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CERTIFICATE IN
EUROPEAN LAW ON IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM
ORGANIZED BY
THE “ODYSSEUS” ACADEMIC NETWORK FOR LEGAL STUDIES ON IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM IN EUROPE
ACADEMIC YEAR 2007 / 2008
AT THE UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES (U.L.B)
ATZORI, Walter (23 years old, Italian) He graduated in 2005 with a
degree in Political Science and International Relations at the University of
Sassary (Sardinia, Italy). He has a Master Degree in European studies
from the Universities of Siena, Strasbourg and Krakow. Currently he is
working at the Assembly of the European Regions (AER) in Brussels on
EU interregional programmes and is involved in the AER Observatory on
Migrant Women.
CAVALLIN, Vera (25 years old, Italian) She graduated with a degree in
contemporary history from the University of Venice, having completed
her dissertation on the geopolitics of Romania . She worked for the
Embassy of Romania in Brussels as an Intern. She also volunteered for
"Una Casa per l'Uomo,” a cooperative created to support immigrants,
mostly eastern European, in Italy. Currently, she is an assistant for a
Member of the European Parliament, focusing much of her work on
issues concerning relations with Russia and the Caucuses.
CHAIGNE, Pauline (26 years old, French) She graduated with a degree
in Politics and International Relations from the University of
Southampton. She has a Master in Contemporary European Studies from
the Sussex European Institute in Brighton. Since finishing her studies,
she has been working as a Parliamentary Assistant for the French MEP
and Vice President of the European Parliament Martine Roure who is a
very active member in the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Committee.
DE TOMMASI, Fabio (32 years old, Italian) He studied Law at the
University of Bologna (Italy), with an extension at the University of
Leicester in UK. He is a lawyer (admitted Italian Bar Association)
and since 2003, he has worked at the Rome office of an Italian law
firm, where he has been involved in matters related to contract law,
labour law, tort law, immigration law and family law.
DOS SANTOS SILVA, Adriana (31 years old, Brazilian) She
finished her studies in Law. She has a Master and a Ph.D of Law
from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil, specializing
in Arbitration, Human Development and International Law. She
was a professor in International Law at the University of Itajai´s
Vale in Brazil and a researcher at International Relations Institute
at Federal University of Santa Catarina.
FELLNER, Andreas (43 years old, Austrian) He studied
law at the University of Vienna. Currently, he is a
Councellor for Justice and Home Affaires (Asylum,
Migration) in the permanent representation of Austria to
the E.U.
FOURNIER, Katja (22 years old, Belgium) She has a Bachelors degree
in Political Science from l'Université Libre de Bruxelles and a
Certificate of European Political Studies obtained at l'Institut d'Etudes
Politiques of Strasbourg. She is currently pursuing a Master degree in
public policy and public management at l'Université Libre de
Bruxelles. She speaks Dutch, French, English, German and has a basic
skills in Russian. She has worked as a volunteer for a NGO handling
social integration issues in Strasbourg (AFEV) and participated in
political studies for CEVIPOL (Brussels -ULB).
GILLIS, Charles (28 years old, Belgian) He finished his university
studies at the Université Libre de Bruxelles in June 2006, in the field
of social sciences. He has a professional background in the field of
immigration and asylum acquired while working as a social worker
with the Human Rights League of Belgium French Community.
IOANNOU, Angela (51 years old, Greek) She is an EU official
(Council - Translation). A former member of the Schengen
Translation Service, she is currently seeking a job in the EU
administration relevant to JHA. She holds a postgraduate
diploma in European Studies and would like to study Law at the
graduate level. She attended ODYSSEUS Summer School in 2006.
KOCHAROV, Anna (27 years old, Finnish) She studied business and
commercial law in Åbo Akademi University in Finland. In 2005-2006
she worked with members of the European Parliament. Currently, Anna
is pursuing her doctoral research in the field of commercial and
immigration law, focusing on highly-skilled and business immigration.
She is also a visiting researcher at the Institute for European Studies at
the Université Libre de Bruxelles.
KOHLMANN, Irene (29 years old, German) She studied Law at the
University of Berlin and Hamburg with a major in Public International
and European Law, and completed her postgraduate judicial service
training at the High Court of Brandenburg. In August 2007, she took
her Second State examination. Irene has experience working in the
field of Migration Law with a law firm in Berlin and with the
Commissioner’s Office for Integration and Migration of the Senate of
Berlin.
