Alexandru Zegrea

Agnostic, Concerned citizen, Job-seeker, Photographer, Student

ALEXANDRU-GABRIEL ZEGREA alexandru@zegrea.ro www.alexandru.zegrea.ro CURRICULUM VITAE Personal data Birth 26.07.1985, Timişoara, Romania Nationality Romanian Father Mihai-Anton Zegrea, architect Mother Daciana Zegrea, psychiatrist, psychotherapist Education September 2008 – September 2009 (prospective) MA International Peace and Security Program, King’s College London, Great Britain (in progress) March – July 2008 Visiting Student, Social Sciences and Law, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany October 2007 – February 2008 MA Program, Course of study International Relations, Dresden University of Technology, Germany September 2007 Bachelor of Arts International Relations (BA I.R.), concentration in international economic relations October 2006 – February 2007 Erasmus term, Department of International Relations and European Studies, Universitatea de Vest Timişoara, Romania 2004 – 2007 BA Program, Course of study International Relations, Dresden University of Technology, Germany 2004 Bacalaureat (general qualification for university entrance, in German) 1992 – 2004 Nikolaus Lenau – Primary School, Secondary School, Highschool Timişoara, Romania (in German) Employment January – February 2008 Scientific Assistant, Faculty of Law, Technical University of Dresden, Germany April – June 2007 November 2005 – July 2006 Student-assistant, School of International Studies, Chair of International Politics, Prof. Dr. Monika Medick-Krakau, Dresden University of Technology, Germany since 2000 Various activity as interpreter and translator Internships and voluntary work since May 2009 Translator of TED Talks to Romanian (Technology, Entertainment and Design Conference, www.ted.com) May 2008 Contribution to the organization of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Berlin, Germany May 2008 Contribution to the organization of the Security Conference of the CDU/CSU Faction, German Parliament, Berlin, Germany March – July 2008 International Parliamentary Scholarship, German Bundestag, Internship at the office of Representative Jürgen Herrmann (Defense Committee) and supporting programme by German political foundations (including visit to SHAPE), Berlin, Germany October – December 2006 Internship at AID-ONG (Agency for Information and Development of Non-Governmental Organizations) and Universitatea de Vest Timişoara, Romania March 2006 Internship at the Corporate Finance Department, Romanian Bank for Development – Groupe Société Générale (BRD-GSG), Timişoara, Romania November 2003 Nomination as Volunteer of the year on the part of the Intercultural Institute Timişoara, Romania August – September 2003 Voluntary work at the Intercultural Institute (Institutul Intercultural) Timişoara, Romania June – July 2003 Internship at the German Culture Centre Timişoara, Romania Lectures and publications December 2006 Coauthor, Report on the Relationship Between Nongovernmental Organizations and the Public Administration; forthcoming March 2006 Lecture “Course of Study and Employment in Germany”, DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) event, Timişoara, Romania Scholarships and other activity May 2009 St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Symposium “Revival of Political Borders”, Participation Scholarship, St. Gallen, Switzerland January 2009 Conflict management training by International Alert, London, United Kingdom September 2007 DAAD Scholarship, Summerschool: “European Perspectives”, Sibiu, Romania November 2006 Simulation: „Youth Parliament”, Association for Democracy and Romanian Chamber of Deputies, Bucureşti, Romania July 2003 Seminar: „European Politics at the Beginning of the 21. Century – Selected Aspects of German, European and International Politics – Security, Migration and Integration”, Sambachshof, Germany April – June 2003 Program: „Leaders of the Third Millennium”, Codecs-Foundation, Timişoara, Romania Memberships since November 2004 International Relations Association Dresden (Internationale Beziehungen Dresden e.V.), Germany since February 2004 Association for Democracy (Asociaţia Pro Democraţia), Timişoara, Romania Languages Romanian Native German Very good: Authorised interpreter and translator of the Romanian Ministry of Justice (Romanian – German – Romanian) DSD (Deutsches Sprachdiplom der KMK, Stufe II, 13.05.2004) English Very good: TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language, Internet Based Testing, 108 Points, 15.12.2007) CAE (Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English, Grade A, Council of Europe Level C1, 13.02.2004) French Basics (Council of Europe Level B2) Arabic Beginner Other Qualifications PC skills Microsoft Office, internet/database research, Visual Basic, HTML, Macromedia Flash, Mathsoft MathCAD, Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk 3ds Max (basics), Autodesk AutoCAD (basics) Driver’s license Category B Hobbies Photography Modern literature Jogging Tennis London, 26.05.2009 Alexandru Zegrea

German Politics, International law, International Relations, Middle East