Internship
New interns in the second half of 2022
Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea (HSF) promotes and encourages interns to get to know the diverse activities of the Foundation and gain insights into different fields of work during an internship. This includes research and organizational tasks as well as participation in events to gain direct experience in the fields of environmental protection, inter-Korean cooperation, and development and to get a taste of networking. Interns are offered the opportunity to research and deepen their expertise in their areas of interest during the internship. This will give them a real insight into international issues and allow them to enhance their skills. To help them settle into the working environment as quickly as possible, the team is always on hand to offer its expertise.
From September to November, Anna-Lena Klein supported HSF Korea as an intern. She has participated in numerous conferences, such as the "German-Korean Unification Forum" and written articles on them. She also compiled research data on the topics of climate change and sustainability and thus supported the team in developing the content of events. Mieke Krupp started her internship at the end of September 2022 and was able to support the office mainly through the administration of the HSF Korea website as well as journalistic activities. Her colleagues particularly benefited from her advanced Korean language skills, as she carried out translation activities into German, English, and Korean with great conscientiousness. In October, HSF Korea welcomed Nastassja Amling to its team. Her main tasks included managing social media accounts and organizing workshops and conferences. Together with Ms. Krupp, she successfully shared her experiences of German reunification and its social impact as a speaker at a Korean-German Knowledge Sharing Seminar organized by the South-North Korea Exchanges And Cooperation Support Association (SONOSA).
Valeria Doroshenko joined the team in November and has taken care of internal communications, reporting and translations. She has also been great at helping the team organize events as well as multi-day conferences, such as the Flyway Conference with the EAAFP.
In the past months, the four have been researching relevant topics and participating in conferences, thus actively supporting HSF Korea in its work. Not only does an internship at HSF Korea offer diverse insights into inter-Korean relations, biodiversity, and environmental protection as well as issues of Korean reunification, but it also supports our interns in their professional orientation. HSF Korea is also looking forward to receiving numerous applications in the future! Those interested in an internship can contact Rebecca Reinecke, Project Manager for DPRK, (reinecke-r@hss.de).