of the club. Initiated new projects and activities, enhanced the productivity of the work by adopting new strategies, which resulted in an increased number of members, accessibility of debate to primary school children, more support from the school management, more media visibility, creation of external partnerships and higher results accomplished at competitions. After finishing high school, founded and coached a city debate club with limited to no resources and no personal earnings. Maintained the quality and frequency of activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Established tight collaboration and gained support from other NGOs, local and regional government actors, OSCE, USAID, CRS, and the media. Mentored the members, implemented a number of projects, organised debate competitions and workshops on topics of effective communication, negotiation, public speaking and media literacy. Got promoted to debate judge within the Centre of Cultivating Dialogue, the umbrella organisation for debate in B&H. Got invited as an external expert and advisor to debate activities and competitions countrywide. Throughout all stages, researched and debated on topics such as human rights, reconciliation, dealing with the past, media freedom, equality of women, minorities and the disabled, education, etc.
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Project Manager And EducatorInterreligious Council Of Bosnia And Herzegovina Aug 2018 - Sep 2021Zenica, Federation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina, Bosnia And Herzegovina
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MemberInterreligious Council Of Bosnia And Herzegovina Sep 2016 - Aug 2018Zenica, Federation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina, Bosnia And HerzegovinaPromoted from a member of the organisation to the project manager and educator. Created, implemented and facilitated projects, conferences and seminars on the topic of interreligious reconciliation with the aim of training youth and women as peacebuilders and developing their communication and mediation skills. Researched topics of post-conflict peacebuilding, interreligious dialogue, religious conflict mediation, role of media in conflicts and reconciliation, and created content of learning material for various events. Maintained communication with external partners and sponsors. Involved new members by forming ties with other non-governmental organisations, schools and universities.
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Office AssistantHumanitarian Charity Organisation "Bread Of Saint Anthony" Oct 2018 - Mar 2020Sarajevo, Federation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina, Bosnia And HerzegovinaPreparing and leading meetings with student scholarship holders at the Franciscan International Student Centre Sarajevo, organising and facilitating their activities, arranging students' community volunteer work and gathering and evaluating their reports, providing logistical support for the Organisation's events, completing administrative office tasks, managing the database and the archive, taking care of email and phone communication. Received positive feedback from the supervisors and the students, entrusted with additional tasks, such as meeting with partners and donors, presenting the work of the Organisation and hosting events.
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Initiator And Collaborator Of The Philosophy CaféAssociation For Philosophy And Humanistic Research "Eidos" Zenica Apr 2018 - Mar 2020Zenica, Federation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina, Bosnia And HerzegovinaCreated and collaborated in implementation of a new activity, the Philosophy Café, with the goal of taking philosophy out of the university chairs and closer to the citizens, particularly youth. The activity consisted of philosophy professors and researchers moderating and encouraging conversations about various philosophical questions that take place in a public café and the citizens participated with great interest.
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Program AssistantLiberalni Forum - Pokret Za Slobodno Društvo Jul 2018 - Dec 2018Sarajevo, Federation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina, Bosnia And Herzegovina -
MemberLiberalni Forum - Pokret Za Slobodno Društvo Apr 2018 - Jul 2018Sarajevo, Federation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina, Bosnia And HerzegovinaPromoted from a member of the organisation to the program assistant. Implemented the research project “The Political Compass of Bosnia and Herzegovina” aimed at mapping the political parties in B&H and their position on the political compass. Undertook research of the concept of the political compass, as well as the research of political programmes of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian parties and the media framing of their work. Communicated with the representatives of the political parties and managed the compass questionnaire. Organised Entrepreneurship and Liberty 2018 regional conference supported by the Atlas Network with think tanks from the Balkans as participants. Communicated with partners, donors and participants and handled the logistics. -
Coordinator Of Regional Office In Zenica And Founder Of Regional Speaking CompetitionsEuropean Youth Parliament Bosnia And Herzegovina May 2017 - Jun 2018Bosnia And Herzegovina -
Public Relations ManagerEuropean Youth Parliament Bosnia And Herzegovina Oct 2016 - May 2017Bosnia And Herzegovina -
MemberEuropean Youth Parliament Bosnia And Herzegovina Sep 2016 - Oct 2016Bosnia And HerzegovinaParticipated in and organised simulations of the work of the European Parliament, on national, regional and international levels. Managed and supervised the entire process of organisation, including collaborating with stakeholders, fundraising, creating agendas of activities, hosting ceremonies, promoting events and communicating to the media and the public, arranging event venues and all the necessary equipment, monitoring success, writing reports and evaluations. Facilitated “Understanding Europe” workshops, researched about the purpose and work of the EU institutions, created learning material, led workshops for students and mentored the participants in their research and preparation process. Successfully coordinated the work of the Regional Office in Zenica and the organising teams. Established cooperation with regional political and cultural institutions, universities, schools, other organisations and the media. Got promoted to Coordinator of the Regional Office in Zenica and Founded Regional Speaking Competition series. -
Journalist And Tv PresenterRtv Zenica Jun 2016 - Feb 2018Zenica, Federation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina, Bosnia And HerzegovinaResearched topics related to culture, education, politics and health, created media contributions, conducted interviews, hosted TV shows. A two-month volunteer experience extended to a two-year engagement with an opportunity to co-organise and co-host youth TV show “Outside the Box”.
Teona (Nešović) Birkner Education Details
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Faculty Of Political Science, International Relations And Diplomacy -
Katolički Školski Centar "Sveti Pavao" ZenicaOpća Gimnazija
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Teona (Nešović) Birkner attended School Of Transnational Governance, University Of Sarajevo, Katolički Školski Centar "sveti Pavao" Zenica.
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