MALGARINI, Maddalena (24 years old, Italian) She finished her
studies in International Relation at the University of Milano. After
working with an Italian NGO in the field of immigration and asylum,
she decided to focus her studies in this subject. Currently, she is
working as a trainee at the Madariaga European Foundation.
MOLONEY, Theresa Carol (28 years old, Irish) She finished her Master
in European Integration in 2003 at the University of Limerick, Ireland,
where her main area of specialisation was migration and asylum policy
of the EU. Recently, she completed a stage at the European Commission
in DG Research in a Communication and Information post. Through her
experience in Brussels, she is looking to deepen her knowledge and gain
practical experience in the field of migration.
NEKIPELOV, Julia (24 years old, French) She completed her
undergraduate studies in Political Science at the Université Libre
de Bruxelles. In 2003 she worked for the General Commission for
Refugees and Stateless Persons (Commissariat Général aux
Réfugiés et Apatrides –CGRA), which inspired Julia to “play a
greater part in helping resolve the problems of immigrants and
asylum seekers.”
PANISSET, Juliette (23 years old, French) She completed her
undergraduate studies in Political Science, with a specialty in European
studies at the Lyon Institute for Political Studies.
She
studied International criminal law and participated in a European
module at the University of Copenhagen for a semester. She worked
with an NGO for Human Rights in Guatemala and an NGO focussing on
the promotion of democracy in Romania. Currently, she is pursuing a
Master’s Degree in European studies at the Lille Institute for Political
Science.
STEGE, Ulrich (33 years old, German) Having grown up in East
Germany, the breaking down of the wall offered him new opportunities
and had a great influence on his studies, professional choices and his
commitment to Europe. After completing his studies in law in Germany
and France, he worked as a legal adviser on immigration and asylum law
in Germany and Morocco. Since 2003, he has been working at a European
Federation in Brussels, focusing especially on certain aspects of Justice
and Home Affairs policies.
SUCIU, Oana (23 years old, Romanian) She completed her
undergraduate studies in sociology at “Babes Bolyai” University, Cluj ,
Romania and received a Master in Sociology at “ Lund University ,"
Sweden . Currently, she is studying Law at Spiru Haret University,
Bucharest, Romania. She has worked with various NGOs, particularly
in the field of youth and youth-related issues.
VANDERBERGHE, Ina (26 years old, Belgian) She studied Political
science with a focus on International Relations and Economics. Now
she works as an advisor on immigration and asylum for the study
center of a Belgian political party, namely the Flemish Christian
Democrats.
VARGA, Agnes (25 years old, Hungarian) She graduated in European
Affairs at Sciences Po Paris, France and in International Relations at Budapest
Corvinus University, Hungary. She wrote her Master's thesis on possible
developments in the EU asylum policy (2005). After graduation she did an
internship at the Financial Solidarity for Asylum, Immigration and Borders
Unit (B4) in DG Justice, Freedom and Security in the European Commission.
Currently she works at the Secretariat-General of the same Institution and
ensures the follow-up of the work of the European Parliament's Human
Rights Subcommittee.
WEINBERG, Deborah (24 years old, Belgian) She finished her Law
studies at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. In addition she completed a
Master Degree in environmental and public real estate law at the
Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis in Brussels. She is presently working
as a lawyer at the Brussels Bar and is interested in focusing more on the
field of immigration and asylum.
ZALUCKY, Halyna (25 years old, Canadian) She graduated from the
University of Toronto with a degree in International Relations and
Political Science. In 2004-2005 she worked with the International
Organization for Migration in Ukraine with the Capacity Building in
Migration Management program. Currently, she is pursuing a Master
degree in Migration Studies at the Brussels School of International
Studies, affiliated with the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
ZERZELIDOU, Eleni (23 years old, Greek) She is a graduate of the
department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies from the University
of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece. She focused much of her work on
immigration from the wider Balkan region to Greece and its impact on
the Greek economy. She has a Master degree in European Studies at
the Universities of Siena, Strasbourg and Krakow. Currently she
is accomplishing her internship duties at the European Movement
International. Eleni speaks English, French, Italian, Romanian, Turkish
and has basic fluency in Polish.
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